The PFS fantasy NFL fantasy football league enters its fourth season this year. The first league PFS ever sponsored was a humble and awkward 13-man league. Over the past two seasons, though, we have had 30+ members and hope to continue to push that number higher this year.
Registration for the league closes at 8pm tonight (Thursday, August 30). Please go to the registration page on the PFS website and fill out the form.
At PFS, we raise money for philanthropic organizations through fantasy sports. We ask that each league member donate $10 to the league. All of the money that we collect will then be donated to a charity chosen by the overall winner. To make your donation, click the button below or come to a PFS meeting on Wednesdays at 7pm in 220 Willard Building.
League Format
Scoring
Each division will be scored using a Head-to-Head Points-based format. The league will be standard (non-PPR) scoring. Points are accumulated based on offensive, defensive/special teams, kicking statistics. More scoring details will be released soon after the registration deadline.
Rosters
The roster requirements will be released soon after the registration deadline.
Setting a Lineup
Lineups will become locked 5 minutes before the start of each individual player’s game. For example, if Player A has a game at 1:00 PM and Player B has a game at 4:05 PM, Player A will be locked into their spot on the roster (starter or bench) at 12:55 PM while Player B will not be locked into their spot until 4:00 PM.
Acquisition Rules
A free agent acquisition budget (FAAB) will be used to claim free agents. Each team will start with a $100 budget. After the start of each player’s game that is a free agent, owners will be able to bid on free agents in $1 increments. A blind bidding system is used. No bids are revealed until the time when all bids are processed, and then only the winning bid (including the bid amount and fantasy team) is displayed. Free agent bids will be processed on Wednesdays at 3:00am. After all the bids are processed, all players remaining in free agency can be added to an owner’s without bidding. This open period occurs until the start of the free agent’s next game and then the bidding process continues. More information can be found below.
Schedule
Regular Season
The league is broken into divisions, ideally each consisting of the same number of teams, but not required. During the regular season, teams only play those within their division. The top teams in each division are given a Week 12 bye into the knockout rounds, while all of the others must survive a one week play-in. The playoffs proceed in a typical 1 v 1 format until a champion is crowned. Please see the results from the two previous seasons for examples.
Standings
Each team will face one team per week. A win, loss or tie will be given to each team each week, depending on who has the most fantasy points.
Standings Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers for the division standings will proceed as follows:
1) Head-to-head record vs. team(s) tied with
2) Most fantasy points for entire season
3) Random selection
Playoffs
At the conclusion of the regular season, the playoffs will proceed as follows:
Week 12: The top x teams in each division at the end of the regular will receive byes in Week 12 to the playoffs (12 teams to playoffs). The next two teams (x+1 and x+2) from each division will be pooled together. Of the teams from this pool, the top 3 scoring teams from Week 12 will make the playoffs (3 teams to playoffs). All the remaining teams from all the divisions will also be pooled together. Of the teams from this pool, the top scoring team from Week 12 will make the playoffs (1 team to playoffs).
At the end of Week 12, 16 teams will advance to Week 13.
| Group | Week 12 | Week 13+ |
| Top x in Each Division | BYE | Single-elimination tournament |
| Next Two Teams in Each Division | Play other x+1 and x+2 seeded teams | If top 3 scorers in Week 12, single-elimination tournament |
| All Remaining Teams | Play all remaining teams | If top scorer in Week 12, single-elimination tournament |
Weeks 13-16: These weeks will consist of a 16 team, single-elimination tournament. Seeding for this tournament will consist of comparing teams regular season records across all divisions. The results from week 12 will not be included, since week 12 is a part of the playoffs. Matchups will have the 1 seed play the 16 seed, the 2 vs. 15, 3 vs. 14, and so on.
Seeding Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers for playoff seeding will proceed as follows:
1) Most fantasy points for the entire regular season
2) Most fantasy points in week 11
3) Most fantasy points in week 10
4) The above procedure will continue until a tie is broken.
5) If all weeks yield the same number of fantasy points, seeding will be done by random selection.
Playoff Matchup Tiebreaker
In the event of a tie in the playoffs, the higher seed will advance to the next round.