Proposal #1 (2024): Adding a 7th playoff spot

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It has been proposed that we move from 6 playoff teams per conference (12 total teams) to 7 playoff teams per conference (14 total teams)



*** Original language from the rules listed below, with proposed changes in red. ***



PLAYOFFS:
There will be 12 14 postseason participants, 6 7 from each conference. The six seven postseason participants from each conference will be seeded as follows:

1. The division champion with the best record.
2. The division champion with the second-best record.
3. The division champion with the third-best record.
4. The division champion with the fourth-best record.
5. The Wild Card club with the best record.
6. The Wild Card club with the second-best record.

7. The Wild Card club with the third-best record.


The playoffs will follow the same format as the NFL. This means that re-seeding will occur in each round after the first round in order to ensure that the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed, etc. All tie-breakers for the league will follow the NFL as closely as possible. All tie-breaking procedures will be listed on the last page of the league rules.



This will also necessitate changes to the draft order after the 2024 season...



*** Original language from the rules listed below, with proposed changes in red. ***



ANNUAL DRAFT:
MyFantasyLeague.com will be used to conduct the draft, which will consist of an nine (9) round slow draft. The time limit will be determined prior to the draft, and is subject to change at any time with a reasonable notice. A reasonable notice is considered 24 hours.

The draft order will be determined by won-loss record. The draft will be a serpentine draft. The owner that picked 32nd in the first round will pick 1st in the second round. The team that picked 1st in the first round will pick 32nd in the second round. Starting in 2008 after the 2024 season the draft order will be altered to the following format:



The first 3 rounds will remain the same as the current draft order. The 4th round order will be 20-1, then 21-32 18-1, then 19-32. 20-1 18-1 refers to the 20 18 teams that did NOT make the playoffs, and 21-32 19-32 refers to the 12 14 teams that qualified for the playoffs. It is currently possible for a playoff team to draft in a position before the 21st spot if a non-playoff team in the opposite conference had a better regular season record. In the 4th round however, 20-1 will refer to the 20 teams that did NOT qualify for the playoffs. I would strike the previous two sentences because I think that all non-playoff teams should draft before all of the playoff teams when determining the draft order. This is how we have been doing it for the past several years anyway because I had no idea that this sentence was even in here. New tie-breakers will not be applied to the 4th round order, original draft positions will be used. After the 4th round the order will begin to snake again starting with pick 5.01. The new draft order will look like this:


Round 1 = 1-32
Round 2 = 32-1
Round 3 = 1-32
Round 4 = 20-1 then 21-32 18-1 then 19-32
Round 5 = 32-21 then 1-20 32-19 then 1-18
Round 6 = 20-1 then 21-32 18-1 then 19-32
Round 7 = 32-21 then 1-20 32-19 then 1-18
Round 8 = 20-1 then 21-32 18-1 then 19-32
Round 9 = 32-1 then 1-20 32-19 then 1-18

[Chargers]

Proposal #1 has passed by a vote of 12-2. This league vote occurred in March 2024.

According to the league rules, a majority result with at least 10 yes votes is required to pass a proposal. See the previous post in this thread for the changes that have been made to the league rules to reflect this change.

Beginning this current season (2024), we will have seven playoff teams from each conference with only the top seed in each conference receiving a first-round bye. In other words, we are mirroring the current NFL playoff setup. This means that the match-ups after the first round will be re-seeded if needed based on any upsets that occurred previously. The highest seed will always play the lowest remaining seed.

The MFL page has been updated to show the new playoff brackets. If you would like to see them, go to "Scores" and then "Playoff Brackets".

This will slightly alter the draft order for the 2025 season due to the fact that there are two more teams in the playoffs now. Draft picks will not change for the current 2024 offseason. Again, see the previous post for more details.