What are the scoring guidelines for College Football Pick'em?
Entries earn points two ways in College Football Pick'em. An entry may earn points first for correct selections. Correct selections for all games earn 1 point.

The second way for an Entry to earn points is based on the Bonus value that they attribute to each matchup. An entry earns the value of the bonus points assigned to each correct selection. If your group uses a spread, please note that even though you may choose the correct winner of a given game, you may still not be awarded the points for correct selection and bonus value. The reason for this has to do with the game spread. If you have chosen one team to win by the amount indicated in the spread, and that team fails to beat or match the spread but still wins the game, you will actually not be awarded any points. Likewise, if you choose a team to win and they lose, but still beat the spread, then you will get credit for the points.

What are Bonus points and how should I use them?
Bonus value is a number you assign to each game selection that represents how much bonus you have that your pick will be accurate. How ever many games there are in a given week corresponds to how many bonus points you will be able to attribute to those games. For example, if there are 20 teams playing one week, you can assign any number from 1 to 20, 20 representing the highest bonus value you have for a pick. If your pick ends up correct, the bonus value that you chose is added to your overall point total. NOTE: Once a bonus value is used, you are no longer allowed to assign that number to any other game that week. The unused Bonus bar above your entries shows which bonus values are still available for use. If after the given matchup your pick is correct, the bonus value that you chose is then added to your point total for that game.

Tips
You want to assign a high bonus value for a pick that you are fairly confident in. You never want to bid your highest bonus values for games that you are very unsure of the outcome or perhaps too confident in the outcome. On the My Entry page, the Spread number that is listed in parenthesis to the right of the team name indicates how many points that team is favored to win the game by. This is of particular use when attributing a bonus value to your entry. If the game has a close spread (the smaller the number the closer the game is expected to be), then you may want to be careful how many bonus points you risk for that matchup.

Instead of risking your Bonus points blindly, try researching the matchups (Research Page) and reacting based on the points you have gotten out of the games that have already finished. If you are not doing so well compared to your Group, it may be time to risk a higher bonus value for a matchup in the hopes that you will catch up. Also, save some high bonus values for key Matchups later on in the week. They may come in handy when you really need a point boost.

What tiebreakers are used for College Football Pick'em?
All groups use game tiebreakers in this order:

• Overall Points
• Bonus Points
• Correct Pick Points
• Number of Correct Picks
• Tiebreakers will continue backwards with each preceding week until the tie is broken.

Can the scoring settings be adjusted or changed for my Group?
While group managers will not have the ability to change FOX College Football Pick'em scores, certain settings for this season can be chosen. During the group create stages, the group manager has the choice to use a spread in his group, drop the lowest score each week to optimize points, and also the option to not use bonus values.