General
Invite Players
Invite New Players Navigate to the Manager -> Invite Players page. From here you simply enter their email address and send the invite. Your email log in the Manager Control Panel will let you know if they ever opened the email. You can also ...
Delete League
Players Players can quit a league by selecting the hamburger menu icon and selecting 'Quite This League'. The player is then prompted if they want to be completely removed with no indication they were in the league, or they can choose to quit the ...
How do I change a Player's Name?
Managers Click on Manager -> Full Control Panel Click on 'Edit Player Profile' Players Click on 'My Profile' (upper right corner) Click 'Edit Profile'
Premium Services
Managers Managers can remove ads for ALL players in their league by visiting the Premium Mode page found under Manager -> Premium Mode. What You Get with Premium Mode Ad Removal. If you want your experience to be completely free of ads, we charge a ...
How to set Time Zone
Managers - Time Zone for League In your league settings (Manager -> League Settings), you can set the time zone in the row where you also set your Pick deadline. Players Players can set their default time zone in the Profile settings. Click on My ...
Credit Card Setup
As a manager, you can use our Credit Card Service ($25 one-time cost per year) that allows your players to pay their league fee directly from the website! Just navigate to Manager -> Full Control Panel, then find the Credit Card Setup link on the ...
Submitting Picks for Players
Managers can submit picks for their players, including after the deadline, via the Manager -> Submit Player Picks page, which is located at https://officepoolstop.com/Managers-Only/SubmitPicks. From here you can select the player, and if pertinent a ...
Adding a Player
There are several ways to add a player to your league. Send an Invite Navigate to the Manager -> Invite Players page. From here you simply enter their email address and send the invite. Your email log in the Manager Control Panel will let you know if ...
Duplicate Account Problems
On occasion, a player will create another account for the league they are in. There are typically two possible reasons they do this: They truly want separate accounts to make picks with. This is much less efficient than simply creating a clone and ...
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 ...
How to Configure Pick'em Pool for Playoffs
If you want your office football pool to run through the post-season, you'll need to be sure "Weeks in Post Season" is not set to 0. The following applies to all Pickem-style pools, including Confidence pools and Play Money pools. League Manager ...
How to run a Weekly Q&A Pool (also called Prop Bet Pool)
Managers have the option to run a Q&A Prop Bet pool (also called prediction pool) weekly. Normal prediction pools are run against a single major event such as a Super Bowl. However, one could also use our Prop Bet pool format to run any kind of ...
Remove a Player
Remove Player From Your Pool Managers can remove players from their pool via the Manager -> Player Status page. PLAYER STATUS DEFINITIONS Manager Controllable StatusesActive: The player is fully enabled and free to make picks. Inactive: The player ...
Ad Blocker
Ad Blocker Detection Since our website is free and relies on ad revenue, we attempt to detect users who have enabled ad blockers on their browser and prevent them from browsing the site while their ad blocker is enabled. They are shown the page shown ...
Player Pick Status
Managers can check which players have submitted picks in their pool and which have not. Simply navigate to Manager -> Player Pick Status. You can access the Player Pick Status page as shown below, or also by going to the Manger Full Control Panel and ...
Adding a Co-Manager
If you want to add an additional manager to assist you in running your pool, you can assign a player in your league as a co-manager. Simply navigate to Manager ->Full Control Panel, then click on the link 'Add Co-Manager'. That's it! The co-manager ...
How to Run an Office Football Pool
Below are step-by-step instructions on quickly getting up and running with your office football pool. Decide on the type of football pool. We host a wide variety of football pools. Create the football pool. Put a message on the home page of your ...
How To Activate Your Office Pool
If you have an office pool from a prior year, you can activate it beginning in June for fall football pools, and January for all other pools (e.g. March Madness leagues, NFL Mock Draft, custom tournament brackets, etc). When you log in you will see a ...
Customize your Office Pool Rules
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness We provide a way for you to customize the rules for your office pool. Perhaps you may have a survivor pool with special case tie-breakers to determine the ...
Editing Your Office Pool Home Page
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness The home page of your league allows custom content including images. This is the page everyone in your league sees when they first log in. There are two ways you ...
How to Change Email Address or Password
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Need to change your email address or password? Here's how. Select 'My Profile' in upper right corner. Select 'Edit Profile' Change Email or password. Hit Update ...
Auto Picks for Leagues
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Pool Types with Autopick Feature Several pool types can be configured to generate auto picks when a player doesn't get their picks in by the league deadline or ...
Automatic Email Reminders
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Email Reminder to Make Picks Email reminders to make picks are sent for all league types. The reminder will be sent 24 hours before the league deadline. For NFL ...
Football Pool Cancelled Games Contingencies
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Many managers and players have asked how to handle cancelled or postponed games. Cancelled games will be immediately removed from the schedule and all pick ...
Email Problems (not receiving emails from officepoolstop.com)
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness If you are a manager or player and are not receiving emails from officepoolstop.com, here are steps you can take: Make sure you are not unsubscribed from emails ...
Can Manager Change Picks Without Me Knowing
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Managers have the ability to change a player's picks after the league's deadline or after the game has occurred, and even for a past week. Every change a manager ...
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 ...
Pop-up ads Problem and How to Fix
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness We had a manager notice a problem with pop-up ads on his mobile device that prevented him from using the site. Ultimately the manager solved the problem by ...
How do I pick teams
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Submitting Picks - Players Office Pool Pick Sheet Picking teams in your office pool is simple. After logging in, access the My Picks page (see screenshot below), ...
Migrating your pool
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Want to migrate your pool to our site? Here's a brief look on how to do this. Please feel free to submit a ticket if you need further assistance. Pickem-Type ...
Pick Grace Period
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness The player pick grace period is the number of hours a player can change their pick(s) after first submitting their picks, provided the league deadline has not ...
Edit Standings
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Pickem Leagues (Pickem, Confidence, Play Money) We allow you to edit the standings of the most recently processed week. A week is processed after the last game ...
How to Change Leagues (I don't see my league)
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Change League If you are in more than one league, you will need to select the league you want to make a pick for via the league pull-down menu on right-hand side ...
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 ...
Against the Spread (using the line)
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness The Basics The spread, also referred to as the line or the odds, is always used in our football Play Money leagues, and is an option for football Pickem leagues. ...
Late signups
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Players who sign up after the week 1 deadline or any subsequent week will have to be approved by the manager, regardless of the 'Manager Approve' setting. ...
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 ...
I can't change my pick!
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Assuming your league deadline hasn't past and the game(s) you want to pick hasn't started, the issue you are having is very likely due to your manager having the ...
Login problems
OfficePoolStop.com | Tournament Brackets | Pickem Pools | Survivor Pools | March Madness Virtually all login issues are user problems. Be sure to use the proper case (upper or lower), and use the correct special character if you have one in your ...