Terms of Service

1QA (First Quarter Analysis) runs at 1qa.football. These terms cover your use of the site, the @1qafootball account on X, and anything else we run under the 1QA name. Using 1QA means you agree to them. If you don't agree, don't use 1QA.

Who can use 1QA

You must be at least 13. To win a prize you must be 18 or older and live in the United States. One account per person.

Your account

• You sign in through our sign-in provider (Clerk), with email or Google.
• Keep your login safe. What happens on your account is on you.
• Pick a username that isn't someone else's name, brand or trademark.
• We can suspend or close accounts that break these terms.

Picks, tiers and rankings

Your tier votes, picks, blind-test picks and your 1Q score are part of how 1QA builds its rankings. Rankings, ratings, spreads and grades are opinions and analysis for entertainment. They are not betting advice. Spreads shown on 1QA are for scoring picks only.

We can change how scoring, 1Q, tiers or the Top 25 work at any time. When a change affects scores already earned, we say so on the site.

What you post

• You own what you post. You give 1QA a free, worldwide license to show, share and quote it on 1QA and on 1QA's social accounts.
• Posts are on the record and public. Don't post anything you wouldn't sign your name to.
• No harassment, threats, hate, spam, doxxing, illegal content, or anything that infringes someone else's rights.
• No posting other people's paywalled content. Link and cite instead.
• We can remove posts and limit accounts that break these rules.

Rash Calls and other contests

• Contests are free. No purchase or payment is needed to enter or win. Void where prohibited.
• Winners are decided by skill, using the scoring rules posted on the contest page, not by chance.
• We check results by hand before naming winners. Our decision on winners is final.
• We may need a winner's name and shipping address to send a prize. If a sponsor ships it, we share only what they need to ship it.
• Prizes can't be traded for cash. If a prize isn't available, we can swap in one of similar value.
• We can cancel or change a contest if a game is cancelled, data is wrong, or someone cheats.

Membership and payments

Some features may need a paid membership. Payments run through Stripe. Prices and what's included are shown before you pay. You can cancel any time; access runs to the end of the period you paid for. Founding Members keep free access for as long as 1QA offers it.

Teams, logos and leagues

1QA is independent. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NCAA, the AP, any conference or any school. Team names and logos belong to their owners and appear only to identify teams.

Sponsors and links

Some links go to sponsors or other sites. We may track clicks on sponsor links to report how many people clicked (not who). Other sites have their own terms.

No warranty

1QA is provided as is. Scores, schedules and results come from public sources and can be wrong or late. To the extent the law allows, 1QA is not liable for indirect or consequential damages, and our total liability to you is limited to what you paid us in the last 12 months, or $50 if you paid nothing.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms. The date at the top shows the latest version. Utah law governs these terms. Questions: 1qa.football/support. See also our Privacy Policy.