playoff seeding question (1 Viewer)

[fsufan]

i run 3 dynasty league. I have always had the playoff seeding set up so division winners get the top seeds and the wild cards are seeds 5 and 6. every once in a while a wild card team has a better record than a division winner but is a lower seed due to the playoff set up. this year we had a team go 9-4, 2nd in his division, 2nd best record in the league but is the 5th. looks like the NFL could have the same problem this year with the NFC west winner.

just curious how other leagues seed teams. like mine with division winners getting the higher seed over wild card no matter the record. or just seed team based on record, nothing to do with winning division

 

[JD8p]

Division winners get the top seeds...we have 3 divisions, 4 teams each.

 

[Spin]

We do the top two seeds are given to the division winners regardless of record, as well as receiving a first round bye in the playoffs.

Seeds 3 and 4 are given to the runner ups in each division.

Seeds 5 and 6 are given to the "wildcards", which is the best two remaining records, regardless of division.

So hypothetically it could be 4 teams from the same division and 2 teams from the other. This almost happened this year, had the 4th place team in division A not lost to the 3rd place team in division B in week 6. They ended up with the same record, but the h2h tiebreaker got him.

 

[unckeyherb]

I just posted a similar question. We have 3 divisions of 4 teams (12 team league). 6 playoff spots: 3 divisional winners and 3 wildcards. Top two OVERALL teams get a bye week, regardless of division (so theoretically two teams from the same div can get a bye). From there, the rankings go down the remaining div winners followed by the remaining WC winners.

I feel like this recognizes and awards the top teams in the league (byes) and the top teams in the divisions (top ranked team plays the lowest ranked-and theoretically worst-team.

 

[GoRaiders]

Division winners are seeded first (1-3, or 1-4 depending on # of divs), then WC get the remaining seeds.

 

[TommyGilmore]

i run 3 dynasty league. I have always had the playoff seeding set up so division winners get the top seeds and the wild cards are seeds 5 and 6. every once in a while a wild card team has a better record than a division winner but is a lower seed due to the playoff set up. this year we had a team go 9-4, 2nd in his division, 2nd best record in the league but is the 5th. looks like the NFL could have the same problem this year with the NFC west winner.just curious how other leagues seed teams. like mine with division winners getting the higher seed over wild card no matter the record. or just seed team based on record, nothing to do with winning division

It may not be totally fair, but it's part of the fun of playing fantasy football. If you wanted the most equitable solution, you could just ignore the W/L records and go with Total Points for everything. But that wouldn't be as much fun.Besides, the 9-4 team probably played in an easier division.

 

[fsufan]

i run 3 dynasty league. I have always had the playoff seeding set up so division winners get the top seeds and the wild cards are seeds 5 and 6. every once in a while a wild card team has a better record than a division winner but is a lower seed due to the playoff set up. this year we had a team go 9-4, 2nd in his division, 2nd best record in the league but is the 5th. looks like the NFL could have the same problem this year with the NFC west winner.just curious how other leagues seed teams. like mine with division winners getting the higher seed over wild card no matter the record. or just seed team based on record, nothing to do with winning division

It may not be totally fair, but it's part of the fun of playing fantasy football. If you wanted the most equitable solution, you could just ignore the W/L records and go with Total Points for everything. But that wouldn't be as much fun.Besides, the 9-4 team probably played in an easier division.

top 2 teams had the same record of 9-4 and are in the same division, I am in this division was well and went 7-6. no one is complaining, I am just curious. My main league has been set up this way for 13 years, this happens once in a while

 

[Keith R]

My league has two divisions, four playoff spots. Division champs are 1-2 seeds, wild cards 3-4. Rules allow for both wild cards to come from same division if they have the best record.

In 18 years, only once did both wild cards have a better record than a division champ. Div champ still kept the #2 seed per rules. At times, one wild card has had a better record than a division champ, but in our setup the difference between a #2 and #3 seed is minimal.

Never did a team that missed the playoffs have a better record than a division champ.

 

[OU#1]

After the playoff teams are established I take the teams and seed them based on record then points as the tiebreaker. This is in a 12 team 3 division setup with 4 teams making the playoffs (one wildcard).

I see advantages/disadvantages in doing it either way though (making the wildcard the #4 seed versus re-seeding).

I've just seen too many times of the wildcard being the #2 team in the league (in total points, record, or both) and playing the #1 team in the first round of the playoffs. Just doesn't seem fair to be the #1 seed and play the 2nd best overall team in the first round...

 

[No Way Jose]

i run 3 dynasty league. I have always had the playoff seeding set up so division winners get the top seeds and the wild cards are seeds 5 and 6. every once in a while a wild card team has a better record than a division winner but is a lower seed due to the playoff set up. this year we had a team go 9-4, 2nd in his division, 2nd best record in the league but is the 5th. looks like the NFL could have the same problem this year with the NFC west winner.just curious how other leagues seed teams. like mine with division winners getting the higher seed over wild card no matter the record. or just seed team based on record, nothing to do with winning division

It may not be totally fair, but it's part of the fun of playing fantasy football. If you wanted the most equitable solution, you could just ignore the W/L records and go with Total Points for everything. But that wouldn't be as much fun.Besides, the 9-4 team probably played in an easier division.

top 2 teams had the same record of 9-4 and are in the same division, I am in this division was well and went 7-6. no one is complaining, I am just curious. My main league has been set up this way for 13 years, this happens once in a while

I'm the 9-4 team and was definitely not complaining, I just hadn't read the rules in a while and was surprised I didn't get a bye. It was frustrating that I only needed 2 more points from Sanchez last night and I get the division winner and number 1 seed bye. Instead I get the 5 th seed. Hopefully next time the rule will work in my favor.

 

[fsufan]

i run 3 dynasty league. I have always had the playoff seeding set up so division winners get the top seeds and the wild cards are seeds 5 and 6. every once in a while a wild card team has a better record than a division winner but is a lower seed due to the playoff set up. this year we had a team go 9-4, 2nd in his division, 2nd best record in the league but is the 5th. looks like the NFL could have the same problem this year with the NFC west winner.just curious how other leagues seed teams. like mine with division winners getting the higher seed over wild card no matter the record. or just seed team based on record, nothing to do with winning division

It may not be totally fair, but it's part of the fun of playing fantasy football. If you wanted the most equitable solution, you could just ignore the W/L records and go with Total Points for everything. But that wouldn't be as much fun.Besides, the 9-4 team probably played in an easier division.

top 2 teams had the same record of 9-4 and are in the same division, I am in this division was well and went 7-6. I'm the 9-4 team and was definitely not complaining, I just hadn't read the rules in a while and was surprised I didn't get a bye. It was frustrating that I only needed 2 more points from Sanchez last night and I get the division winner and number 1 seed bye. Instead I get the 5 th seed. Hopefully next time the rule will work in my favor.no one is complaining, I am just curious. My main league has been set up this way for 13 years, this happens once in a while

yes your team got me thinking