Playoff Format

BKL · 08-26-2014, 06:28 PM

I run a 32 team, 4 division league. See the image. We play 80 games, with an unbalanced schedule (overweight to number of division games).

We have 23 games left in the season.

Right now, I have only each division winner qualifying for the playoffs. What would you do? My other consideration is having the top two teams from each division play for a "Division Championship." I'm open to suggestions and this is the inaugural season, so I would like to get it right. Kind of cool to have the season have a lot of meaning, with only one division winner qualifying. But I think having a Division Championship could be fun too.

Thoughts?

sprague · 08-26-2014, 06:34 PM

just my 2 cents
but I never liked 2 division winners playing. A team can be second in its division with 110 wins. not make the playoffs- while an 80 win team from the other can win it all

My suggestion. Add 1 wildcard.
Set playoff for seeding, so the wildcard plays the lowest div winner in a best of 3.
Top team gets a buy. Winner plays the top team. Usually 2 div winners play for the champ anyway, but now the lower win div winner had to earn it.

kingtut313 · 08-26-2014, 06:45 PM

i like the idea of east winner hosts west runner up, west winner hosts east runner up. winners play for league championship.

BKL · 08-26-2014, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sprague

just my 2 cents
but I never liked 2 division winners playing. A team can be second in its division with 110 wins. not make the playoffs- while an 80 win team from the other can win it all

My suggestion. Add 1 wildcard.
Set playoff for seeding, so the wildcard plays the lowest div winner in a best of 3.
Top team gets a buy. Winner plays the top team. Usually 2 div winners play for the champ anyway, but now the lower win div winner had to earn it.

I like this idea, and I used it before. It was fun. The problem is that OOTP has problems with tie-breakers when a wild-card winner is also tied for the division championship. That's one of the reason I switched to not having the wild-card. I'm not sure if this issue got resolved.

Gai1997 · 08-27-2014, 09:52 AM

Here's what I would do:

1. Do a divisional playoff. Don't make it one game. Make it a best of 7. Winner moves on to the championship series.

2. Add 1 wild card to each division. Do a best of 7 between #1 and #4 and #2 and #3.

08-26-2014, 06:28 PM	#1
BKL All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 932	Playoff Format I run a 32 team, 4 division league. See the image. We play 80 games, with an unbalanced schedule (overweight to number of division games). We have 23 games left in the season. Right now, I have only each division winner qualifying for the playoffs. What would you do? My other consideration is having the top two teams from each division play for a "Division Championship." I'm open to suggestions and this is the inaugural season, so I would like to get it right. Kind of cool to have the season have a lot of meaning, with only one division winner qualifying. But I think having a Division Championship could be fun too. Thoughts? Attached Images Last edited by BKL; 08-26-2014 at 06:31 PM.

08-26-2014, 06:34 PM	#2
sprague All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,947	just my 2 cents but I never liked 2 division winners playing. A team can be second in its division with 110 wins. not make the playoffs- while an 80 win team from the other can win it all My suggestion. Add 1 wildcard. Set playoff for seeding, so the wildcard plays the lowest div winner in a best of 3. Top team gets a buy. Winner plays the top team. Usually 2 div winners play for the champ anyway, but now the lower win div winner had to earn it.

08-26-2014, 06:45 PM	#3
kingtut313 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 163	i like the idea of east winner hosts west runner up, west winner hosts east runner up. winners play for league championship. __________________ Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. - Toby Harrah

08-27-2014, 09:52 AM	#5
Gai1997 Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 370	Here's what I would do: 1. Do a divisional playoff. Don't make it one game. Make it a best of 7. Winner moves on to the championship series. 2. Add 1 wild card to each division. Do a best of 7 between #1 and #4 and #2 and #3.