Tie in playoffs with no tiebreaker rules?

[Law 241]

So, my friend's league is set up without fractional, or even half point, scoring. There hasn't been a tie in years that I can recall. Well, that last second garbage azz TD to Jeffery created a tie between me and my opponent.

 

Without a preset tiebreak rule, how do you break this tie? It's the playoffs, there needs to be a winner.

 

The typical tiebreak rules are: highest scoring bench wins; higher seed wins; or most points scored regular season wins.

 

I am the #1 seed, he is the 5th after winning in round one while I had a bye.

My bench torched his.

And I scored light years more in the regular season.

 

The only other way I've heard of breaking ties is a coin flip. Obviously I don't want to do that as it's 50/50.

 

What other options or possibilities are you aware of?

Thoughts?

[southcarolina 166]

Threeway super bowl.

[Law 241]

That's great for a Saturday night, but how would that work in FF?

[stonewall 647]

Bench points - head to head- points scored (season) - divisional record (if you have divisions) - coin flip.

 

I have never been in a league where the resolution for this scenario was not predetermined.

[IN$TANT REPAY 11]

Threeway super bowl.

 

 

Cool idea!

 

I would say a coin flip or a you vs him death match.

[southcarolina 166]

That's great for a Saturday night, but how would that work in FF?

The team of the three that scores the most points next week would be champ.

 

 

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[Law 241]

Hmmmm, since I win in every tiebreak scenario, I want one of those. But they don't exist.

Maybe this is the most fair?

 

I wanted the satisfaction of beating #2, my "enemy", but this might work.

[Antiramie 50]

Regular season rules should dictate this if no playoff stipulation is in place. Or you two decide on an "outside the league" tiebreaker.....rock-paper-scissors, cornhole, arm-wrestling, russian-roulette, etc.

 

No way if I'm the guy who already won his matchup am I agreeing to a 3 team championship though...

[Vikings4ever 538]

Higher seed advances. Call it home field advantage.

[weepaws 3,157]

So, my friend's league is set up without fractional, or even half point, scoring. There hasn't been a tie in years that I can recall. Well, that last second garbage azz TD to Jeffery created a tie between me and my opponent.

 

Without a preset tiebreak rule, how do you break this tie? It's the playoffs, there needs to be a winner.

 

The typical tiebreak rules are: highest scoring bench wins; higher seed wins; or most points scored regular season wins.

 

I am the #1 seed, he is the 5th after winning in round one while I had a bye.

My bench torched his.

And I scored light years more in the regular season.

 

The only other way I've heard of breaking ties is a coin flip. Obviously I don't want to do that as it's 50/50.

 

What other options or possibilities are you aware of?

Thoughts?

Tie

[Antiramie 50]

Tie

 

Scratch the season! Start over next year!

[southcarolina 166]

 

 

No way if I'm the guy who already won his matchup am I agreeing to a 3 team championship though...

Yeah i didnt think about that.

 

OK make it so the other winner would have to lose to both of the tied teams to be eliminated.

 

 

Other winner beats both tied teams = other winner is champ

 

Other winner loses to one of the tied teams = other winner gets a rematch with that winner only in week 17

 

Other winner loses to both tied teams = whoever scores the most from the tied teams in the champ

[southcarolina 166]

 

Scratch the season! Start over next year!

Did you play last season? Didnt count.

 

 

/Larry

[southcarolina 166]

Maybe the assembled experts and fans here at FFT could form a committee and pick which teams should play in your championship game.

[mobb_deep 920]

Sword fight.

[southcarolina 166]

Sword fight.

What if one of the tied teams owner is a chick?

[mobb_deep 920]

What if one of the tied teams owner is a chick?

Bush league.

[southcarolina 166]

Bush league.

The league im in with chicks is a no bush league.

[Antiramie 50]

Obviously there's gotta be some default setting. It's not going to put both teams in the Super Bowl. My guess is the tiebreaker rules extend into the playoffs...it's just not listed as "playoff tiebreaker".

 

So whichever manager finds himself still alive is the one playing.

[SAA 12]

Too bad there were no rules in place. By all accounts, it seems right that you should advance. I like South Carolina's ideas. 3 way Superbowl. Seems like a good compromise. For your sake, I would take this before I accepted a coin flip.

[GreenTD 56]

This was discussed earlier in another thread & I believe the concensus was that the higher seed advanced.

 

Bench points would be the way I'd go personally.

[IN$TANT REPAY 11]

playoff triple header: 3 games

 

Game A

 

you play against that team again this week.

 

Game B

you play against the other team that made it to the finals

 

Game C

the other team plays against the game in the finals

 

Fantasy Finals

whomever wins Game A again this week advances and it will decide if you will count Game B or Game C as your fantasy finals

[Law 241]

Obviously there's gotta be some default setting.

 

ESPN says this. And they say the default is higher seed. I advance. I feel bad for the other guy, but I did have every conceivable tie break. It's just unfortunate that we tied on that late bear drive where they finally threw to Jeffery and he got a TD.

 

But, on to the Super Bowl!

[southcarolina 166]

 

ESPN says this. And they say the default is higher seed. I advance. I feel bad for the other guy, but I did have every conceivable tie break. It's just unfortunate that we tied on that late bear drive where they finally threw to Jeffery and he got a TD.

 

But, on to the Super Bowl!

How boring. My way was infinitely more exciting.

[dain11279 963]

Whoever has the hotter wife/girlfriend wins

[JT 137]

After cumulative bench points, we then go to a player-by-player comparison, ranking your highest bench scorer to your lowest. Your top vs his top, etc. First win breaks the tie.

[patweisers44 815]

Australian D1ck Wrestling.

[Bills04 56]

It *SHOULD* be highest seed. I'm glad ESPN got it right.

 

Good luck in your Super Bowl!

[IMMensaMind 462]

What stupid league doesn't have a contingency for this?

 

You should have advanced. 'Grats!

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

Highest seed wins. Commissioner gets punched in the face in front of his family.