Includes 2002 rule change: eliminating
MLB week 26. Which also means that any one game playoffs at the
end of the MLB regular season no longer count. Those playoffs
happen at the end of week 26, which we are no longer using.
The Head-to-Head fantasy playoffs take
place during weeks 22-25 of Major League Baseball's regular season. Round One of
the fantasy playoffs takes place during Weeks 22 and 23. Round Two takes place
during Weeks 24 and 25.
Making the Playoffs
The top four teams -- two division champs and two wild-card teams
(best record regardless of division) -- compete for the League Championship.
The 5th through 10th place teams compete in the consolation
bracket.
Tie-Breakers
In the event that two or more teams
have identical win-loss records at the conclusion of the season,
and have played the same number of Head-to-Head games
between them, the following tie-breaking system is employed:
Tie Breakers for Division Championship/Playoff
Seeding
1 - Overall record
2 - Head-to-Head record
3 - Division record (added in 2007)
4 - Lowest
regular season Team Earned Run Average (ERA)
5 - Highest
regular season Team Batting Average (AVG)
In the event that three or more teams have identical win-loss
records at the conclusion of the season, and have played a
different number of Head-to-Head games between them
(which means they are not in the same
division),
the following tie-breaking system is employed:
Tie Breakers for Division Championship/Playoff
Seeding
1 - Overall record
2 - Lowest regular season
Team Earned Run Average (ERA)
3 - Highest regular season Team
Batting Average (AVG)
Transactions During the Playoffs
Teams are allowed only 2 ADD transactions per playoff round.
(Each round is 2 weeks long.)
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Schedule Reasoning
Transactions processed on the first day of Round 1 do not
count against the Round 1 limit. If a team does not find out they
are in the playoffs until Week 21, this gives them a chance to set
their playoff lineup.
This rule was added in
2001. The schedule was clarified in 2006.
Scoring During the Playoffs
At the end of the two-week playoff round, I'll combine the two weeks and calculate the winner. For example, if you had 20 HRs the first week and 15 HRs the second week, I'll combine the two weeks into 35 HRs and compare that with your
opponent's HR total. Whoever has more gets the point.
In the event that two teams have the same number of points at
the conclusion of their two week playoff game,
the higher seed wins the game. (This was
simplified/clarified in 2007.)
Playoff Schedule - Who Plays Who
In Round One of the
playoffs, the conference winner with the best win/loss record
plays the wild-card team with the worst win/loss record; the other
conference winner plays the wild-card team with the better
win/loss record. In Round Two, the winners of Game 1 and Game 2 in
Round One (see table below) compete for the League Championship.
Each round of the playoffs spans a two-week period.
The 5th
through 10th seeded team in each league compete in the consolation
bracket.
| LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRINGS |
| GAME |
ROUND
1 - WK 22 & 23
SEED VS. SEED |
ROUND
2 - WK 24 & 25
MATCHUPS |
| 1 |
1 vs. 4 |
W1 vs. W2* |
| 2 |
2 vs. 3 |
L1 vs. L2 |
| CONSOLATION BRACKET PAIRINGS |
| GAME |
ROUND
1 - WK 22 & 23
SEED VS. SEED |
ROUND
2 - WK 24 & 25
MATCHUPS |
| 1 |
5 vs. 6 |
W1 vs. W2 |
| 2 |
7 vs. 8 |
L1 vs. W3 |
| 3 |
9 vs. 10 |
L2 vs. L3 |
Final league standings following the
second round of the playoffs...
From the League Championship bracket:
1st place -
Winner of game 1, round 2
2nd place - Loser of game 1, round
2
3rd place - Winner of game 2, round 2
4th place - Loser of
game 2, round 2
From the Consolation bracket:
5th place - Winner of
game 1, round 2
6th place - Winner of game 2, round 2
7th
place - Loser of game 1, round 2
8th place - Winner of game 3,
round 2
9th place - Loser of game 2, round 2
10th place -
Loser of game 3, round 2
Consolation Bracket
Explained
