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What is SoV?
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness SoV stands for 'Strength of Victory'. Its also sometimes referred to as margin of victory. If a player picks a team that beats their opponent by 10 points, then ...
How to make a tournament bracket with an odd number of teams
The quickest solution is to use OfficePoolStop's popular bracket maker. You can also select the bracket size using our fillable brackets page. Best of all, generating and printing a bracket at our website is free. Unlike other sites, you could even ...
Clones (multiple entries for one player)
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Clones allow you to make multiple pick entries under the same player (that is, a different set of picks under a different name, as if the clone is an entirely ...
Bye Week - How it Works
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness When bye week is enabled for a league, each player's worst week is removed from their total points. The player's win/loss record is not affected (wins and losses ...
League deadline
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Office Pool Pick Deadline The league deadline set by the manager is a HARD deadline, after this you cannot make or change picks for that week. If there is a game ...
Recent Topics
Pick Integrity – How We Track Every Selection
We've noticed a small uptick in players claiming to their managers that their pick was not recorded and presenting an email as "proof". Every pick in our system is time-stamped and recorded in an internal audit log. This includes: The team originally
Survivor Buyback Pool Support
Survivor Buyback Pool Support Policy Due to the nature of buyback pools, we do not provide support when buyback costs are not aligned with what the manager expects unless it can be clearly shown that there is a functional issue on our end (please review
Keeping OfficePoolStop Fast and Reliable: What Happened, What We Fixed, and What’s Next
This last Sunday (9/21/2025), many of you experienced slow pages, spinning loaders, or brief timeouts. The root cause was our database connections getting “jammed” during peak traffic. We continue to tune our systems and optimize the website so more work
Important: Please Read Before Filing Ticket
Service Update – Details Updated Oct 30, 8:10am MST MAJOR ISSUES/BUGS (in order of priority) MEDIUM PRIORITY BUGS Premium mode sometimes shows ads - If you see this, please let us know the navigation steps you took, and a screenshot would be ideal. LOWER
Update for Managers and Players — Sept 8, 2025
To our OfficePoolStop managers (and players), As many of you know, our site has had some growing pains since the switch to our new look and software. First and foremost, we value your time and the responsibility you carry to keep your leagues running