2026 NCAA HALF G GRIDSHEET

***2026 Results and winners listed below***

NCAA 2026 HALF G BOX POOL RULES

1. $250 per square.  Works exactly like the super bowl pool.  You keep the same numbers for all the rounds.  There are no "bad" numbers for basketball!!

2. Covers 7 games; 4 quarterfinal games, 2 semi-final games and the Championship game.

3. Payout is as follows:
 
     a. $750 to halftime winner, $250 to reverse halftime score, $1250 to final score and $250 to reverse final score in each of the 4 quarterfinal games.
    b. $1000 to halftime winner, $375 to reverse halftime score, $1750 to final score and $375 to reverse final score in each of the 2 semifinal games.
    c. $2000 to halftime winner, $750 to reverse halftime score, $4000 to final score and $750 to reverse final score in the Championship game.


2026 HALF G Box Pool 

 

Quarters Favorite Underdog Halftime Score Winner ($750) Reverse Halftime Winner ($250) Final Score Winner ($1250) Reverse Final Score Winner ($250)
Game 1 (3) Illinois (9) Iowa Iowa 32-28 Crazy26 Illinois 32-28 K&K Boys Illinois 71-59 Mushroom Hound Iowa 71-59 Pepper
G2 (1) Arizona (2) Purdue Purdue 38-31 Lil Smokey Arizona 38-31 Expo Arizona 79-64 ME2 Purdue 79-64 Mushroom Hound
G3 (1) Michigan (6) Tennessee Michigan 48-26 Christou Tenn 48-26 Meyer/Cronin Michigan 95-62 Phoenix Tenn 95-62 King G
G4 (1) Duke (2) UConn Duke 44-29 MushHound UConn 44-29 ME2 UConn 73-72 Terri Jim Duke 73-72 Cheetah
Semis Favorite Underdog Halftime Score Winner ($1000) Reverse Halftime Winner ($375) Final Score Winner ($1750) Reverse Final Score Winner ($375)
Game 1 (2) UConn (3) Illinois Uconn 37-29 OOS Illinois 37-29 Scucci UConn 71-62 #2NS Illinois 71-62 KCK
G2 (1) Arizona (1) Michigan Michigan 48-32 K&K Boys Arizona 48-32 Crazy26 Michigan 91-73 RJS10 Arizona 91-73 Christou
Final Favorite Underdog Halftime Score Winner ($2000) Reverse Halftime Winner ($750) Final Score Winner ($4000) Reverse Final Score Winner ($750)
Only Game (1) Michigan (2) UConn Michigan 33-29 MushHound UConn 33-29 RT & AT Michigan 69-63 RT & AT UConn 69-63 MushHound