Tie Breakers
At the end of the regular season of fantasy football (week 14), 6 teams would be picked for the Championship League. That would be done in the following order
2 Conference Champions, 2 Conference Runner-ups, 2 Wild Cards
Conference Champions & Runner-ups
If two teams have the best win-loss record in the same conference, the following would be used as tie breaker. Any time when a tie is broken, the team that wins is considered to have won the tie and the analysis stops.
1. Best head to head record in matches between the two tied teams (To ensure the best of the two)
2. Best win-loss-tie record against other teams in the same conference (To ensure the best in the conference)
3. Total points won (Using the Points League standings)
4. Ratio of total points won against total points against up to 4 decimal points (this is placed behind 'total points won' because, in fantasy league, a manager does not have a control over how many points his/her opponent can score unlike the NFL where a defense has the chance to limit the other team's scoring)
If three or more teams have the best win-loss record in the same conference, the following rules are used to identify the top team. When the tie is broken, one team is selected and if only two teams remain, it reverts to the two-teams-tie-resolution steps referred above.
1. Best head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
2. Best win-loss-tie record against other teams in the same conference
3. Total points won
4. Ratio of total points won against total points allowed
Wild Card Teams
After performing the above two steps, the Conference Champion and Conference Runner-ups from the two conferences would have been identified.
To select one wild card team from each conference, the Manager with the highest points who is neither a Conference Champion nor a Conference Runner up is selected as the wild card candidate from that conference.
If two or more teams have the same number of points, the following rules will be considered for tie breakers. Once the tie is broken, the winner is identified and the process stops.
1. The ratio of total points won against total points allowed upto four decimal points
2. Best head to head record between the tied teams
3. Best conference record between the tied teams
Seeding for the playoffs
Seeds 1 and 2 - The two Conference Champions would be seeded 1 and 2. The Conference Champion with the best win-loss-tied record between the two champions would be seeded 1. If they have the same win-loss-tie record, the following rules would be considered to seed them
1. Head-to-head matches between the clubs
2. Total points won
Seeds 3 and 4 - The two Conference Runner-ups would be seeded 3 and 4. The Conference Runner-up with the best win-loss-tied record between the two would be seeded 3. If they have the same win-loss-tie record, the same rules, as above, would be considered
Seeds 5 and 6 - The two Wild Card entries would be seeded 5 and 6. The team with the highest points between the two would be seeded 5. If they are of the same points, the same rules used in "wild card teams" above will be used.
Super League Seedings
The four remaining teams from both conferences would be seeded according to the best win-loss-tie percentage. If two or more teams are of the same percentage, the following rules shall be applied
1. Best win loss tie record from head-to-head meetings of the clubs involved
2. Total points scored
3. Ratio of total points scored against total points allowed
During the playoffs and seedings, if a tie exists after all the said clauses have been exhausted, the following shall be considered.
1. Team with maximum TDs (offensive and defensive)
2. Team with maximum Rushing TDs (offensive)
3. Team with maximum Passing TDs (offensive)
4. Team with maximum total offensive yards
5. Team with maximum total offensive rushing yards
6. Team with maximum total offensive passing yards
7. Coin toss (somehow :-D)
Ties During Regular Season Matches
If two teams have the exact same number of points after a league match, the following rules shall be applied
1. Team with maximum TDs (offensive and defensive)
2. Team with maximum Rushing TDs (offensive)
3. Team with maximum Passing TDs (offensive)
4. Team with maximum total offensive yards
5. Team with maximum total offensive rushing yards
6. Team with maximum total offensive passing yards
In case there is a tie after all the six clauses, the match shall be declared a tie.
Win-Loss-Tie Percentage
A WLT percentage is calculated as follows
WLT % = Total number of wins / Total number of games played.
A tie is considered half-a-win.
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