Is it ever too early to start March Madness?   This year Turnipofpower.com will be sponsoring an NCAA college basketball bracket contest open to all CMF Ads Members.  The NCAA tournament doesn’t actually begin until March 19 & 20, but it’s never too early to get things organized.  No knowledge of American college basketball is required.  You simply predict the winners of a ladder tournament all the way to a final game.  For the final game, you pick the score to break any ties.  Here is a complete list of the Yahoo Rules that apply to the contest.  All CMF Ads members are welcome to join!

Don’t forget Turnip’s rules :

1. Those wishing to enter the contest must leave a comment on this post.  The password and link to join the league will be sent to your email you used to leave your comment.
2. All those entering the contest must be registered at the CMF Ads forum
3. To enter the contest, you will have to create a free account at Yahoo Sports.
4. You cannot make your picks until the tournament field is set on Sunday, March 15. However, you can sign up for the contest any time before that.
5. CMF Admins, including myself, may enter the contest, win the contest, and gloat on their blogs about beating the competition.
6. Only one entry per person. 

Prizes:

1st Prize: 15 CMF Ads Credits and a Turnip of Power T-shirt

2nd Prize: 10 CMF Ads Credits

*Note:  These credits will be deposited to your account immediately.  You won’t have to wait 30 days to receive them

In addition, players in the United States may optionally enter their picks in Yahoo’s contest.

Take the court with Yahoo! Sports Tournament Pick’em, a free bracket-style game that lets you show your college basketball smarts by picking the winners of this year’s tournament games.

You have the option to create up to five (5) brackets for yourself, create a private group and/or join a private or public “Fans Of” group. All you have to do to play is enter your final bracket picks by tip-off of the first game on Thursday, March 19.

You’ll get points for every correct pick you make, and while you’re watching all the action unfold, we do all the hard work of gathering statistics, computing point totals, and updating standings.

Plus, this year Yahoo! is offering a special contest. The player with the highest score using Yahoo!’s default scoring system will win $10,000. What’s more, if a Tournament Pick’em player correctly picks all 63 games, it’s worth a cool $1,000,000.

This special contest is free to play, but you MUST register and otherwise meet the eligibility requirements. In particular, the contest is open to legal U.S. residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 or older. See the Official Rules of the contest for more details.