Playoff seeding question for those with divisions and conferences

[jkil22 1]

we have 12 teams in the league broken down to 2 conferences and 2 divisions in each. Division winners each make the playoffs, a bye week is reward to the the team that is best in their conference. 1 wild card is taken from each conferences. Are playoff seeding goes like this

 

Seed 1- Bye

 

Seed 4 (division winner) v Seed 5 (wild card) (winner plays Seed 1 in round 2)

 

Seed 3 (division winner) vs Seed 6 (wild card) (winner plays Seed 2 in round 2)

 

Seed 2- Bye

 

Is this how you guys do it (straight seeding match ups) or do you keep conferences intact during the playoffs?

[posty 2,296]

we have 12 teams in the league broken down to 2 conferences and 2 divisions in each. Division winners each make the playoffs, a bye week is reward to the the team that is best in their conference. 1 wild card is taken from each conferences. Are playoff seeding goes like this

 

Seed 1- Bye

 

Seed 4 (division winner) v Seed 5 (wild card) (winner plays Seed 1 in round 2)

 

Seed 3 (division winner) vs Seed 6 (wild card) (winner plays Seed 2 in round 2)

 

Seed 2- Bye

 

Is this how you guys do it (straight seeding match ups) or do you keep conferences intact during the playoffs?

Nope...

 

Two divisions winners and two wildcards...

[jkil22 1]

Nope...

 

Two divisions winners and two wildcards...

Aren't a lot of teams out of the running with several weeks to go?

[R8RMick 242]

we have 12 teams in the league broken down to 2 conferences and 2 divisions in each. Division winners each make the playoffs, a bye week is reward to the the team that is best in their conference. 1 wild card is taken from each conferences. Are playoff seeding goes like this

 

Seed 1- Bye

 

Seed 4 (division winner) v Seed 5 (wild card) (winner plays Seed 1 in round 2)

 

Seed 3 (division winner) vs Seed 6 (wild card) (winner plays Seed 2 in round 2)

 

Seed 2- Bye

 

Is this how you guys do it (straight seeding match ups) or do you keep conferences intact during the playoffs?

 

Our format is exactly as such, two conferences with two divisions each, with the match-ups kept within the conferences. This has caused questions in the past (once the fourth best team in the league missed the playoffs) but the guys like its realism and similarities to the NFL.

[posty 2,296]

Aren't a lot of teams out of the running with several weeks to go?

Yeah, but isn't Atlanta, Washington and Tampa Bay out of the running with several weeks to go?

[jkil22 1]

 

Our format is exactly as such, two conferences with two divisions each, with the match-ups kept within the conferences. This has caused questions in the past (once the fourth best team in the league missed the playoffs) but the guys like its realism and similarities to the NFL.

What about playoffs? In the first 2 rounds do teams only play a team from their own conference? Or do you seed it like my league for playoffs where in round 1 seed 3 is in conference A but is playing seed 6 who is conference B?

[jkil22 1]

Yeah, but isn't Atlanta, Washington and Tampa Bay out of the running with several weeks to go?

Sure, but they are being paid and the players performance likely effects their future revenue, making NFL players less likely to throw in the towel than their FF counterparts.

[JT 137]

12 teamer, 3 divisions (no conferences). You play each division opponent twice, all others once each.

 

Tiebreaks are record, division record, total points, head-to-head, who the hell knows.

 

Playoff teams are 3 division winners; two wildcards; remaining high points team

 

Top two seeds get first round bye

 

Higher seed gets a 5pt home field advantage in each playoff game

[R8RMick 242]

Nope...

 

Two divisions winners and two wildcards...

 

This is worthwhile format, provided wildcards are allowed to emerge from the same division.

[R8RMick 242]

12 teamer, 3 divisions (no conferences). You play each division opponent twice, all others once each.

 

Tiebreaks are record, division record, total points, head-to-head, who the hell knows.

 

Playoff teams are 3 division winners; two wildcards; remaining high points team

 

Top two seeds get first round bye

 

Higher seed gets a 5pt home field advantage in each playoff game

 

We've used that home field advantage tool in My Fantasy League in the past. Five points is a little steep isn't it? Hope you are giving out home field based on record and not just for division finish.

