National Fantasy Football Championship


Section I: Official Rules and Regulations of the National Fantasy Football Championship Satellite Leagues
1. Overview: The National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) Satellite Leagues will consist of 14 teams/managers. All prizes for the NFFC Satellite Leagues will be league-only, there is not an overall contest for the satellite leagues. The NFFC regular season will begin with all Week 1 NFL games (including results from the Thursday, Sept. 4th game) and through all Week 13 games. Teams will play every other team in their league once in head-to-head competition, with the team with the best overall record and the team with the most total points (not counting h2h champion) earning playoff spots. The team with the next best record and the team with the next highest total points also advance to the playoffs. The four playoff teams from each satellite league will carry their weekly scoring average from the regular season into the playoffs and add that to their totals from Weeks 14, 15 and 16 to determine the top three finishers in each league. The regular season head-to-head champion will earn its entry fee back in each $250, $500 and $1,000 league, while the team with the most total points during the regular season (it can be the same team) will also earn back its entry fee after Week 13. The $125 Winner-Take-All leagues and all of the Draft Champions Leagues are the only leagues where scoring totals from the first 16 weeks of the NFFC season will be added, with the top teams winning prizes according to their individual setups (see Prizes link for details). Draft Champions Satellite Leagues are unique to our format and the rules for those can be found under the Draft Champions link. Playoff qualifiers after Week 13: Best h2h record Most total points Next best h2h record Next highest total points
2. Draft: All Satellite Leagues will hold their drafts online at www.MockDraftCentral.com and each owner will get a free pass to use that site. Each league will be comprised of 14 teams, and each draft will last for 18 rounds, with each team selecting a player in each round in a serpentine fashion using 3 RR (3rd Round Reversal). All NFFC draft leagues will use 3RR (3rd Round Reversal) in 2008, meaning that the draft order will go 1 to 14 in Round 1, 14 to 1 in Round 2 and back down to 14 to start Round 3 before continuing in serpentine fashion after that. The NFFC is using 3RR in 2008 to balance the talent pool throughout these 14-team leagues. Players can be drafted at any position at any time in the draft, but each team must have at least one player for each of the designated starting positions by the end of the draft. Each team must start a weekly lineup of 10 players and the team roster must remain at 18 players; there are no injured reserve lists beyond the team total of 18.
3. No Trading: Trading is not allowed during the NFFC season and owners are not allowed to trade draft picks.
4. Roster Requirements: Maximum of 18 players at all times.
5. Starting Lineup Requirements: Starting lineups will consist of: 1 Quarterback 2 Running Backs 3 Wide Receivers 1 Tight End 1 Flex Player (RB, WR or TE) 1 Kicker 1 Team Defense/Specials Team (If no Week One lineup is submitted, the NFFC will determine your starting lineup. After Week One, if no starting lineup is submitted, your starting lineup will be that of the previous week.)
6. Scoring: Players can accumulate points in a number of ways: PASSING: .05 points for every yard passing (works out to 1 point every 20 yards). 6 points for every passing touchdown 2 points for every 2-Point conversion minus 1 point for every interception and lost fumble RUSHING: .10 points for every yard rushing (works out to 1 point every 10 yards). 6 points for every rushing TD 2 points for every 2-Point conversion minus 1 point for every lost fumble 6 points for a recovered offensive fumble for a touchdown (RB, QB, WR, TE) RECEIVING: .10 points for every yard receiving (works out to 1 point every 10 yards). 6 points for every receiving TD 1 point for every reception for WRs, Tight Ends and QBs 0.5 points for every reception for RBs 2 points for every 2-Point conversion minus 1 point for every lost fumble KICKING: 1 point for every extra point 3 points for every field goal from 1-30 yards 3 points for every field goal plus .10 points for every yard after 30 yards (i.e. a 47-yard field goal would be worth 4.7 points) DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS: 1 point for every sack 2 points for every interception or opponents' fumble recovery 6 points for every touchdown (interception return, defensive fumble return, punt or kickoff return, blocked field goal return, blocked punt return). All special teams and defensive points are awarded to the team responsible, not the individual player. Should a kicker, punter or field goal holder throw a pass off a fake attempt, however, the offensive output for that offensive play would go towards the individual player, not the special teams. Also, any lost fumble or "muff" on a specials team play does not result in negative points for that individual player. 2 points for every safety 12 points for a shutout by the entire team 8 points for allowing 2-7 points by the entire team 4 points for allowing 8-12 points by the entire team 2 points for allowing 13-17 points by the entire team
7. Free Agent Acquisitions: Any player who is not on a team roster within your league is considered a free agent for that league. The free agent system will be a "blind bidding" process for each individual league (Free Agent Acquisition Bidding or FAAB). Each team will start with a $1,000 FAAB budget, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis through Week 13. Only the winning and runner-up bids for each player in each league will be shown The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars goes to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents).
