So, our league, which is now going on its 15th year of existence, has been hashing through all of our rules and have made some great changes. One area we are split on is the tiebreaker for standings and playoff seeding. Fleaflicker has us rank 5 tiebreaker rules in order of most preferred to least preferred. To add some fodder to our league discussion, I am seeking some insight onto the pros and cons of each option, and what your personal preferences are.
Our current ranking is:
1) most points in the season
2) division record
3) head to head record
4) points against
5) combined record of season opponents
I had all 16 league members rank the 5 options from best to worst and this did not clear up much. Here is what the results were.
Record Against (Hardest record) 1st -1, 2nd - 0, 3rd - 2, 4th - 6, 5th - 7
Sorting out this mess, here is my best interpretation.
1st Head to Head
2nd Division
3rd Points for (to me this is clearly 3rd place)
4th Points Against (to me this is clearly 4th place)
5th Opponents Record (to me this is clearly 5th place)
I think my plan is to have all 16 vote between head to head and division for first and second tiebreakers. I do want to have a short discussion first, laying out pros and cons better.
On our re-vote, here are the four options we ranked. After a lot of research, these were the four main themes leagues appear to use.
OPTION 1: Points for: Focus more on team performance through season with less focus on strength of schedule
1) Points for (13 of 13 games)
2) Division record (6 of 13 games)
3) Head to head (1 or 2 of 13 games)
4) Points against (13 of 13 games)
5) Opponents combined season record (13 of 13 games)
OPTION 2: NFL style: Focus more on games tied teams played each other and division games, with significantly less focus on the overall performance of the 13 games.
1) Head to head (1 of 2 of 13 games)
2) Division (6 of 13 games)
3) Strength of schedule – opponents combined season record (13 of 13 games)
4) Points for (13 of 13 games)
5) Points against (13 of 13 games)
OPTION 3: Division: Focus on a middle ground with division games, instead of giving head to head or total points top priority. Less emphasis on performance in all 13 games.
1) Division record (6 of 13 games)
2) Head to head (1 or 2 of 13 games)
3) Points for (13 of 13 games)
4) Points Against (13 of 13 games)
5) Opponents combined season record (13 of 13 games)
OPTION 4: All play record: Focus on choosing the better of the teams for the entire season. Strong focus on performance in all 13 games.
1) All play record (what team record would be if they played all 15 teams each week)
joenorwood77Mon 7/30/12 5:12 PM
So, our league, which is now going on its 15th year of existence, has been hashing through all of our rules and have made some great changes. One area we are split on is the tiebreaker for standings and playoff seeding. Fleaflicker has us rank 5 tiebreaker rules in order of most preferred to least preferred. To add some fodder to our league discussion, I am seeking some insight onto the pros and cons of each option, and what your personal preferences are.
Our current ranking is:
1) most points in the season
2) division record
3) head to head record
4) points against
5) combined record of season opponents
I had all 16 league members rank the 5 options from best to worst and this did not clear up much. Here is what the results were.
Points 1st - 3, 2nd - 3, 3rd - 6, 4th - 2, 5th - 2
Head to Head 1st - 6, 2nd - 6, 3rd - 2, 4th - 0, 5th - 2
Division Record 1st - 6, 2nd - 5, 3rd - 2, 4th - 1, 5th - 2
Points Against (Hardest points) 1st - 0, 2nd - 2, 3rd - 4, 4th - 7, 5th - 3
Record Against (Hardest record) 1st -1, 2nd - 0, 3rd - 2, 4th - 6, 5th - 7
Sorting out this mess, here is my best interpretation.
1st Head to Head
2nd Division
3rd Points for (to me this is clearly 3rd place)
4th Points Against (to me this is clearly 4th place)
5th Opponents Record (to me this is clearly 5th place)
I think my plan is to have all 16 vote between head to head and division for first and second tiebreakers. I do want to have a short discussion first, laying out pros and cons better.
Who has insight into this topic???
joenorwood77Sat 9/15/12 11:51 AM
On our re-vote, here are the four options we ranked. After a lot of research, these were the four main themes leagues appear to use.
OPTION 1: Points for: Focus more on team performance through season with less focus on strength of schedule
1) Points for (13 of 13 games)
2) Division record (6 of 13 games)
3) Head to head (1 or 2 of 13 games)
4) Points against (13 of 13 games)
5) Opponents combined season record (13 of 13 games)
OPTION 2: NFL style: Focus more on games tied teams played each other and division games, with significantly less focus on the overall performance of the 13 games.
1) Head to head (1 of 2 of 13 games)
2) Division (6 of 13 games)
3) Strength of schedule – opponents combined season record (13 of 13 games)
4) Points for (13 of 13 games)
5) Points against (13 of 13 games)
OPTION 3: Division: Focus on a middle ground with division games, instead of giving head to head or total points top priority. Less emphasis on performance in all 13 games.
1) Division record (6 of 13 games)
2) Head to head (1 or 2 of 13 games)
3) Points for (13 of 13 games)
4) Points Against (13 of 13 games)
5) Opponents combined season record (13 of 13 games)
OPTION 4: All play record: Focus on choosing the better of the teams for the entire season. Strong focus on performance in all 13 games.
1) All play record (what team record would be if they played all 15 teams each week)
2) Points for (13 of 13 games)
3) Points against (13 of 13 games)
4) Division record (6 of 13 games)
5) Head to head (1 or 2 of 13 games)