NCAAF (CFB) Pick'em (Private Contests): What Is This Product?

Football Pick'em is a multi-week, private, invite-only by commissioner. Each week, players pick winners — and optionally point totals (over/unders) — for the games on that week's slate.

It's one flexible product. The "engine" is the same for every group; the commissioner just sets the dials to match how their league likes to play.

Summary: One contest, three settings to configure (sport, format, spread mode), unlimited ways to customize on top.

The Three Building Blocks

#	Choice	Options	What It Means for the Group
1	League / Sport Mode	College (CFB) only (this guide covers CFB-only contests)	Runs pure college football on the weekly picksheet, built from conferences and/or AP Top 25 games.
2	Format (scoring style)	• Standard • Confidence	Standard = straightforward win/loss scoring. Confidence = entrants rank their picks for variable points.
3	Point Spread Mode	• Straight Up • Against the Spread (Splash-set) • Against the Spread (Commissioner-set)	Straight Up only cares who wins outright. Against the Spread requires covering a spread — either Splash's live odds or numbers the commissioner sets by hand.

Beyond these three, commissioners can layer in additional customization:

Segments — mini-leaderboards covering a range of weeks
Groups — team-vs-team standings
Tiebreakers
Weighted scoring
Drop-worst-week

Clearing Up "Formats" — Standard, Confidence, and Best Pick


Format only has two real values	Standard and Confidence
"Best Pick" is not a Format	It's a bonus feature (Best Picks per week) that switches on inside a Standard-format contest
Cannot combine	Confidence + Best Pick can never run together

Quick Facts

Fact	Detail

Entries per player	Up to 250 per contest if the commissioner raises the cap (default is 1)
Season coverage	Full college season — Week 1 through the National Championship
Game pool	Built from selected conferences, AP Top 25 games, or both
Leaderboards	Three levels: season-long, weekly, and "picks by week" grid — plus optional Segment and Group sub-leaderboards
Mid-season flexibility	Nearly every commissioner setting can be changed mid-season (clear rules apply to already-graded weeks)