Not a huge Fantasy Football fan?  Looking to try a different type of football pool? Well, the following are great office pools that are fun to join or start with friends or co-workers.

Name: BANDWAGON POOL

Number of people: 10-16 people

Object of the pool: Each person picks two NFL teams (one AFC and NFC). The person whose 2 teams have the best combined record at the end of the year wins.

 How to play: Draw names from a hat to determine a draft order. There are 2 rounds, the person with the first overall pick gets the last pick in the second round (snake draft). Each person picks a team, but by the 2nd round all of the top teams have been taken. Keeping in mind you need one team from each conference, the object of the game is trying to pick the best sub par team. This is why it’s called “bandwagon” pool.

 Examples: 1st round pick-Colts (AFC), 2nd round pick-Lions (NFC). Last year, the Colts went 13-3 and the Lions went 7-9. Your combined record: 20-12

 Gridiron Expert Hint: Get an NFC team in the first round  

 Name: SURVIVOR POOL (or last man standing pool)

Number of people: unlimited

Object of the pool: Be the last person that hasn’t been eliminated

How to play: Simple, pick 1 team to win each week…if they lose you’re out! You can never pick the same team twice. Some pools allow you to buy back in to spice up the pot, but only up until a certain date (week 5 works best)

Gridiron Expert Hint: Don’t save all the top teams for the end, this is a common mistake. Start with a few safe picks, to see who’s who in the NFL.