Playoff Seeding Changes - Please Vote!

Fantasy Football Team Owners,

After reviewing the playoff format, it has come to my attention that the division winners each receive one of the top seeds.   This is contrary to generally accepted playoff seeding of fantasy football leagues using formats other than NFL.com.

 I am making the motion that the seeding for playoffs be based solely on each team’s ranking in the league.

The new playoff seeding (which will follow NFL.com league rank) will be based on record, using total points scored in case of a tie.  This change only has the ability to affect the seeding of the playoffs and will not change the teams which are eligible to participate.  If implemented today, the current 3 seed (Rackin it Up) and 4 seed (Torainosaurus Rex) would flip as they have the same record (6-3) but Torainosaurus Rex has scored more points.   The only change this effectively makes to the playoffs, is eliminating the possibility of a team with less wins getting a seed higher  than a team with more wins (and therefore an “easier” playoff opponent).  Obviously there are 4 more weeks left until playoffs, so we don’t know who it would affect, if it affects anyone at all.

Please respond with your vote FOR or AGAINST the change to the playoff format.  You have until Nov. 20^th at midnight to respond. 

The majority response (with no minimum number of votes necessary) will be the playoff format used for “The Big Time” Fantasy Football League.  If you have an opinion on this matter you must vote.  A nonreponse will be considered concurrence with the majority of voting team managers.

Thanks,

Dan Stichter 

-The Big Time League Commissioner