Timeline and Dates
The competition will take part in three phases, as listed below, which begin once registration is completed.
See Deliverables and Judging Criteria for more details about the components of each Phase.
| Registration | |
| Opens | Monday, Jan 6, 9:00 AM EST |
| Closes | Friday, Jan 31, 9:00 AM EST |
| Competition Prompt & Data Delivery | |
| Opens | Monday, Feb 3, 9:00 AM EST |
| Q&A Webinar | Tuesday, Feb 18, 7:00 PM EST |
| Phase 1: Basketball Tournament Predictions | |
| Due | Monday, Mar 3, 9:00 AM EST |
| Phase 2: Semifinals | |
| Due | Monday, Mar 24, 9:00 AM EST |
| Phase 3: Finals | |
| Presentations | Wednesday, Apr 9, 3:00 PM EST* |
| *subject to time zones |