League Rules
For those that didn't participate in the event last year, you will love it.
Introduction
Owners will draft their team and that is it. After that its out of your hands. We will use WCOFF scoring and starting lineup requirements. Teams will draft a 25 man roster and the computer will automatically set the best possible lineup every week. Teams will be placed into 3, 4 team divisions and play each division opponent 2 times and everyone else once. 4 teams make the playoffs. Wild Card is awarded to the team with the most points not already in. Week 16 championship game.
League Fee: $0
League Prize: 8 Free 2009 leagues at MyFantasyLeague.com will be given away
League Scoring: Current Year's WCOFF scoring will be used. (rules)(setup)
League Structure:
The Draftmaster Super League will consist of 6 leagues with 12 teams each, the Premier League, the A-League, the B-League, the C-League and 2 Developmental Leagues.
In addition we also will have a Champions League click here for more info on that.
Draft Rules: All picks are final, no trading is allowed.
Promotions and Relegations:
Premier League: This will be the top level league. Winning the Premier League is the ultimate prize.
The bottom 4 records in the Premier League will be relegated to the A-League.
The top 3 playoff teams from the A-League are promoted each year.
The 4th team promoted is the team that scored the most points in the A, B, C League.
(Note if a team that was to be relegated from the Premier League scores more than the total points champ they will remain in the Premier League)
A-League: This will be the top feeder league into the Premier League.
The top 3 playoff teams are promoted to the Premier League each year.
The bottom 3 in the A-League will be relegated to the B-League.
If the total points champion is from this league 4 teams will be relegated.
B-League: This will be the 2nd level feeder league, feeding into the A-League.
The top 3 playoff teams are promoted
If the total points champion is from the A-league 4 teams will be promoted.
The bottom 3 are relegated to the C-League
If the total points champion is from this league 4 teams will be relegated.
C-League: This will be the 3rd level feeder league, feeding into the B-League.
The top 3 playoff teams are promoted
If the total points champion is from the A-League or the B-league 4 teams will be Promoted.
The bottom 4 are placed into the D-Leagues.
A team that makes the playoffs can't be relegated. If they have one of the 4 worst records in the league, the team with the 5th worst record will be relegated, unless they made the playoffs, and so on until a team is found.
Total Points Champion*, through week 17 (from the A,B, or C league) will be the forth and final team being promoted to the Premier League.
Developmental-League: This will be the 4th level feeder league, feeding into the C-League. The league will operate as 2 conferences of 12 teams each, 24 total. The top 4 teams in each conference will compete in a playoff to determine the top 3 playoff teams that are promoted via the playoffs. The 4th team selected will be the Total Points Champion* of the Developmental League. The bottom 2 in each conference are put on the waiting list to get back into the league.
*If that team has already qualified then the team with the 2nd most points overall will go. and so on until a team is found
Playoff Teams: Winner of each division plus the highest remaining point total qualify.
Playoff Seeding: All playoff seeds will be determined by power rank, total points as the 1st tiebreaker, W-L as the 2nd tiebreaker
Tiebreakers:
Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers with 2 teams (Used for Division winner, Total Points Wild Card or to determine Relegation)
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.(only if both are from the same division)
3. Power Rank.
4. Total points scored
5. All Play Record
6. Victory Points
7. Most Points Allowed
8. Coin Flip
Tiebreakers with 3 or more teams (Used for Division winner, Total Points Wild Card or to determine Relegation)
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format).
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs). (only if all from the same division, or all from different divisions)
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division. (only if all from the same division)
3. Power Rank.
4. Total points scored
5. All Play Record
6. Victory Points
7. Most Points Allowed
8. Coin Flip
* Playoff Tiebreakers: Highest Scoring Non-Starter will break ties during the playoffs. If still tied 2nd Highest Scoring Non-Starter and so on down the line until a winner is crowned. If still tied, higher seed advances.
Since the goal of this event is to create a sort of "peoples" expert league. The only requirement is that you must be willing to write a short evaluation of your draft strategy after the draft, why you picked your players and where you felt like you got the most value, and so on for each pick. For many of you FBG'ers this will be the fun part. If all goes well we'll end up with as many as 96 draft writeups.
I designed this league so that even those with multiple leagues can play as it doesn't require any work during the season and should be a great way to show off your skills.