8. The Draft: The draft will be held on MockDraftCentral.com during the months of June, July and August. The draft will be held in a serpentine fashion for each round using 3RR (1-14 in Round 1, 14-1 in Round 2, 14-1 in Round 3, 1-14 in Round 4 and continuing from there in serpentine fashion). A. League Management Web Address: STATS will manage the NFFC and provide real-time stats online. You can access your league via the Internet by going to http://game.fantasyfootballchampionship.com. B. Lineup Submission: All lineups may be submitted on the league web site and must be entered prior to the scheduled kickoff for the game affected. C. NFFC Phone In: All transactions should be made online via the league website. In the event you cannot access a computer to make your moves, STATS, Inc., one of the largest and most respected providers of statistics and fantasy games, can accept transactions via phone at 888-450-2730 during normal business hours. You will need your login and password to submit transactions via phone. You may leave transactions on voice mail during non-business hours, however, you do so at your own risk and any and all changes which result in an invalid lineup, will be voided. D. Scoring: The National Fantasy Football Championship will use a head-to-head scoring setup. Scoring will be accumulated each week from your 10 starters. Scores in the NFFC are finalized with no changes possible after noon ET each Wednesday after the weekend games.
9. Bidding Time Frame: The bidding process will be held each week after Week 1 and continues through the end of the NFFC regular season. Bids will be accepted on the league web site from Tuesday at 9 am ET until Friday at 9 p.m. ET in each of those weeks. If you are submitting by phone, you must submit your bids by 2:30 p.m. ET on Friday. Rosters will be updated by 10 p.m. ET Friday with the results of all successful bids. The FAAB deadline will be moved to Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. EST to comply with the Thanksgiving Day games and to Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 9 p.m. EST to comply with the Week 13 Thursday games as well. There are no FAAB pickups in Weeks 14 through 16 during the NFFC Championship Round and NFFC Consolation Round. All winning FAAB bids on Nov. 19 and 26 are final at that time, even if a scoring change is made after that which would affect tied winning bids. The FAAB deadline will be moved to Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. EST for Week 10, Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. EST for Week 11, Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. EST for Week 12 and Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 9 p.m. EST to comply with the early Thursday games for each of those weeks. There are no FAAB pickups in Weeks 14 through 16 during the NFFC Championship Round and NFFC Consolation Round. All winning FAAB bids on Nov. 19 and 26 are final at that time, even if a scoring change is made after that which would affect tied winning bids.
10. Conditional Bids: Conditional bids can also be offered. In the event you may lose out on a player, you can place conditional bid(s) for other players during the bidding time frame. The first conditional bid will become relevant only if you lose out on the first bid. Subsequent conditional bids will become relevant only if the previous conditional bid fails. Bids do not require conditional bids. Bids may have several sequential conditional bids.
11. Number of Bid Limits: There is no limit to the number of bids each week in which bids are permitted.
12. Tied Bids: If there is a tie bid, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by: Worst league record. Lowest total points. Head-to-head matchups of teams (losing team would get the player). Worst previous week score. Coin toss.
