After the teams are seeded, make your picks before 3:08 pm ET on Thursday, October 4, 2018 (prior to the start of the first playoff game).

Locate your Name in the drop-down menu. If you are a new player, click on the New button and enter your name (Last, First). New players will be accepted up until the start of the MLB's first playoff game.

Enter your email address. Entries submitted with invalid email addresses will be disqualified.

The Major League Baseball Playoff bracket is just like the NCAA Men's Basketball Bracket -- fill out the entire bracket and click on SUBMIT.

Enter your Tie Breaker Pick for the last game of the World Series. The Tie Breaker is your prediction of the combined score of both teams in the final game of the World Series. (Refer to the Tie Breaker Rules below for additional information.)

Points are awarded after each round has been completed.

Points are not awarded for the Wild-Card Games. If the outcomes of the Wild-Card Games impact your bracket, wait until the Wild-Gard Games have been played before making your picks.

Underdog Bonus Points Awarded for All Rounds!

Upset bonus points are awarded for correctly picking a lower seeded team to beat a higher seeded team.

Seed Differential Method: this method awards points for the difference in seed values to players who correctly pick a lower seeded team to beat a higher seeded team. For example, if a player correctly picks a #3 seed to beat a #2 seed, 1 point is awarded in addition to the standard points for that round. Underdog Bonus Points are only awarded when the underdog beats the favored team.

The tie breaker is only used to break ties at the end of the World Series.

First Tie Breaker: Player with the most accurate prediction of the combined score of both teams in the Final Game of the World Series.

Second Tie Breaker: Player with the highest pick percentage.

Third Tie Breaker: Player who picked the World Series Champion.