[R8RMick 242]

What about playoffs? In the first 2 rounds do teams only play a team from their own conference? Or do you seed it like my league for playoffs where in round 1 seed 3 is in conference A but is playing seed 6 who is conference B?

 

Yes, playoffs are kept within conference until championship.

[posty 2,296]

This is worthwhile format, provided wildcards are allowed to emerge from the same division.

The two wildcards are the best two remaining non-division winners... They can come from the same division...

[jkil22 1]

 

Yes, playoffs are kept within conference until championship.

Is this a good policy? We switched to 4 divisions last year and had straight seeding for playoffs and now this year someone is saying playoffs should keep the conferences intact like the NFL does rather than going with straight seeding. Seems like keeping conferences intact during playoffs could give someone an easy road whereas straight seeding is more fair.

[JT 137]

 

We've used that home field advantage tool in My Fantasy League in the past. Five points is a little steep isn't it? Hope you are giving out home field based on record and not just for division finish.

We don't use a traditional scoring system. For us,5 pts amounts to a FG advantage.

 

Home field bonus awarded just as it is in the NFL w/div winner over wildcard; wildcard teams based on record (everyone over points team). Seed dictates all.

[shredhead 21]

24 teams, 2 conferences, 3 divisions of 4 teams in each conference. 12 week regular season. Top 4 teams get a bye.

 

Week 13:

1-4 bye

5 vs 12

6 vs 11

7 vs 10

8 vs 9

 

Week 14:

1 vs lowest remaining seed

2 vs 2nd lowest remaining seed

3 vs 3rd lowest remaining seed

4 vs 4th lowest remaining seed (me)

 

Week 15
Highest remaining seed vs lowest remaing seed

2nd highest vs second lowest

 

week 16

Championship game.

[seadog54 20]

3 divisions

 

3 division winners, 1 wildcard.

 

tie-breakers - h2h then points

 

i don't believe in more than 4 teams making the playoffs in a 12 team league.

[cyclone24 1,814]

Good thread....

 

We have 12 teams, 3 divisions.....we take the top 6 teams overall regardless of divisions. Not saying it's right or wrong but the league didn't think it was right to reward a team who plays in a shitty division.

 

If we have ties...which we have a bunch this year.....we go by who had the most wins vs the other teams they are tied with because head to head is basically impossible with like 5 teams tied at 7-6.

 

Even typing this...I realize how jacked up this is.

[rumbleready00 3]

Head to head is the worst tie-breaker to determine playoff spots - I have finally gotten it changed in all the leagues I am in. Imagine you are ahead of another team by 300 points for the season, yet you lost to that team when your three best players were on a bye. Reward the teams that had the best season, not a better score on any given week.

[plasma george 52]

Head to head is the worst tie-breaker to determine playoff spots - I have finally gotten it changed in all the leagues I am in. Imagine you are ahead of another team by 300 points for the season, yet you lost to that team when your three best players were on a bye. Reward the teams that had the best season, not a better score on any given week.

Right on the money

It's the difference between the better team in reality or the better team in fantasyland

 

So many idiot leagues out there

[cyclone24 1,814]

So lets say you have like 4 or 5 teams competing for 2 playoff spots who have all beaten each other ,etc?

 

What do most of you guys go by to determine tie breakers?

[shredhead 21]

So lets say you have like 4 or 5 teams competing for 2 playoff spots who have all beaten each other ,etc?

 

What do most of you guys go by to determine tie breakers?

total points

[R8RMick 242]

Good thread....

 

We have 12 teams, 3 divisions.....we take the top 6 teams overall regardless of divisions. Not saying it's right or wrong but the league didn't think it was right to reward a team who plays in a shitty division.

 

If we have ties...which we have a bunch this year.....we go by who had the most wins vs the other teams they are tied with because head to head is basically impossible with like 5 teams tied at 7-6.

 

Even typing this...I realize how jacked up this is.

A good way to eliminate ties is to incorporate decimal scoring. It's also the fairest way.

[posty 2,296]

It is all luck anyway...