When do brackets lock espn

Click the team name to advance the team to the next round. Once the bracket is complete, and you have submitted your tiebreaker score for the Championship match, the Submit button will change color RED button and you may submit your picks. Notes: You will have the option to edit your bracket s at any time after they have been initially submitted, before the lock time. An e-mail reminder will be sent to all entrants who had joined the game before the brackets were released and those who have not submitted their selections.

Invite Your Friends to play in a group with you or just to enjoy the fun of filling out a bracket who doesn't love filling out a bracket? You may invite your friends to play all the way up until tip-off on Friday, March 19, If your group is not "locked" you may invite friends to join your group at any time. If it is locked, they have until Thursday to join. You have the option to group yourself with friends, co-workers, or completely random fans by joining or creating a group.

Within each group, your entry will be automatically ranked. Most of the groups are public and can be joined at anytime. If you want to play with a specific group of people you know, you may create a private group and make it only accessible to those whom you have given the group password use the "Invite Friends" page to invite them to the Private Group and it will include the password in the invitation.

This prediction is used for tiebreaker purposes only. If no predicted score is submitted for an entry, it is given a default prediction of zero 0 points to zero 0 points. The differences absolute values only between the predicted score and actual score for each team are added together into a combined total. The entry with the smallest total is considered the winning entry. There is no entry fee required to participate in the Promotion.

Only entries received online in accordance with these Official Rules will be accepted. No other forms of entry - fax, mail, email, phone or other - will be accepted.

Winner will be determined on or about Wednesday, April 4, See details. Odds of winning prizes depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Other restrictions may apply. No cash or other prize substitution, assignment or transfer of prizes permitted, except at Sponsor's sole discretion.

Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value. Random Drawing. The Grand Prize drawing will be held on or around Wednesday, April 4, Grand Prize Restrictions. Grand Prize Winner must be able to travel to Hawaii from November , Inability of Grand Prize Winner to travel on those dates will result in forfeiture of the Grand Prize.

Winner will receive a daily meal stipend. Meals, beverages, gratuities, incidental expenses and all other costs that exceed that stipend and expenses relative to participation in Promotion including acceptance of prize not specified herein are not included and are solely the Grand Prize winner's responsibility.

All arrangements are subject to change, availability, holiday, blackout dates and other restrictions. Grand Prize winner must respond promptly to Sponsor's requests regarding travel arrangements. Airline carrier and hotel regulations and conditions apply. Prizes are not valid for upgrades. All tickets issued in conjunction with the prizes are not eligible for frequent flyer miles. If air travel is not needed, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor ground transportation may be substituted for the air travel, and there will be no cash alternative.

If Grand Prize winner chooses to not take a travel companion, then the travel companion elements will be forfeited and the remaining elements shall constitute full satisfaction of the Grand Prize. Background Check. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify a winner based on the background check or internal vetting, and to select an alternate.

Neither Sponsor nor Promoters are responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified.

Neither Sponsor nor Promoters are responsible for any unavailability of or interruptions to any service or equipment used in connection with the Promotion, including, without limitation, 1 interruptions to any network, server, Internet, website, telephone, satellite, computer or other connections 2 failures of any telephone, satellite, hardware, software or other equipment, 3 garbled, misdirected or jumbled transmissions, or traffic congestion, or 4 other errors of any kind, whether human, technical, mechanical or electronic, or 5 the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture any such information.

For complete terms and conditions, see www. No expiration date or service fees. Other restrictions may apply. No cash or other prize substitution, assignment or transfer of prize permitted, except at Sponsor's sole discretion.

Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize or portion thereof with one of comparable or greater value. For Canadian prize winners, such taxes may include U. Foreign Withholding Tax. Grand Prize winner should allow up to weeks after completion of the prize claim procedure including, if applicable, the return of their signed, notarized affidavit to receive their prize. Grand Prize Restrictions. Grand Prize Winner must be able to travel to Hawaii from November 19 - 25, Inability of Grand Prize Winner to travel on those dates will result in forfeiture of the Grand Prize.

Meals, beverages, gratuities, incidental expenses and all other costs that exceed the Stipend and expenses relative to participation in Promotion including acceptance of prize not specified herein are not included and are solely the Grand Prize winner's responsibility.

All arrangements are subject to change, availability, holiday, blackout dates and other restrictions. Grand Prize winner must respond promptly to Sponsor's requests regarding travel arrangements. Airline carrier and hotel regulations and conditions apply.

Prize is not valid for upgrades. All tickets issued in conjunction with the Grand Prize are not eligible for frequent flyer miles. If air travel is not needed, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor ground transportation may be substituted for the air travel, and there will be no cash alternative. If Grand Prize winner chooses to not take a travel companion, then the travel companion elements will be forfeited and the remaining elements shall constitute full satisfaction of the Grand Prize.

Neither Sponsor nor Promoters are responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. Neither Sponsor nor Promoters are responsible for any unavailability of or interruptions to any service or equipment used in connection with the Promotion, including, without limitation, 1 interruptions to any network, server, Internet, website, telephone, satellite, computer or other connections 2 failures of any telephone, satellite, hardware, software or other equipment, 3 garbled, misdirected or jumbled transmissions, or traffic congestion, or 4 other errors of any kind, whether human, technical, mechanical or electronic, or 5 the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture any such information.

Once submitted, entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The decisions of the professional referees officiating the games shall be final and binding regarding the outcome and scoring of the game. Potential winner will be notified via email or overnight mail sent within thirty 30 business days following the end of the Tournament Period.

It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify the Sponsor if his or her e-mail address has changed. A potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate potential winner may be selected i. If Sponsor notifies, or seeks to deliver the Grand Prize to or otherwise attempts to contact an alternate potential winner, and such alternate potential winner is subsequently disqualified then Sponsor shall use its reasonable business judgment to determine, in its sole discretion, the disposition of the prize.

Winner is solely responsible for any and all expenses, relative to participation in the Promotion including acceptance of any prize not specified herein. As a condition of receiving the Grand Prize, potential winner may be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and, except where prohibited, a Publicity Release, within fifteen 15 days of the date stated on the prize notice.

Except where prohibited, participation in this Promotion and acceptance of prize constitutes winner's consent to Sponsor's and Promoters', and any of their respective agents' use of winner's name, likeness, voice, opinions and biographical information for publicity, advertising, trade or promotional purposes in any media or manner, now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, without further payment, consideration, notice or approval.

Travel companion of Grand Prize winner must complete, sign and return a Liability Release and Publicity Release where lawful prior to issuance of travel documents. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Sponsor's decisions.

The decisions of the Sponsor in regards to all matters of this Promotion are final and binding. Without limiting the foregoing, Sponsor may lock out an entrant who, in Sponsor's sole judgment, has been disqualified, has questionable eligibility or is otherwise ineligible to enter.

In the event that the Tournament is postponed, terminated early, or cancelled for any reason such as a strike or lockout , Sponsor reserves the right to award the Grand Prize based on scores at the time the Tournament is disrupted, or to cancel, modify or suspend the Promotion at its discretion. In the event of a cancellation or termination by the Sponsor the Grand Prize will be awarded in accordance with these Official Rules based on the point total accumulated at the time of any said action, or the Grand Prize will be awarded in such other manner deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.

Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above-mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor's sole discretion, without obligation or compensation.