2019 CFB Fantasy League Rules

 

Buy-In:

$50.00/Team

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- Selection of team/conference can take place once payment is made

- PayPal to: philibin.5@osu.edu (I am trustworthy and won't steal your money!) If we are unable to fill the league, your buy-in will be fully reimbursed

 

 

Payouts (Total - $900):

ACC/Independent Conference Champion - $25

BigXII/Southeastern Conference Champion - $25

Big Ten/Pacific 12 Conference Champion - $25

Heisman Trophy Winner - $25

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CFP National Champion (1st Place) - $500

CFP National Runner Up (2nd Place) - $220

CFP Consolation Winner (3rd Place) - $80

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League Format:

- 3 Conferences (ACC/Independent, BigXII/SEC, and Big Ten/Pac12)

- 6 Teams/Conference

- All players are available in the player pool, HOWEVER, teams can only roster players from their respective conferences (this is so 3 separate leagues do not need created)

*Notre Dame will be a member of the Big Ten/Pac12 Conference

- Independent player pool & potential team names include (12 Teams):

*Central Florida, Boise State, San Diego State, Houston, Fresno State, Memphis, Temple, Southern Methodist, South Florida, Brigham Young, Cincinnati, and Florida Atlantic

- No Keepers from year-to-year

 

 

Rosters:

- 17 total roster spots

- 8 starters:

1 Quarterback

2 Running Backs

2 Wide Receivers

2 Flex (Running Back, Wide Receiver, Tight End)

1 Team Defense

- 1 roster spot for Injured Reserve (IR)

- Maximum roster spots are as follows:

No maximum roster spots (positional limits) for 2019

- Roster can only have players from respective conferences (Starting players out of conferences results in 0 points for that position)

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In-Season Trading:

- Trading will be permitted through the first 6 (six) weeks of the season

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In-Season Acquisitions (Waiver Wire):

- Free Agent/Waiver Wire Acquisition Budget - $200​ (Minimum Bid - $1)

- Free Agent/Waiver Wire Processing Schedule - Tuesday at 3:00 AM EST; will remain open until player game times

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2019 Draft:

1. Draft Date

- To Be Determined

2. Draft Type

- Blind, Auction Draft through Google Spreadsheets

Blind - Unable to view players bids and bid amounts of other teams

3. Draft Details

- Three (3) - Five (5) Rounds, Maximum of 48 hours per Round

- If all members of the draft have completed their bids prior to the 48 hour deadline, the next round will begin

Budget - $250 Total

Max Bids/Round - Eight (8)

- Violators of the Budget of Max Bids/Round limitations will be asked to alter the bids

Priority Bids - Higher Bid equals Higher Priority

- In the event a team has multiple bids out to fill one available positional spot (Ex: Quarterback), the bid amount will determine the implied priority set by the owner, thus (assuming each of these bids 'win' the player), the higher bid will obtain its associated player

- If the multiple placed bids are of equal value and, again, assuming each bid 'wins' the player, the bid placed higher on the list (towards top of the positional group list) will obtain its associated player

Bidding Tie - In the event a 'winning' bid results in a tie between two (2) teams, the team with the most dollars remaining in their budget 'wins' said player. If tie still holds, a coin flip will be used to determine the 'winner' of the player.

Fill Entire Roster - If your budget has reached $0 and your roster is not completely filled, you will be alotted $1 for each open roster spot remaining, but will be given those dollars in Round 5 of the draft (For Example, your remaining budget is $0 and you have 4 remaining positions that need filled - Your team will be given an additional $4 in the 5th Round of the Draft - These dollars can only be used for $1 bids until your roster is completely filled

4. Draft Day(s) Tracking

- Each team will be able to evaluate their remaining Budget and Bids per round on the Google Spreadsheet

5. Draft Round Completion Status

- Notify the commissioner your team has completed its bids for the round by selecting the checkmark on the Spreadsheet header under 'Round Complete?' 

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Scoring:

Passing Scoring:

- 0.05 points/passing yard

- 5 points/passing touchdown

 

Rushing Scoring:

- 0.1 points/rushing yard

- 7.5 points/rushing touchdown

 

Receiving Scoring:

- 0.1 points/receiving yard

- 7.5 points/receiving touchdowns

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Punt/Kick Return Scoring:

- 0.025 points/return yard

- 7.5 points/return touchdowns

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Team Defense Scoring:

- 1 point/sack

- 2 points/safety

- 2 points/takeaway

- 7.5 points/defensive touchdown

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*Points Allowed:

- 7.5 points/ 0-6 points allowed

- 5.5 points/ 7-13 points allowed

- 3.5 points/ 14-24 points allowed

- 1.5 points/ 25-36 points allowed

- 0 points/ 37-50 points allowed

- (-2) points/ 51+ points allowed

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*Total Yards Allowed:

