Post by Mets/WhiteSoxGM on Jul 22, 2006 22:16:17 GMT -4
SCHEDULE
Week 23 - Divisional Series
Week 24 - Championship Series
Week 25 & 26 - World Series (Stats accumulated)
Championship Series' losers will play in Week 25 & 26 to determine 3rd place money winner
PLAYOFFS
The playoffs will consist of the division winners and 2 wildcards in each league. The two wildcards in each league shall be the teams with the best overall winning percentage. If the two wildcards are in the same division, the division winner with the best record in it's league shall play the wildcard with the worse record. The division winners shall not face each other in the first round even if one of them has a record worse than the wildcards. If the wildcards are from different divisions, the division winners will play the wildcard that is not in their division in the first round regardless of winning percentage.
A division winner (if there is a tie) is determined before any wildcard tiebreakers are considered. The division winner is then excluded from any further tiebreaking procedure.
DIVISION TIEBREAKERS
Breaking a tie between teams with the same overall winning pct. at the end of the regular season is best winning pct. in heads up play:
A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS:
If two teams are tied, add the heads up matches together (if they played more than once) for a total winning pct. (adding 6-5-1 to 3-8-1 to get 9-13-2 and therefore 10-14 for a winning pct of .417 - ties counted as 1/2 loss and 1/2 win).
B. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN THREE OR MORE TEAMS:
If three or more teams are tied, and one of the teams won all heads up matches against the other tied teams, that team would be removed from further tiebreakers and be ranked on top of the group. If any of the tied teams lost all heads up matches against the other tied teams, it would be removed from further tiebreakers and rank on the bottom of the tied group. If three or more tied teams still remain, add the heads up matches together to determine best total winning percentage. If there are now only two tied teams, return to A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS, if necessary.
Next tiebeaker, if necessary: If all of the tied teams are in the same division, best winning percentage in that division. If any of the tied teams are in different divisions, best winning percentage in that league. If the number of tied teams has been reduced from 3 or more to 2 with this tiebreaker, return to A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS.
Next tiebreaker, if necessary: Most amount of unspent cash.
(Note: The reason the 3 or more tied teams tiebreaker did not go directly to winning pct. among the tied teams is heads up play. If Team A beat Team B twice 7-4-1 and 7-4-1 and beat Team C 7-5 and 7-5, we think it should rank above both teams since it beat them all, even if Team B whipped Team C 11-1 and 10-2 (something Team A has no control over). Without extracting Team A as winner of all heads up matches, it would rank below Team B, as B's record against the others is 29-17-2 (30-18=.652) and Team A's would be 28-18-2 (29-19=.604).
PLAYOFF TIEBREAKERS
1. Bench Scoring
2. Heads up Play in regular season (See A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS)
3. Regular Season Overall Winning Percentage
4. Most Unspent Cash
The tiebreakers will be used in the order above. Once a tie is broken, the subsequent tiebreakers become irrelevant.
Week 23 - Divisional Series
Week 24 - Championship Series
Week 25 & 26 - World Series (Stats accumulated)
Championship Series' losers will play in Week 25 & 26 to determine 3rd place money winner
PLAYOFFS
The playoffs will consist of the division winners and 2 wildcards in each league. The two wildcards in each league shall be the teams with the best overall winning percentage. If the two wildcards are in the same division, the division winner with the best record in it's league shall play the wildcard with the worse record. The division winners shall not face each other in the first round even if one of them has a record worse than the wildcards. If the wildcards are from different divisions, the division winners will play the wildcard that is not in their division in the first round regardless of winning percentage.
A division winner (if there is a tie) is determined before any wildcard tiebreakers are considered. The division winner is then excluded from any further tiebreaking procedure.
DIVISION TIEBREAKERS
Breaking a tie between teams with the same overall winning pct. at the end of the regular season is best winning pct. in heads up play:
A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS:
If two teams are tied, add the heads up matches together (if they played more than once) for a total winning pct. (adding 6-5-1 to 3-8-1 to get 9-13-2 and therefore 10-14 for a winning pct of .417 - ties counted as 1/2 loss and 1/2 win).
B. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN THREE OR MORE TEAMS:
If three or more teams are tied, and one of the teams won all heads up matches against the other tied teams, that team would be removed from further tiebreakers and be ranked on top of the group. If any of the tied teams lost all heads up matches against the other tied teams, it would be removed from further tiebreakers and rank on the bottom of the tied group. If three or more tied teams still remain, add the heads up matches together to determine best total winning percentage. If there are now only two tied teams, return to A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS, if necessary.
Next tiebeaker, if necessary: If all of the tied teams are in the same division, best winning percentage in that division. If any of the tied teams are in different divisions, best winning percentage in that league. If the number of tied teams has been reduced from 3 or more to 2 with this tiebreaker, return to A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS.
Next tiebreaker, if necessary: Most amount of unspent cash.
(Note: The reason the 3 or more tied teams tiebreaker did not go directly to winning pct. among the tied teams is heads up play. If Team A beat Team B twice 7-4-1 and 7-4-1 and beat Team C 7-5 and 7-5, we think it should rank above both teams since it beat them all, even if Team B whipped Team C 11-1 and 10-2 (something Team A has no control over). Without extracting Team A as winner of all heads up matches, it would rank below Team B, as B's record against the others is 29-17-2 (30-18=.652) and Team A's would be 28-18-2 (29-19=.604).
PLAYOFF TIEBREAKERS
1. Bench Scoring
2. Heads up Play in regular season (See A. BREAKING A TIE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS)
3. Regular Season Overall Winning Percentage
4. Most Unspent Cash
The tiebreakers will be used in the order above. Once a tie is broken, the subsequent tiebreakers become irrelevant.