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Welcome to the USA TODAY Survivor Pool game hub, where we're committed to bringing a little extra excitement to your sports fan experience! Showcase your knowledge of the best teams across the NFL, NBA, or college basketball by picking winners. Survive the longest to win cash and other prizes! Best of all - it's completely free to play! Register today for your chance to participate in the best survivor pool experience around!

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Each round, pick teams to win that round's game in the women's college basketball tournament. If those teams win in that round, you survive, earn points equal to your winning teams' seed numbers, and advance to pick more teams next round. If any of your picks lose, you're eliminated. You'll need to pick three (3) teams in round 1, two (2) teams in round 2, and one (1) in each round the rest of the way. Choose carefully - you can only select each team once all tournament long. If you fail to make the required number of picks per round or have no possible teams left to pick, you're eliminated. The player(s) who survive the longest with the highest total seed points (and who meet the eligibility requirements) will win the pool! See Official Rules for further details.

Free to enter. $2,500 to win: Can you survive the madness? Enter USA TODAY's Women's Basketball Tournament Survivor Pool. Don't miss any of the action as the best in the Women's game battle it out. The winner is in for a $2,500 cash prize. Round 1 starts March 22nd, so be sure to sign-up and get your picks in! See Official Rules and Privacy Policy.
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Each round, pick teams to win that round's game in the men's college basketball tournament. If those teams win in that round, you survive, earn points equal to your winning teams' seed numbers, and advance to pick more teams next round. If any of your picks lose, you're eliminated. You'll need to pick three (3) teams in round 1, two (2) teams in round 2, and one (1) in each round the rest of the way. Choose carefully - you can only select each team once all tournament long. If you fail to make the required number of picks per round or have no possible teams left to pick, you're eliminated. The player(s) who survive the longest with the highest total seed points (and who meet the eligibility requirements) will win the pool! See Official Rules for further details.

Free to enter. $2,500 to win: Can you survive the madness? Enter USA TODAY's Men's Basketball Tournament Survivor Pool. The winner is in for a $2,500 cash prize, so get in there and show everyone you know who the heavyweights are as they march towards the championship. The first round begins March 21st, so be sure to sign-up and get those picks in! See Official Rules and Privacy Policy.
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Pick one team to win each week of the NFL regular season. If your pick loses or ties, you're eliminated. If they win, you survive, and earn points equal to that game's point differential. Choose carefully - you can select each team only once the entire season. If you fail to make a pick in any week, you're eliminated. The player(s) who survive the longest with the highest total point differential and who meet the eligibility requirements will win the pool! See Official Rules for further details.

Back and better than ever - it's the 2023-2024 USA TODAY Pro Football Survivor Pool! Survive the longest with the highest point differential, and win the grand prize - $10,000 cash! Winner(s) must meet eligibility requirements. See Official Rules and Privacy Policy.
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Each round, pick teams to win that round's game in the women's college basketball tournament. If those teams win in that round, you survive, earn points equal to your winning teams' seed numbers, and advance to pick more teams next round. If any of your picks lose, you're eliminated. You'll need to pick three (3) teams in round 1, two (2) teams in round 2, and one (1) in each round the rest of the way. Choose carefully - you can only select each team once all tournament long. If you fail to make the required number of picks per round or have no possible teams left to pick, you're eliminated. The player(s) who survive the longest with the highest total seed points (and who meet the eligibility requirements) will win the pool! See Official Rules for further details.

Free to enter. $5,000 to win: Can you survive the madness? Enter USA TODAY's first-of-its-kind Women's Basketball Tournament Survivor Pool. Don't miss any of the action as the best in the Women's game battle it out. The winner is in for a $5,000 cash prize. Round 1 starts March 17th, so be sure to sign-up and get your picks in! See Official Rules and Privacy Policy.
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Each round, pick teams to win that round's game in the men's college basketball tournament. If those teams win in that round, you survive, earn points equal to your winning teams' seed numbers, and advance to pick more teams next round. If any of your picks lose, you're eliminated. You'll need to pick three (3) teams in round 1, two (2) teams in round 2, and one (1) in each round the rest of the way. Choose carefully - you can only select each team once all tournament long. If you fail to make the required number of picks per round or have no possible teams left to pick, you're eliminated. The player(s) who survive the longest with the highest total seed points (and who meet the eligibility requirements) will win the pool! See Official Rules for further details.

Free to enter. $5,000 to win: Can you survive the madness? Enter USA TODAY's Men's Basketball Tournament Survivor Pool. The winner is in for a $5,000 cash prize, so get in there and show everyone you know who the heavyweights are as they march towards the championship. The first round begins March 16, so be sure to sign-up and get those picks in! See Official Rules and Privacy Policy.
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Pick three (3) teams to win each week of the NBA regular season. If any of your picks loses, you're eliminated. If they win, you survive, and earn points equal to that game's point differential. Choose carefully - you can select each team only once for the duration of this pool. If you fail to make all three (3) picks in any week, you're eliminated. The player(s) who survive the longest with the highest total point differential and who meet the eligibility requirements will win the pool! See Official Rules for further details.

How can we make the NBA playoff race even more exciting? You guessed it...introducing the 2023 NBA Weekly Survivor Pool from USA TODAY! Show everyone what you know by picking three (3) teams to win each week between February 6th and the end of the season. To the winner goes the spoils – in this case being a $250 Amazon gift card and all the bragging rights your friends and family can handle, so be sure to sign-up and get your picks in! See Official Rules and Privacy Policy.
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Pick three (3) teams to win each week of the men's college basketball season. If any of your picks loses, you're eliminated. If they win, you survive, and earn points equal to that game's point differential. Choose carefully - you can select each team only once for the duration of this pool. If you fail to make all three (3) picks in any week, you're eliminated. The player(s) who survive the longest with the highest total point differential and who meet the eligibility requirements will win the pool! See Official Rules for further details.

The NCAA Tournament is right around the corner – and there's no better way to prep yourself for the madness than our USA TODAY 2023 College Basketball Tournament Tune-Up! Showcase your knowledge of the best teams in the nation as they charge towards March. Bragging rights and a $250 Amazon gift card are up for grabs, so be sure to sign-up and get your picks in! See Official Rules and Privacy Policy.
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Pick two teams to win each week starting from Week 12 of the NFL Regular Season. If any of your picks loses or ties, you're eliminated. If they win, you survive, and earn points equal to that game's point differential. Choose carefully - you can select each team only once for the duration of this pool. If you fail to make both picks in any week, you're eliminated. The player(s) who survive the longest with the highest total point differential and who meet the eligibility requirements will win the pool! See Official Rules for further details.

They are who we thought they were…or maybe they aren't? Now that you've had enough games to get a good idea of who the contenders and pretenders are, USA TODAY will put your knowledge to the test by running it back. That's right, it's the USA TODAY Second Chance Pro Football Survivor Pool! Bragging rights and a $250 Amazon gift card are on the line this time around, so be sure to sign-up and get your picks in for Week 12! See Official Rules and Privacy Policy.
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Pick one team to win each week of the NFL regular season. If your pick loses or ties, you're eliminated. If they win, you survive, and earn points equal to that game's point differential. Choose carefully - you can select each team only once the entire season. If you fail to make a pick in any week, you're eliminated. The player(s) who survive the longest with the highest total point differential and who meet the eligibility requirements will win the pool! See Official Rules for further details.

Make this season more interesting by joining the USA TODAY Pro Football Survivor Pool! Survive the longest with the highest point differential, and you'll be in the running to win a $25,000 cash prize! Winner(s) must meet eligibility requirements. See Official Rules and Privacy Policy.

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