- 7.5 points/ 0-150 yards allowed

- 5.5 points/ 151-250 yards allowed

- 3.5 points/ 251-350 yards allowed

- 1.5 points/ 351-450 yards allowed

- 0 points/451-600 yards allowed

- (-2) points/ 601+ yards allowed

 

 

Scheduling:

- Regular Season consists of 10 games (5 conference, 5 Out of Conference (OOC))

- Out of Conference games will consist of 2-3 games against an opponent from the other conferences

- Yearly Scheduling will be randomly generated through an Excel Spreadsheet. May allow owners to schedule their own OOC schedules with permissions from both parties

 

Example:

Clemson Tigers 2018 Schedule (10 total games) - ACC/Independent Conference

- 5 ACC/Independent Conference games

- 2-3 OOC BigXII/SEC games

- 2-3 OOC Big Ten/Pac12 games

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League Standings:

- Standings will be determined by the following (in order of importance):

1. Conference Wins/Losses

2. Overall Wins/Losses

3. Points Scored

**Not head-to-head

 

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Ranking System:

-Will be used to place teams 1-18 based on Total Wins, Points Scored, Conference Finish, Bad Losses, Elite Wins, and Top Wins

Bad Loss - Loss to a team ranked >=14

Elite Win - Win over a team ranked <=3

Top Win - Win over a team ranked between 4-6

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-The league rankings will be updated on a weekly basis and can vary greatly from one week to the next

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-Teams will be assigned a point total from the above criteria, the following is a breakdown:

Total Wins (max 0.500 points) - My Team Wins divided by Most Wins in League multiplied by 0.500

Points Scored (max 0.400 points) - My Team Points Scored divided by Most Points Scored in League multiplied by 0.400

Conference Finish - 1st: 0.075 points, 2nd: 0.030 points, 3rd: 0.015 points, 4th: 0.005 points, 5th & 6th: 0.000 points

Bad Losses - Loss of 0.025 points per bad loss

Elite Wins - Bonus of 0.035 points per elite win

Top Wins - Bonus of 0.0175 points per top win

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**Bad Losses, Elite Wins, and Top Wins will be determined by the rankings/point totals generated from Total Wins, Points Scored, and Conference Finish. Once those rankings are determined, bonus points (Elite Wins, Top Wins) or subtracted points (Bad Losses) will be applied to your teams total. New rankings will then be generated. 

**This is important to note because a team may be awarded an Elite Win (by defeating a top 3-ranked team), however, the rankings may have that defeated team ranked 5th in the new rankings. That is due to the Bonus/Subtracted points being applied off of Total Wins, Points Scored, and Conference Finish. This is to prevent complex, circular calculations within Excel.

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-Point totals close to 1.000 are the teams with the better/best resumes

-Point totals near/below 0.500 are teams with the least worthy resumes

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Bowl System:

-Following Week 10, the top six (6) ranked teams will be invited to the College Football Playoff; Top two (2) seeds have first round byes

CFP Game 1 (Week 11): #3 Team vs. #6 Team

CFP Game: 2 (Week 11): #4 Team vs. #5 Team

CFP Game: 3 (Week 12): #2 Team vs. Winner of CFB Game 1

CFP Game: 4 (Week 12): #1 Team vs. Winner of CFB Game 2

CFP National Championship (Week 13): Winner CFP Game 3 vs. Winner CFP Game 4

CFP National Consolation (Week 13): Loser CFP Game 3 vs. Loser CFP Game 4

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-Following Week 10, teams ranked 7-12 will be invited to the following bowl games:

Rose Bowl (Weeks 11-12): #7 Team vs. #8 Team

Sugar Bowl (Weeks 11-12): #9 Team vs. #10 Team

Orange Bowl (Weeks 11-12): #11 Team vs. #12 Team

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-Following Week 10, teams ranked 13-16 will be invited to the following Loser's Playoff:

LP Game 1 (Week 11): #13 Team vs. #16 Team

LP Game 2 (Week 11): #14 Team vs. #15 Team

LP Championship (Week 12): Winner LP Game 1 vs. Winner LP Game 2

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-Conference Champions are NOT guaranteed an invitation to the College Football Playoff

-Teams ranked 7-12 will be matched up for the "New Year's Six" Bowl Games.

-Rematches and conference matchups CAN occur

 

 

Heisman Trophy System:

- By Week 7, all interested members of the league can submit 1 (one) player for the Heisman Watch

- An Excel spreadsheet will be used to determine the ultimate winner of the trophy after the completion of Week 10, prior to Bowl Week.

- The following criteria will be used in determining the winner of the Heisman Trophy:

1. Total Statistical Points Earned (based on league scoring system)

**Points will be normalized based on position since QBs score more points in a given season

2. Total Team Wins

3. Elite Wins (teams ranked <=3)

4. Top Wins (teams ranked approx. >=4 & <=8)

5. Bad Losses (teams ranked approx. >=14)

6. Total Losses