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Jamee999 · 06-22-2017, 11:16 AM

Hey y'all.

Quick question: I have a league with 8 teams in it. The top two teams play a championship series. Real simple format. Currently, I have the "break ties with tiebreaker games" option checked. If the season ends with a tie for first or second place, a tie-breaker game is played. Is it possible to only have the tie-breaker played for a tie for second place - i.e. only when a tie affects which team makes the playoffs? I think that this is how MLB did tie-breakers during the one-wildcard era, so it seems like it should be possible.

I just had two teams finish level for first place. They then played a game to decide who would get home-field advantage in the championship series. It seems like this should be decided by whatever tie-break options the game uses. (Sidenote: which should probably be customizable as well) Please tell me that this type of extra game can be disabled without losing the tie-breaker in the scenario when two teams are tied for one playoff spot.

Any help would be appreciated,

Jamie.

06-22-2017, 11:16 AM	#1
Jamee999 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 772	Tie-breaking games for playoff seeding? Hey y'all. Quick question: I have a league with 8 teams in it. The top two teams play a championship series. Real simple format. Currently, I have the "break ties with tiebreaker games" option checked. If the season ends with a tie for first or second place, a tie-breaker game is played. Is it possible to only have the tie-breaker played for a tie for second place - i.e. only when a tie affects which team makes the playoffs? I think that this is how MLB did tie-breakers during the one-wildcard era, so it seems like it should be possible. I just had two teams finish level for first place. They then played a game to decide who would get home-field advantage in the championship series. It seems like this should be decided by whatever tie-break options the game uses. (Sidenote: which should probably be customizable as well) Please tell me that this type of extra game can be disabled without losing the tie-breaker in the scenario when two teams are tied for one playoff spot. Any help would be appreciated, Jamie.