Go to Pools → Create a Pool (you must be logged in and email-verified). Walk through the steps: name your pool, pick the sport and season, choose pick'em / confidence / survivor, and decide whether the pool covers a single week, full season, or custom date range.
Visibility and joining
- Public pools appear in Find a Pool and can be joined with the pool code.
- Private pools require the code plus an optional password you set.
- Approval pools let you review join requests before someone becomes a member.
After creation
You land on Pool HQ as the pool owner. Set up games if needed, configure weekly tiebreakers for full-season pools, then share the invite link or code from the Invite & TV tab.
Full-season NFL pools prompt you to set up Week 1 tiebreakers. You can do that immediately or skip and let OPH apply recommended defaults — see "Weekly tiebreaker setup" in Help.