MAROON MADNESS

March 1: Maroon Madness begins.

March 20: at 11:00 a.m. (CST): Deadline to get brackets. 

March 20 through April 7: Brackets locked, but class contributions accepted

April 8: Bracket and Class winners announced

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Make a gift to De Smet Jesuit on the Maroon Madness website or Venmo to @DeSmetJesuit (must include full name, grad year, and "Maroon Madness 2025" in description). The minimum gift per bracket is $25, but you are welcome to give more if you can! 
    
2. After your gift is made, the bracket link will be emailed to you. The email will be sent out after the tournament is set and brackets open. The password to join the group and make a bracket will be in the email.
    
3. All Bracket Challenge participants must have their brackets completed before the first round games begin. If you do not fill out a bracket, any gifts made will count toward your class competition totals. 
    
4. After brackets lock, those who did not participate are still welcome to make a gift to help boost their class giving percentage.
    
5. The class with the highest overall giving percentage will be the Maroon Madness Class Champion, and the winning NCAA bracket will be the Maroon Madness Bracket Champion.

RULES:

• Minimum gift amount is $25 per bracket, but you are encouraged to give more if you can! 
   
• Limit of up to 10 brackets per person.
   
• Multiple gifts by an individual can support a class’s over dollar amount, but not participation.
   
• Total raised will be used as a tiebreaker for class overall giving percentage.
   
• Cannot make contributions on behalf of another alumnus.
   
• Bracket name must include your name and grad year.
   
• Sharing bracket link and brackets not linked to a donation are ineligible.
   
• No pledges allowed.

The individual winner of the tournament will receive Apple AirPods Pro 2 (or gift card in similar value).

Anyone who makes a gift will also be automatically entered into a raffle drawing for a $100 gift card to the recently updated De Smet Jesuit Spartan Shop.