Budman's Fantasy Football League

2001 Rules

Lineups:

• 24 players per team

  15 must meet active position requirements
  9 players will be on the bench each week

  15 active each week

  2 QB
  3 RB
  4 WR
  1 RB/WR/TE
  1 TE
  2 PK
  2 DT

• Every player will be pre-set to assigned playing position
  (that is, you can't use a TE to fill a WR position etc.)

Draft:

• Players will be picked by draft
• Owners order in draft will be by random draw
• Owners can trade draft positions before the draft
• Last pick in each round will get first pick in next round

Schedule:

• Double round robin schedule
• 8 teams in the league
• Each team plays each other team twice for first 14 weeks
• Week 15 - semi finals

  Best plays 4th best
  2nd best plays 3rd best
  5th - 8th, and 6th - 7th consolation matches

• Week 16 - Championship Game

  Semi-final winners play for Championship
  Other Week 15 winners play each other
  and losers in consolation games

• Week 17 - Consolation Matches

1 plays 5
2 plays 6
3 plays 7
4 plays 8
as determined by week 15 and week 16 results

• Tie-breakers for positions:

  W-L-T record
  A Win is better than 2 Ties
  Most points accumulated
  Most points scored against

Payouts:

• Championship Game Winner - 8%
• Runner-up - 3%
• 1st after 14 weeks - 6%
• 2nd after 14 weeks - 5%
• 3rd after 14 weeks - 4%
• 4th after 14 weeks - 3%
• 5th after 14 weeks - 2%
• 6th after 14 weeks - 1%
• Each win (17 weeks, 4 winners each) - 1%

Lineup Setting:

• Active lineup deadline is 11am CT Sunday mornings
• Players in Thursday games must be specified by 11am CT (Thanksgiving) or 6pm CT for Thursday night games
• Players in Saturday games must be specified by 11am CT Saturday

Transactions:

• Roster changes (free pool) can be made during the season
• Only 2 such transaction can be made per week
• You can specify contingency choices ("if I don't get A, I'll take B")
• If you request 2 new players, you must specify which is first choice
• $2 (fantasy $s) fee per transaction
• A player may not be picked up in the same week he is dropped
• If same player is requested by multiple teams by 5pm Wednesday, conflict is resolved:

  First choice players go before second choice players
  Team lowest in standings
  Team with lowest total points scored in season
  Team first to request player

• Players requested after 5pm Wednesdays are taken as first come, first serve.

Scoring:

• QBs/RBs/WRs/TEs:

  1 point for every 20 passing yards
  1 point for every 10 rushing yards
  1 point for every 10 receiving yards
  (Negative yardage in any of the above categories scores 0 points)
  4 points for each TD pass thrown
  6 points for each TD scored
  1 point for 2-pt conversion pass thrown
  2 points for 2-pt conversion scored
  -2 points for Interception thrown

• PKs:

  1 point for each extra point kicked
  3 points for Field Goal 39 yards or shorter
  5 points for Field Goal 40-49 yards long
  7 points for Field Goal 50 yards or longer

• DTs:

  6 points for any defensive touchdown:

  Interception return
  Fumble return
  Kickoff return
  Punt return

  2 points for each interception
  2 points for each fumble recovery
  1 point for each sack

  Yardage allowed:

  Less than 49 = 18 points
  50-99 = 15 points
  100-149 = 12 points
  150-199 = 9 points
  200-249 = 6 points
  250-299 = 3 points

  Points Given Up:

  0-6 = 12 points
  7-13 = 9 points
  14-20 = 6 points
  21-27 = 3 points

Trades:

• Teams can trade players
• Position Requirements must be maintained
• Trade costs $10 (usually $5 each)
• Trade can be vetoed by 4 of other 6 owners
• Trades must be made by 6pm Thursday

Notes:

• Each team assigned $100 fantasy investment
• Meeting 9am CT Saturday, August 26th at Pioneer
• Quick Stats Service® statistics will be "official" source
• For each week's game, team getting most points gets Win
• A Tie is a Tie
• Team slots for round-robin schedule assigned randomly
• Be aware of NFL bye week in setting each week's lineup
• Stakes are $1 per fantasy $