We are excited to announce our firs-ever PBR Louisiana Bracket Challenge for the upcoming Louisiana High School Athletic Association Baseball Playoffs!  This will be a "March Madness" style bracket challenge that will allow each person to make their own picks and predictions for every matchup, in each classification and division of the LHSAA playoffs.  Below, we dive into how to play, the steps on how to enter in each classification's bracket league, the prize the winner will get, and much more.

 

FORMAT, RULES, & PRIZE

The rules and format of this challenge should be fairly straight-forward and easy to understand, especially for those who have participated in ESPN's Tourney Challenge for March Madness.  It is very similar in terms of how you can win, standings, and much more.  We have created separate leagues (twelve different classifications) on www.officepoolstop.com that are open and joinable for anyone to participate.  This challenge is completely FREE to play and there will be no money involved for entry or for the prize-winner.

-Winner is determined by who accumulates the most combined total points for their Classification brackets, meaning that in order to earn more points, you should enter in all twelve classifications, to earn the maximum amount of points.

-We understand that some classifications/divisions will begin their playoff run before others.  All brackets must be turned in by 12:00 PM (noon) on Monday April 25, 2022.

-All picks must be made for your bracket prior to the deadline, including selecting a winner from each matchup and ultimately the champion for that specific classification.

-The prize for the winner of this challenge will be a sizable Prep Baseball Report merchandise bag that will include hats, shirts, and other forms of PBR gear.  Once the playoffs are over and the winner has been determined, we will reach out to the winner and ship them this bag!

 

POINTS SYSTEM

The bigger the matchup, the bigger the reward for correctly picking the winner.  Below is an explanation for how many points will be rewarded for correctly picking the winner for a matchup in different rounds of the playoffs.  This point system will be the same for all classifications and divisions. 

-1st round: 1 point

-Sweet Sixteen: 2 points

-Elite Eight: 4 points

-Final Four: 4 points

-Championship: 8 points

 

STEPS ON HOW TO JOIN EACH BRACKET LEAGUE

In order to join each classification/division's bracket challenge, there are a few simple steps that you will need to follow to enter.  We have gone through these steps multiple times and it seems to be fairly simple to access and join.  If you do run into any trouble, please feel free to reach out and we will do our best to assist.  It will be much easier to do these steps on a laptop/desktop computer vs. a phone.  

1. You will need to create an account to join, so head on over to www.officepoolstop.com to create your account.

2. Once all of the information is entered, click "Sign Up" to finish creating your account.

3. Once you have finished that and your account is created, it should pull up a "Join League" page and will ask you for  League ID and password.  Each league ID and password are provided in the section below.

4. From there, you will be able to enter a League ID and Password to join each specific classification/division's page.  Once you have entered that information, it will put up the main page for that bracket challenge.

5. Click the blue-highlighted "Bracket" on the main page and it will pull up the full bracket for you to access and make your picks.

6. Once you have made every single pick for that bracket, you must click "Submit Bracket" to have all of your picks saved and entered into that challenge.  NOTE: If you mess up and click the wrong team, you can click the "Reset" button next to "Submit Bracket" to restart your picks.  

7. Once you're done and have clicked "Submit Bracket" for that bracket challenge, click the "My League" drop down button on the top right of the page.  Click "Join a League" to pull back up the previous page where you can enter another classification or division's League ID and password.

8. Repeat steps 4-7 to enter the rest of the classification/division's bracket challenge.

 

LEAGUE ID's & PASSWORDS

Class 5A

League ID: 40961

Password: PBR2022

 

Class 4A

League ID: 40970

Password: PBR2022

 

Class 3A

League ID: 40971

Password: PBR2022

 

Class 2A 

League ID: 40972

Password: PBR2022

 

Class 1A

League ID: 40977

Password: PBR2022

 

Class B

League ID: 40978

Password: PBR2022

 

Class C

League ID: 40979

Password: PBR2022

 

Division I

League ID: 40980

Password: PBR2022

 

Division II

League ID: 40982

Password: PBR2022

 

Division III

League ID: 40984

Password: PBR2022

 

Division IV

League ID: 40985

Password: PBR2022

 

Division V

League ID: 40987

Password: PBR2022