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Young Drachma · 01-05-2013, 08:56 AM

CONDITIONAL PLAYOFF RULE
Since 1866, since the advent of divisional play it is possible for a team to finish 5th (or extremely unlikely) sixth in the league standings and qualify for the playoffs by winning their division.

Given the balanced league schedule, in the event that a division champion finishes 4th or 5th in their league's overall standings, the 3rd (or 4th) placed non-division champion above them will qualify for the post-season. The other league's 4th or 5th place teams will also qualify for the playoffs, for equity purposes (aka OOTP doesn't give enough byes for top seeds to fill out the bracket without them.)

In the (unlikely) event a division champion finishes 6th overall, the team that finishes 5th in their division standings will not qualify for the post-season and would pass over that team to enter the post-season from that league.

Non-division champion qualifiers (NDCQs) who qualify through this rule (by finishing either 3rd or 4th in the overall league standings, ahead of a division champion) have the option of declining a playoff bid. If both of the teams in the affected league (or in the case of both leagues, all four) decline a spot, then the playoff field will revert to the normal 3 teams per league scenario.

This rule is retired after the 1868 season.

01-05-2013, 08:56 AM	#10
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	CONDITIONAL PLAYOFF RULE Since 1866, since the advent of divisional play it is possible for a team to finish 5th (or extremely unlikely) sixth in the league standings and qualify for the playoffs by winning their division. Given the balanced league schedule, in the event that a division champion finishes 4th or 5th in their league's overall standings, the 3rd (or 4th) placed non-division champion above them will qualify for the post-season. The other league's 4th or 5th place teams will also qualify for the playoffs, for equity purposes (aka OOTP doesn't give enough byes for top seeds to fill out the bracket without them.) In the (unlikely) event a division champion finishes 6th overall, the team that finishes 5th in their division standings will not qualify for the post-season and would pass over that team to enter the post-season from that league. Non-division champion qualifiers (NDCQs) who qualify through this rule (by finishing either 3rd or 4th in the overall league standings, ahead of a division champion) have the option of declining a playoff bid. If both of the teams in the affected league (or in the case of both leagues, all four) decline a spot, then the playoff field will revert to the normal 3 teams per league scenario. This rule is retired after the 1868 season. Last edited by Young Drachma : 02-09-2013 at 04:15 PM.