So You Wanna be a breadhead?

With Tipoff Thursday (March 19) dead ahead, time is of the essence. Please take 47 seconds or so to fill out our introductory form for first-timers. By the way, your first Bread Pool is the only one in which you'll need to file any paperwork. Then you're good for life!

After you submit your intro form, you'll be directed to register for your free Splash Sports account, which the Bread Pool uses to provide you with fancy point-and-click brackets and real-time scoring!

If you plan to purchase our rabidly popular 3-bracket package -- or go even bigger (see below) - you have a free gift coming: a complimentary entry to our $1,000 Pick 5 game! You'll be in good company: 77% of BreadHeads participate annually. Because the Pick 5 is scored independently of the Bread Pool, you'll need to invest another minute or so to register for that software. If you plan to test the waters with a smaller 1-2 bracket purchase,  you can skip to the final payment step.

Good news: You're done filling our forms! Starting in 2027,  you can activate your Bread Pool brackets and/or Pick 5 entry simply by paying for them. So let's get that part out of the way and get you working on your 2026 brackets!