Unique Unbalanced Schedule Request

Charlie Hough · 12-30-2012, 05:10 PM

I am new to custom schedules for fictional leagues, so I hope I'm not being too demanding or expecting too much.

I am creating a league with 1 sub-league with 2 divisions of 6 teams each. The league is divided into western and eastern divisions and will NOT be able to use a balanced schedule.

Ideally, I would like to have a schedule that works as follows:

126 total games for each team
Teams play 6 series of 3 games each vs. the 5 other teams in their division (90 games)
Teams play 2 series (1 home, 1 away) of 3 games each vs. the 6 non-divisional teams (36 games)
May 1 to Sep 1 schedule (could go to Sep 15 if needed but prefer Sep 1)

This league will have a single, 7-game championship series between the two division winners.

Here's where it gets tough. Is there a way to build this schedule so that any non-divisional series will allow 3 or 4 days between them? In other words, if a divisional series ends on May 15, the inter-divisional series would begin on May 19 or 20. This might be a stretch, but others have suggested that the travel distances for my fictional historical league would require this length of time.

Finally, is it possible to create several versions of this schedule so that it wouldn't be the same matchups in the same sequence for every year?

Thanks in advance for any help that the mod community can provide.

Bigrod · 12-31-2012, 02:10 AM

Load this up and check each team to make sure I didn't mess something up. If it doesn't load pm me as I don't know what your schedule options are set for. This is set for Balanced games to be enabled on your schedule options page.

Charlie Hough · 12-31-2012, 01:15 PM

Thanks for taking the time to do this. I'll give it a try when I get a chance. I've never used a custom schedule before, so hopefully I will get it right.

I had turned off balanced schedule, but I suppose I could turn that on.

12-30-2012, 05:10 PM	#1
Charlie Hough Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,640	Unique Unbalanced Schedule Request I am new to custom schedules for fictional leagues, so I hope I'm not being too demanding or expecting too much. I am creating a league with 1 sub-league with 2 divisions of 6 teams each. The league is divided into western and eastern divisions and will NOT be able to use a balanced schedule. Ideally, I would like to have a schedule that works as follows: 126 total games for each team Teams play 6 series of 3 games each vs. the 5 other teams in their division (90 games) Teams play 2 series (1 home, 1 away) of 3 games each vs. the 6 non-divisional teams (36 games) May 1 to Sep 1 schedule (could go to Sep 15 if needed but prefer Sep 1) This league will have a single, 7-game championship series between the two division winners. Here's where it gets tough. Is there a way to build this schedule so that any non-divisional series will allow 3 or 4 days between them? In other words, if a divisional series ends on May 15, the inter-divisional series would begin on May 19 or 20. This might be a stretch, but others have suggested that the travel distances for my fictional historical league would require this length of time. Finally, is it possible to create several versions of this schedule so that it wouldn't be the same matchups in the same sequence for every year? Thanks in advance for any help that the mod community can provide.

12-31-2012, 01:15 PM	#3
Charlie Hough Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,640	Thanks for taking the time to do this. I'll give it a try when I get a chance. I've never used a custom schedule before, so hopefully I will get it right. I had turned off balanced schedule, but I suppose I could turn that on.