NCAA Rules Guide
These rules are intended as a general educational guide. Sportsbooks may apply their own house rules, so always confirm the posted market terms before placing a wager.
- College football games must meet the sportsbook’s minimum-time requirement for action.
- Overtime counts toward sides, totals, moneylines and second-half wagers unless otherwise stated.
- Official governing-body results and statistics are used for settlement.
- Game props include overtime unless specifically excluded.
- If a game is abandoned, props may be void unless the outcome was already determined.
- Player props require the player to participate unless house rules state otherwise.
- Regular-season wins usually exclude conference championship and bowl games unless stated.
- Conference and national championship markets are graded by official results.
- If no winner is declared, markets may be void.
- College basketball games must reach the sportsbook’s minimum official-game threshold for action.
- Overtime counts toward sides, totals, moneylines and second-half wagers unless otherwise stated.
- First-half wagers require the first half to be completed.
- Props include overtime unless specifically excluded.
- Race-to-points props have action after the target is reached.
- Player props require the player to play for action.
- Tournament props are settled according to the posted tournament market rules.
- Play-in games may be excluded from certain conference win-total props.
- Dead heat rules may apply when multiple winners are declared.