Survivor Pool Rules

Object

Be the last one who survives by correctly picking one SEC team to win its matchup each week of the 2026 season.

How it works

• Each week, pick one SEC team you think will win its game.
• Win → you advance to the next week. Lose → you're eliminated.
• There are 16 SEC teams but only 13 weeks in the regular season, so every entry must use a bonus pick in exactly 2 weeks of its choosing.
• In a bonus week, you pick two teams — both must win, or you're eliminated.
• A team can only be used once per entry, for the whole season — including bonus picks.
• You MUST save a team to use in the SEC Championship — if you don't have one of the teams remaining that are participating in the SEC Championship, then you will be ELIMINATED!
• Once a game kicks off, that pick is locked and cannot be changed.
• You can change an unlocked pick as often as you like, including future weeks.
• Other entries' picks stay hidden until they're locked.

Entries

Up to 2 entries per person. Entry deadline is Saturday, September 5 at 12:00 PM ET.

Winning

The pool continues until there's one sole survivor. If multiple entries are still alive after the SEC Championship, then they will have the option to compete in a Bowl Season tiebreaker or split the pot.