Fantasy Playoff Seeding question (1 Viewer)

[Makk]

I have a question.

This is the first year of my league, and there is some confusion about playoff bracketing.

It is a 10 team league. Week 14 the division winners got a bye and the top 4 other records (irregardless of division) battle it out for moving on (top record vs. worst, and then the other two). However, we messed up and the rules weren't clearly spelled out for Week 15. Meaning, it is unclear whether week 15 it is:

a) each division winner plays a winner of the week 14 games

b) top record vs. worst - and - the other two (irregardless of division and who won which division)

The reason it is not clear is that on this league.. one of the division winners happens to also have the worst record (one division was much crappier than the other - so all the wildcard teams came from one division). If we use method a, one of the wildcard teams will actually have an easier game than one of the division winners.

How are most brackets set up out there for similar situations?

Thanks.

 

[Marc Levin]

You don't have a round robin set up, so a makes no sense.

By implication, you re-seed each round with worst seed left playing first.

Whenever a rule is necessary and you don't have one, a good default is to the NFL's rules.

For next year add a one-liner to you rleague's rules: Anytime a rule is neceessary and no league rule exists. or whenever there is ambiguity created by a league rule, the default rule application shall be whatever method is used by the NFL.

That default rule covers all times a rule is necessary PLUS scoring disputes. Amd noone can EVER complain that there is no rule covering the sitch.

 

[crushtang]

Generally the division winners would be ranked 1 & 2, and the rest of the teams ranked 3-6 according to record. The second round would have the #1 ranked team playing the remaining team with the lowest ranking.

 

[bentley]

You don't have a round robin set up, so a makes no sense.By implication, you re-seed each round with worst seed left playing first.Whenever a rule is necessary and you don't have one, a good default is to the NFL's rules.For next year add a one-liner to you rleague's rules: Anytime a rule is neceessary and no league rule exists. or whenever there is ambiguity created by a league rule, the default rule application shall be whatever method is used by the NFL.That default rule covers all times a rule is necessary PLUS scoring disputes. Amd noone can EVER complain that there is no rule covering the sitch.

Who wouldn't (a) make sense? Usually the division winners are the top two seeds which is scenario (a).

 

[Couch Potato]

I agree with Bentley and crushtang. When the division winners receive byes it's assumed they are seeded #1 and #2 and will not play each other in the next round.

 

[strong]

How do all 5 teams from one division get into the playoffs in a 10 team league? Wow!

Do you have a weighted schedule where each team plays their divisional opponents twice each and plays each team from the other division once?

Can you show the standings! That's bizarre...

 

[bonscott]

Generally the division winners would be ranked 1 & 2, and the rest of the teams ranked 3-6 according to record. The second round would have the #1 ranked team playing the remaining team with the lowest ranking.

This right here is how it's usually done.So this week we have #1 and #2 on bye. #3 vs #6 and #4 vs #5#4 and #6 will be the winners this week.So for week 15 #1 vs #6 and #2 vs #4 (highest seed always plays lowest seed in other words).Now if #3 would have beat out #6 then it would have been #1 vs #4 and #2 vs #3.Basically once you seed for the playoffs it doesn't matter what their record is. And this is exactly how the NFL does it.