Playoff- format input

Padreman · 03-30-2014, 12:25 AM

In my leagues I usually have at least 3 divisions up to 4 so i have all division winners and a wildcard(s) team making the play-offs. Several rounds on play-offs. Well I will be making a smaller 10 team, 2 division league but it does not make sense to have wild card teams right? In such a small league. So basically just go with division winners? Does it sounds odd that 4 of 10 team makes the play-offs?

The reason why I'm doing this new format is, in large leagues with 16-20 teams I find that they are more enjoyable but many players get left out of the all-star game because there more players to pick from. And it takes too long to go and pick your own and enlarge the all-star team manually. So that's why I'm going with smaller league, smaller play-off format.
But just seems boring with only one round play-off

shawa666 · 03-30-2014, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Padreman

In my leagues I usually have at least 3 divisions up to 4 so i have all division winners and a wildcard(s) team making the play-offs. Several rounds on play-offs. Well I will be making a smaller 10 team, 2 division league but it does not make sense to have wild card teams right? In such a small league. So basically just go with division winners? Does it sounds odd that 4 of 10 team makes the play-offs?

The reason why I'm doing this new format is, in large leagues with 16-20 teams I find that they are more enjoyable but many players get left out of the all-star game because there more players to pick from. And it takes too long to go and pick your own and enlarge the all-star team manually. So that's why I'm going with smaller league, smaller play-off format.
But just seems boring with only one round play-off

Custom playoff, Both division winners and one wild card. Best record gets a bye, division winners always on top. 30% of teams make it to the playoffs.

I use this set-up often in 10-14 teams leagues.

Le Grande Orange · 03-30-2014, 05:41 PM

If you want only division winners in the playoffs, but want more than two teams, then try the minor league solution: use the split-season format. That'll put four teams in total in the playoffs (the first half and second half division winner in each division) but they'll all be division winners. (Unless, of course, one team wins the division in both halves, in which case then you'd have a wild card team.)

Padreman · 04-01-2014, 02:37 PM

Just your input guys a league 14-16 teams. Pros and cons of doing only two divisions in comparison with 3 or 4 divisions? What you do? Why?

03-30-2014, 12:25 AM	#1
Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,131	Playoff- format input In my leagues I usually have at least 3 divisions up to 4 so i have all division winners and a wildcard(s) team making the play-offs. Several rounds on play-offs. Well I will be making a smaller 10 team, 2 division league but it does not make sense to have wild card teams right? In such a small league. So basically just go with division winners? Does it sounds odd that 4 of 10 team makes the play-offs? The reason why I'm doing this new format is, in large leagues with 16-20 teams I find that they are more enjoyable but many players get left out of the all-star game because there more players to pick from. And it takes too long to go and pick your own and enlarge the all-star team manually. So that's why I'm going with smaller league, smaller play-off format. But just seems boring with only one round play-off __________________ Chargers= Despicable Traitors

04-01-2014, 02:37 PM	#4
Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,131	Just your input guys a league 14-16 teams. Pros and cons of doing only two divisions in comparison with 3 or 4 divisions? What you do? Why? __________________ Chargers= Despicable Traitors

03-30-2014, 05:41 PM	#3
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	If you want only division winners in the playoffs, but want more than two teams, then try the minor league solution: use the split-season format. That'll put four teams in total in the playoffs (the first half and second half division winner in each division) but they'll all be division winners. (Unless, of course, one team wins the division in both halves, in which case then you'd have a wild card team.)