2026 CollegePickems
6 games every week. Straight up against the spread. Pick 'em, pay up, and spend the rest of the season explaining yourself in Discord.
Season’s already rolling — get in this weekend so you’re not spotting the field a week of picks.
Three things, five minutes
Do all three or you're not really in. Picks without payment don't count, and payment without Discord means you'll miss every deadline reminder.
Make your picks
The league runs on --. Create a free account, join the group, and you'll see the 6-game slate posted each week.
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Pay your entry
$-- for the season, paid up front. Nobody's picks count until the money's in.
If Venmo asks to confirm it's the right person, the last 4 of the phone is 9538.
Get in Discord
Weekly slate drops, deadline reminders, live standings, and an unreasonable amount of trash talk. This is where the league actually happens.
Rules & scoring
Simple format, no confidence points, no weighting. Pick every game, get one point per cover, most points wins.
6 games a week
The commissioner sets a custom 6-game slate each week — competitive matchups and ranked teams, not 6 cupcakes. You pick all of them.
Everything is against the spread
One point per correct pick. A push is a push — nobody gets the point, nobody loses one.
Lines lock at the deadline
The spread you see when you submit is the spread you're graded on. Line moves after the deadline don't change your result.
Picks lock at kickoff
Each pick locks the moment that game kicks off — not one weekly deadline. Miss a week and it scores zero. No exceptions, no sob stories.
Tiebreaker
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Cancelled or postponed games
If a game doesn't get played, it's dropped for everyone and that week just runs a shorter slate. Nobody's punished for a cancellation.
Utah and BYU are on the slate every single week. Non-negotiable. If they're both on a bye, we'll find something else to argue about.
Payouts
Every dollar of entry money goes back out. The commissioner takes nothing but the glory and the group-chat abuse.
Calculated once the season starts
The pot grows with every entry, so the exact payouts — season champ, weekly winners, however we slice it — get locked in and posted once the season kicks off and we know how many people are in. Every dollar goes back to the players; the commissioner takes nothing.
Get your $25 in by September 12 to be part of it.
FAQ
Can I join late?
You can join up until the payment deadline, but you don't get credit for weeks that already happened. Starting three weeks down is a rough way to live. After that the league is closed.
What if I forget to make picks one week?
You score zero for that week. There are no auto-picks, no makeups, and no mercy. Get in the Discord — the reminders go out there.
Whose spreads are we using?
Whatever the pool site posts at the time you submit. Everyone's graded on the same closing number, so nobody gets an edge by picking early or late.
What happens if a spread moves after I pick?
Doesn't matter. Your pick is locked to the line shown when the deadline hits. That's the number that grades.
Do I have to be in the Discord?
Not required, strongly encouraged. Weekly slates, deadline reminders, live standings, and the running argument all live there. People who skip it tend to be the people who miss deadlines.
Refunds?
Before the league locks, sure. After Week 1 kicks off, the pot is the pot. You're in.
Can I bring somebody in?
Yes, and please do — bigger pot, better payouts. Just send them this page and make sure they pay before the deadline.
Who runs this thing?
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You in or not?
Join the pool, send the money, get in the Discord. Takes five minutes and you get four months of being right about football.