Playoff Formats and Season Structure
8 game minimum seasons
The following describes Divisions with an 8 game overall season. Just look for how many teams are in your division and this will give the Regular Season and Playoff Format.
For Playoff Schedule dates, click on schedules and click on your season and division. The days and time of the playoffs will be shown there.
Many times the semi-final and Championship games will be on the same day and played as a doubleheader.
Click on how many teams are in your division to see how your regular season and playoff format is set up.
This is for seasons where we price based upon 8 games. Click on a number of teams in your division to see how your season and playoffs are set up.
4 Team Division
5 Team Division
6 Team Division
7 Team Division
8 Team Division
9 Team Division
10 Team Division
11 Team Division
13 Team Division
14 Team Division
18 Team Division
Regular Season = 6 games (every team plays other team twice) (12+4=16) (6W+1-2W)
Playoffs = All 4 teams make playoffs.
3rd Place Game = Losers of Game 1 vs Losers of Game 2
5 Team Division (avoid if possible)
Regular Season= 8 Games (every team plays other team twice) (20+1=21) (10w+1w)
Playoffs = Top 2 teams play in Championship Game.
Regular Season= 7 games (unbalanced schedule). (21+4=25) (7w+1/2)
Playoffs = Top 4 teams make playoffs. Bottom 2 teams play in consolation.
Regular Season = 6 games (Play each team once) (21+8=29) (7w+2/3)
Playoffs = All teams make playoffs.
Consolation = Losers of (Game 4 vs Game 2) and Losers of (Game 1 vs Game 3)
Regular Season = 7 Games (56+7=63)
Playoffs = All teams
Regular Season = 8 games (36+3=39) (9w+1/2)
Playoffs Top 4 teams.
Regular Season = 7 games (unbalanced regular season)
Playoffs Top 8 teams, Bottom 2 teams get a consolation game.
11 Team Division (Avoid if possible)
Regular Season = 8 games (unbalanced regular season)
Playoffs Top 4 teams.
Regular Season = 8 games (unbalanced regular season)
Playoffs Top 4 teams.
Regular Season = 6 games
Playoffs= Week 7- All teams play Seed 1 v Seed 14 (Becomes Seed 1W and Seed 7L), Seed 2 v Seed 13 (Becomes Seed 2W and Seed6L), Seed 3 v Seed 12 (Becomes Seed 3W and Seed 5L), etc
Week 8 We have a Winners Bracket( A) and Losers Bracket(B). Both Brackets are as below. Both the winner and loser move into the Seed Position above in ().
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Regular season = 7 games
The top 7 teams are in the A Division Playoffs and the Bottom 7 teams are in the B division Playoffs
All 18 Teams Make the Playoffs
Week 1 Decides if you Make the A divison or the B Division
1st place vs 18th place Winner is A Seed 1 and loser is B Seed 9
2nd place vs 17th place Winner is A Seed 3 and loser is B Seed 8
etc
There will then be 9 A seeds and 9 B Seeds
Each Division will then be single Elimination as below
