I'm going to simulate my custom playoff structure (because ESPN's makes no sense) in weeks 6-8, 9-11, and 12&13 (partial sim). So before the end of the season we'll get 3 different views of how the playoffs might work and we can make tweaks accordingly. I'll explain the logic behind my seeding and why ESPN is stupid if you're interested. Obviously I'll get results of mixed usefulness with each sim, but I'll keep you guys updated on any issues or oddities that come up.
Sim 1 playoffs (starting week 6)
1. SHP 4-1 bye
2. Foster 4-1 bye
4. Only 3-2
5. Sorry 3-2
(winner plays SHP)
6. Stonk 3-2
3. Russell 3-2
(winner plays Foster)
Sim 1 loser's bracket
7. LLC 2-3
12. Stup 1-4
8. Llamas 2-3
11. Goodell 1-4
9. Ponder 2-3
10. Gill 2-3
Full loser's bracket structure
Week 1: 7v12, 8v11, 9v10
Week 2 (adding 5 and 6 after they lose in winners bracket): 5v8, 6v7, 9v12, 10v11
Week 3 (adding 3 and 4 after they lose in winners bracket): 3v4, 5v6, 7v8, 9v10, 11v12 (Sacko Bowl!)
Loser's bracket seeds will be reset manually each week (incoming teams from winner's bracket will always be top two seeds that week).
Basic tiebreaker structure:
1. Overall record
2. Head to head record
3. Total points for
Division record might need to be added somewhere as a tiebreaker when the records and ties get more complex, but we'll deal with that when we get there (that's what a sim is for!). Give me any feedback,, etc, I'll post the outcomes each week so we can all see how the playoffs would theoretically work and tweak them before we actually get there.
Playoffs will be standardized across all leagues if that's cool.
this is just a sim and has no actual impact on the league at all