MSP 2002 RULES POINT SYSTEM

MSP 2002 PLAYOFF RULES

SEEDING

The top 12 teams make the playoffs. The top 4 teams get a bye during Wildcard Weekend (Round 1)
Here is the tiebreaker hierarchy for determining playoff seeds:
- Pick of the Week (POW) Winning Percentage
- Monday Night Football (MNF) Winning Percentage
- Weeks Won
- Most Recent POW performance (Going back from Week 17 until someone gets an advantage)
- Most Recent MNF performance (Going back from Week 17 until someone gets an advantage)
- Overall W/L percentage
- If it gets to this point, it'll be decided by a coin toss. You have a better chance of winning the lottery than having this happen.
The match-ups for round 1 are as follows: 5th place vs. 12th place, 6th place vs. 11th place, 7th place vs. 10th place, 8th place vs. 9th place.
After each round, the top remaining seed will face the lowest seed in the next round. The 2nd highest seed will face the 2nd lowest seed, etc.

POINT SYSTEM

You get a point for picking a winner. You lose a point for picking a loser.
Each week you must also make a Pick of the Week Selection, which is worth 2 or -2 points. If you forget to enter a POW (pick of the week) then one of your losses will be assigned as your POW. If have a perfect week, you will not be penalized for this.
You must pick at least one game, but there is no maximum.
To avoid ties vs. the spread, I'll make all lines half point lines in favor of the favorite. Example, if the Eagles are favored by 3 points over the Falcons, the spread would be Philadelphia -2.5 instead of Philadelphia -3.
IF YOU DO NOT TURN IN YOUR PICKS BY 10:00 PM on the day prior TO THE 1^ST KICKOFF OF THE WEEKEND, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOSE 2 POINTS AND YOUR POW FOR THE WEEK. IF PICKS ARE NOT TURNED PRIOR TO 1^ST KICKOFF, YOUR OPPONENT AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCES!!!

TIE BREAKERS

Many match-ups will end in a tie. In that event, the following tie-breakers come into play:
If both players have identical picks the outcome of the match-up will be based on the higher seed's POW. If the higher seed wins their POW they advance, otherwise the lower seed advances
1st tiebreaker: Pick of the Week
If both players have the same outcome (both wins or both losses) for their POW, the higher seed advances.

PRIZES

There are weekly prizes for the top point-getters in a given week, as well as prizes for the Top 4 finishers of the Regular Season.
The Top 12 Regular Season finishers get into the playoffs (The top 4 get byes), in competition for Super Bowl champion and runner-up prizes through a tournament of head-to-head competition.
Prizes are based on percentages of the total pool. The commissioner will take $10 from the total pool to cover the cost of payment of prizes (Yes, I will also ante $50 but will take a few bucks for handling prize payouts, Paypal fees, etc.). The prizes for 2002 are as followed (based on 26 entries with a free entry for TC Raiders)

MAKING PICKS

Every week, spreads will be provided to players on Tuesday of each week on the league website at: http://geocities.com/mspnfl2002 . Players can link to the pick sheet for that week. Fill in the pick sheet making sure that you select your alias name from the "Name" box, pick 4 games, a POW and the Monday Night Football winner before pressing the "Submit Picks" button.
This is the ONLY way picks will be accepted!!!!!. I will make exceptions for very good reasons but WILL NOT TYPE IN YOUR PICKS on a normal basis. If you can't work the weekly pick form, email me at [email protected]. If you can't work the sheet, you probably shouldn't be in the pool.
Picks must be received by 10:00 pm the night prior to the 1^st kickoff of the week to avoid penalties!!!!!

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