13. Trades between managers: To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed.
14. League Structure: Each league will consist of 14 teams competing in a head-to-head format for the league championship. The team with the best won-loss record in each league plus the next three highest scoring teams in each division advance to the three-week playoffs. Playoff teams will carry their weekly average from Weeks 1-13 into a consolation round playoff and add their weekly totals during Weeks 14-16 to determine the league champion and top three money finishers. Each $250, $500 and $1,000 Satellite League will pay back entry fees to the regular season head-to-head champion and the total points leader after Week 13. Playoff qualifiers after Week 13: Best h2h record Most total points Next best h2h record Next highest total points
15. Tie-breaker procedures: If after 13 regular season games, teams are tied for first place, second place or third place, the following tiebreakers will be used in this order: Total points through 13 weeks Head-to-head won/lost record (if three or more teams, it's cumulative wins against those common opponents) Highest point total from Week 13 Highest point total from Week 12 Highest point total from Week 11 Coin toss This procedure is for determining the head-to-head champion and the league total points leader. If after 13 regular season games, teams are tied for fourth place in total points, the following tiebreakers will be used in this order: League record Head-to-head won/lost record (if three or more teams, it's cumulative wins against those common opponents) Highest point total from Week 13 Highest point total from Week 12 Highest point total from Week 11 Coin toss
16. Prize Breakdown: $125 Entry Fee League (pay top 3): Top Three Payouts: First Place: Free Entry In 2009 NFFC Second Place: $100 Total points leader through 16 weeks of action wins title $250 Entry Fee League $250 to regular season head-to-head champion $250 to highest total points during regular season First Place: $1,550 Second Place: $500 Third Place: $250 $500 Entry Fee League $500 to regular season head-to-head champion $500 to highest total points during regular season First Place: $3,100 Second Place: $1,000 Third Place: $500 $1,000 Entry Fee League $1,000 to regular season head-to-head champion $1,000 to highest total points during regular season First Place: $6,200 Second Place: $2,000 Third Place: $1,000
17. Draft Rules: Time Limit: Each participant will have a 90 second time limit for each pick. If the participant does not make a pick in 90 seconds, the computer will automatically make that pick. Trading: There is no trading allowed during the NFFC season and all player cuts will be evaluated by the NFFC. Any player cut that will hurt the integrity of the league can be allowed by the NFFC but that player could be removed from that league's free agent pool for the duration of the season. Week One Lineups: Every participant is responsible for submitting their Week One starting lineup before the Thursday, Sept. 4th game. The Thursday night game results will count in the NFFC scoring. All teams are also required to confirm their team roster and sign off on the players on the list before leaving the draft. Any errors on your roster should be presented to the NFFC management as soon as possible. League Management: The league will be available via the Internet at http://game.fantasyfootballchampionship.com. All lineups may be submitted on the league web site and must be entered prior to the scheduled kickoff for the game affected. In the event you cannot access a computer to make your moves, STATS, Inc., one of the largest and most respected providers of statistics and fantasy games, can accept transactions via phone during normal business hours. You will need your login and password to submit transactions via phone. You may leave transactions on voice mail during non-business hours, however, you do so at your own risk and any and all changes which result in an invalid lineup, will be voided. e. Thanksgiving/Saturday games: Any players you want to place in your starting lineup for early games like Thanksgiving or the Saturday late season games, must be entered online at least five minutes before kickoff. Any player involved in those games that isn't in the starting lineup by the regular lineup deadline of Sunday morning, won't be available for those week's games.
18. NFFC Guarantee: Krause Publications reserves the right to cancel any entries not comprising a full 14-team league. If the participants agree to compete in a satellite league with less than 14 team owners, the prize payout will be reduced accordingly to the percentage of payout previously agreed to (80% of entry fees) for that league. All pre-registered applicants would have the right to a full refund or agree to play for the newly announced prize structure.
19. Prize Winnings:. If your prize winnings exceed $600.00, The National Fantasy Football Championship must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. If necessary, we will request your social security number. The Form contains the amount paid to you (only the principal owner will receive payment) and you will receive a copy of the Form for tax purposes. You are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize. Please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice.