COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANTASY LEAGUE RULES
Updated 08/22/09
Red Highlights added 08/25/11

1.   GENERAL RULES

  1. League shall consist of at least 8 or more even number of franchises divided into two divisions with a max of 14 franchises.
  2. Entry fee is $100, to cover league expenses and prizes.
  3. Franchises will participate in a 17 round draft to select players from the NCAA Div I-A.
  4. The draft selection order will be determined randomly prior to the draft and the weekly waiver order will be based on standings.
  5. The division selection order will be determined randomly prior to the draft to set the schedule.
  6. A weekly waiver will occur at 9am on Tuesday of each week, waiver order will be based on standings. 
  7. Immediately following the draft until noon on the day of the first game of the season an additional three players can be picked up.  This will bring each roster up to 20 players.  The order will follow the first three rounds of the original draft and will be run at noon on the day of the first game of the season.  After the kickoff of the first game any waiver request made will go towards the week 1 waiver wire.  The weekly waiver will consist of one round, where you have to waive one player to pick up a player.  Each team is limited to one pick per week, weather the team has a complete roster or not. 
  8. The league and draft will be available online and will use the www.u-sport.com management software.

2.   LINEUPS AND ELIBIBLE PLAYERS

  1. Players shall be selected from all Div I-A schools.
  2. Line-ups shall consist of eight "players" in the format of one (1) quarterback, two (2) running backs, three (3) wide receivers/tight ends, one (1) kicker, and one (1) defense/special teams.
  3. Players should be entered into the lineup online before the kickoff of their game for the week.  Be aware that the NCAA Weekly Schedule starts on Tuesday and ends Monday night.  
  4. If you do not turn in a lineup for any reason and your last weeks lineup has players whose games have already started, those players are counted as active in your lineup and cannot be changed.
  5. If the internet or league management site is down, a reasonable attempt should be made to communicate line-ups to weekly opponents and commish before the kickoff deadline.
  6. Questions regarding player position eligibility will be addressed by a consensus vote at the draft and there after will follow the position set by www-u-sport.com.

3.   SCHEDULE

  1. Each team shall play a schedule of ten(10) regular season games. 
  2. Schedule is set prior to the draft, using the www.u-sport.com software.
  3. Playoffs shall consist of the eight qualifying teams (See "PLAYOFFS").
  4. If league consists of ten (10) teams, all teams shall play all division teams and non-division teams once, plus an addition division game.
  5. If league consists of twelve (12) teams, all teams shall play all division teams once (5 games) and all but one of the non-division teams.
  6.  If league consists of fourteen (14) teams, all teams shall play all division teams once (6 games) and four of the non-division teams.

4.   SCORING

  1. Six (6) points for a touchdown scored rushing, receiving, or as a defensive or special teams return.
  2. Four (4) points for a touchdown passing.
  3. Four (4) points for every 5 receptions caught.
  4. Two (2) points for a two-point conversion rushing, receiving, or passing.
  5. Two (2) points for a defensive safety or a two-point conversion return.
  6. One (1) point for every 25 yards rushing or receiving.
  7. One (1) point for every 50 yards passing.
  8. One (1) point for every defensive turnover forced, (fumbles and interceptions).
  9. One (1) point for every sack.
  10. One (1) point for every extra point kicked.
  11. Three (3) points for every field goal 39 yards or less.
  12. Four (4) points for every field goal 40-49 yards.
  13. Five (5) points for every field goal 50-59 yards.
  14. Six (6) points for every field goal 60+ yards.
  15. Four (4) points for defensive points allowed of 0
  16. Three (3) points for defensive points allowed of 1-6
  17. Two (2) points for defensive points allowed of 7-10
  18. One (1) point for defensive points allowed of 11-14

5.   PLAYOFFS

  1. Top two (2) teams in each division with the best records plus four wildcards, shall qualify for the playoffs.
  2. Should two or more teams are tied for any playoff spot, the following tiebreaker shall exist.
    1. Division Record if between two teams in the same division
    2. Head-to-head record.
    3. Total points scored.
    4. Total points allowed.
    5. Coin flip.
  3. The best two teams in each division will be seeded first and second, then the next best four teams in the league will be seeded in order 5-8.  The best division winner will be seeded #1, the best division runner-up will be seeded #3.
  4. Playoffs shall be paired by placing the highest seeded team versus the lowest seeded team throughout. (i.e. #1 vs. #8, #2 vs. #7, etc.)
  5. Playoffs shall start on Week 11 of the NCAA Season.
  6. Championship game will be Week 13 of the NCAA Season.  

6.   MONEY

7.   ALL OTHER RULES

Should there be any omissions or disputes about any rules not contain herein, league shall revert back to the governing rules of the Mid-Ohio Valley Fantasy Sports Association.