Contest Phases

The different phases of the contest are administered as follows:

1. Between seasons:
   • Edit botbrackets_vw_home
   • Edit botbrackets_vw_calendar
   • Edit botbrackets_template with a new copyright year
   • Go into season admin and add season for (Year).
2. Pre-Contest entry period:
   • Go into season admin and enable results.
   • Go into site admin and set everyone inactive.
3. After Selection Sunday:
   • Go into team entry and enter all the teams.
   • Go into season admin and flip season to active.
   • Go into schedule admin and enter dates for all upcoming games. Time can stay TBA.
   • Regenerate all entries.
   • Recalculate scores (which will set the scores to 0).
4. Once entries lock:
   • Go into season admin and lock the season.
   • Regenerate all entries.
5. After championship game:
   • Go into season admin and finalize the season.