Southeast Fantasy Keeper League
Rules

Franchise Fees

Each team will pay a $25.00 franchise fee that will be distributed as follows:

League Structure


Blue Division Red Division Green Division Orange Division
Mighty 'Nuks
gecko mystics
Mass Marauders II
The Replacements
Stunners
Sudden Death
The Longshots!
Hog Wild
Warthogs
Blitzkriegers
The Zone Blitz
Corporate Raders

The regular season will consist of 13 weeks.

Teams will be paired with other teams each week in head-to-head matchups according to the league schedule.

Playoffs

There will be 3 weeks for playoffs. There will be 6 teams in the championship playoffs. Playoffs will begin in Week 14. The league playoff championship game will be played in Week 16. Division winners will be seeded above all wildcards.

Rankings and tie-breakers for playoff positions are as follows:

  1. Winning Pct
  2. Total Points Scored
  3. Head-to-head Wins
  4. Division Record
  5. Head-to-head Points Scored
  6. Points Scored in Division Games
  7. Coin Toss

Week 14
Bye : Div Winner #2
Bye : Div Winner #1
Game #1 : Wildcard #2
Game #1 : Div Winner #3
Game #2 : Wildcard #1
Game #2 : Div Winner #4

Week 15
  Game #1 : Seed #1 vs Seed #4
  Game #2 : Seed #2 vs Seed #3

Week 16
Championship Game
Consolation Game (3rd-4th)

Playoff games may not end in a tie.

Tie-breakers for playoff games are as follows:

  1. Total scoring value of reserves
  2. Total combined yardage of starting position players (rush,rec,pass)
  3. Points allowed by starting defensive team
  4. Yardage allowed by starting defensive team
  5. Total combined yardage of reserve position players (rush,rec,pass)
  6. Coin Toss

Rosters

Rosters will consist of 16 players and defensive/special teams. There are no restrictions regarding the number of players by position.

The league has an injured reserve list for 2 players. Players must have been out 4 weeks due to injury or on NFL injured reserve to be eligible for league IR. Players must remain on the injured reserve list the remainder of the season. You must notify commissioner to request a player to be moved to IR.

Defensive team and special teams will be considered together as a single position.

Starting Lineups

Starting lineups will consist of 8 players at the following positions:
PositionMinimum Maximum
Defense/Special Teams11
Place Kicker11
Quarterback11
Running Back12
Tight End12
Wide Receiver13

4 reserve players will also be included in the playoff lineup at the following positions for tiebreakers:
PositionMinimum Maximum
Defense/Special Teams01
Place Kicker01
Quarterback01
Running Back01
Tight End01
Wide Receiver01

Lineup changes for each player must be submitted prior to the start of the first game on the day of the player's (team's) game. A player playing on Thursday night must have his starting status modified prior to the start of the Thursday night game. Players starting on Monday can be changed until the start of the Monday night game.

The current time on the server can be seen from the link on the league page. This is the official time used for lineup submittals.

Free Agents

Team owners will be able to pick up free agents online each week during the season.

Free agents may not be dropped in the same week in which they are acquired.

Free agents may not be picked up by another team in the same week in which they are released.

There is no charge for free agents in this league.

This league will have 5 scheduled periods of free agency selections every week. During these scheduled free agent selection periods, each team will have a set time when it can select free agents. The scheduled free agency period will begin in Week 2.
Session # Day Time Total Selections
in Session 		Session Close
1 Tuesday 8 PM ET 12 Wednesday 12 AM ET
2 Wednesday 8 PM ET 12 Thursday 12 AM ET
3 Thursday 8 PM ET 12 Friday 12 AM ET
4 Friday 8 PM ET 12 Saturday 12 AM ET
5 Saturday 8 PM ET 12 Sunday 12 AM ET
Teams will select in reverse order of standings. Each team will have a 10 minute window to make a selection before the next team can make a selection. A team is not required to select during this time slot but can make a selection any time after the scheduled time until the scheduled free agency session closes. There will be 5 rotations during the week, and each team can make 1 selection per rotation. A team can submit a free agent selection to a list prior its scheduled time, and the selection will be processed if that selection is still available when the team is scheduled to select.

During the season open free agent selections (first-come first-served) are available after Sunday 12 AM ET. Open selections will be available starting in Week 0. The weekly free agent selection process ends Sunday 1 PM ET.

A player may not be released from a team's roster if he has starting status. He must be removed from the lineup first.

Trading

Teams may submit trades online. Trades will not be processed until all teams involved have confirmed the trade. The trade will not be finalized until it is approved by the league commissioner.

All trades must be equal in regards to the number of players traded. An empty roster position can be included to satisfy this requirement during the draft. All players will have to be removed from the starting lineup before they can be submitted for a trade.

Players can be traded for next year's draft picks.

Trades can be made at any time .No trades may be completed after Week 10.

Keeper League Designation

This league has been designated as a 8-player keeper league. Keepers will be named prior to the start of the next season. Players who were on a roster at the end of the draft and who were never released to the free agency pool during the season will be eligible to be keepers. Players are drafted to a 5 year contract. This contract will remain with any player who has been traded. At the end of the contract period, players will be either returned to the player pool, or their contract can be extended at a cost of one additional keeper. This means that if you keep a player beyond the 5 period, you would have to count him as two keepers.

Each returning team must declare its full complement of keepers prior to the draft.

Trades are not allowed prior to keeper designations. Only designated keepers can be traded, and all other players who were on the roster will be considered free agents.

The most players that can be kept at a position is as follows:

Defense2
Place Kicker2
Quarterback2
Running Back3
Tight End2
Wide Receiver3

Keepers must be declared by Aug 15, 2003 9 PM ET

Draft

The draft for this league will held in straight draft format (1-12) for every round. The draft order is selected by random draw.

The keeper drafts for this league will held in straight draft format (1-12) for every round. The keeper draft order will be in reverse order of finish from the prior season with the the Fantasy Bowl participants selecting last.

Each team will have 1440 minutes to select once it is on the board to select. However, each team will be limited to a total of 3000 minutes for the entire draft. Once this allotment is exhausted, a team will be allowed 5 minutes for each selection. If a team does not enter a selection in the time allowed, then the draft program will automatically select for the team. Each team can enter its own player rankings for the program to use it making automatic selections. If there is no ranked list on file for a team, then the site list will be used.

Trading of future draft picks is allowed during the draft. However, it must be handled directly with commissioner.

Other Rules

Players must be played at position designated by commissioner on player and roster files. This position can be changed if player changes position during season.