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Admin: /* Conferences */

Admin — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 04:14:14 GMT

Conferences

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-	So the top 16 teams on this list are guaranteed to be National Conference, the bottom 16 are guaranteed to be American Conference, and the ones in the middle will go either way depending on how the list fills up. But if an owner wants to guarantee being in one conference or the other, they can do that by picking one of the top 16 or bottom 16 cities.	+	So in a 32-team league, the top 16 teams on this list are guaranteed to be National Conference, the bottom 16 are guaranteed to be American Conference, and the ones in the middle will go either way depending on how the list fills up. But if an owner wants to guarantee being in one conference or the other, they can do that by picking one of the top 16 or bottom 16 cities.

	==Divisions==		==Divisions==

Admin: /* Divisions */

Admin — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 04:12:35 GMT

Divisions

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	Next, divisions are picked. Imagine each division having a "team captain" picking team members on a schoolyard. The American Conference goes first, and picks its teams round-robin: West then East for leagues split into two divisions per conference (12, 16 and 20 team leagues), West, Central and East for leagues split into three divisions per conference (18, 24 and 30 team leagues), and West, then East, then North, then South for leagues split into four divisions per conference (32 team leagues). It asks the database for the next team that fits the following criteria:		Next, divisions are picked. Imagine each division having a "team captain" picking team members on a schoolyard. The American Conference goes first, and picks its teams round-robin: West then East for leagues split into two divisions per conference (12, 16 and 20 team leagues), West, Central and East for leagues split into three divisions per conference (18, 24 and 30 team leagues), and West, then East, then North, then South for leagues split into four divisions per conference (32 team leagues). It asks the database for the next team that fits the following criteria:

-	- Team not already assigned to a division	+	*Team not already assigned to a division
-	- Team has a preference for this division	+	*Team has a preference for this division
-	- If team doesn't have a preference for this division, check to see if it doesn't have a preference for another division	+	*If team doesn't have a preference for this division, check to see if it doesn't have a preference for another division
-	- Find the team with the closest matching geography	+	*Find the team with the closest matching geography

	So let's say the AFC consists of NYA, TEN, SD, MIA, PIT, NE, BUF, CLE, PHX, SJ, SYR, ORL, LV, SAS, POR, and TUL. West picks first; SD has a preference so it goes to West. East picks next; there are four teams with preference for East but NE is farthest east so that's where it goes. North picks next. PIT and CLE both have preferences for North, but CLE is farther north so it is assigned to North. South picks next; TEN has a preference for South so off it goes.		So let's say the AFC consists of NYA, TEN, SD, MIA, PIT, NE, BUF, CLE, PHX, SJ, SYR, ORL, LV, SAS, POR, and TUL. West picks first; SD has a preference so it goes to West. East picks next; there are four teams with preference for East but NE is farthest east so that's where it goes. North picks next. PIT and CLE both have preferences for North, but CLE is farther north so it is assigned to North. South picks next; TEN has a preference for South so off it goes.

Admin at 06:57, 18 February 2017

Admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 06:57:14 GMT

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-	When a league is first created, or if it is realigned (this happens in free ~~lewagues~~ when new teams are added or in Premium leagues when the Commish requests it), it must be aligned into conferences and divisions.	+	When a league is first created, or if it is realigned (this happens in free leagues when new teams are added or in Premium leagues when the Commish requests it), it must be aligned into conferences and divisions.

	Here's how alignment works:		Here's how alignment works:

Admin at 18:50, 25 November 2015

Admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:50:02 GMT

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	==Conferences==		==Conferences==
-	First, the league is split into conferences. Basically, looking in this order, the first half of the teams in the league that match this list go to the ~~NFC~~, the rest to the ~~AFC~~. For 32-team leagues, some cities (those in Tier 0 or Tier 1) have division preferences, listed here:	+	First, the league is split into conferences. Basically, looking in this order, the first half of the teams in the league that match this list go to the National Conference, the rest to the American Conference. For 32-team leagues, some cities (those in Tier 0 or Tier 1) have division preferences, listed here:

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-	So the top 16 teams on this list are guaranteed to be ~~NFC~~, the bottom 16 are guaranteed to be ~~AFC~~, and the ones in the middle will go either way depending on how the list fills up. But if an owner wants to guarantee being in one conference or the other, they can do that by picking one of the top 16 or bottom 16 cities.	+	So the top 16 teams on this list are guaranteed to be National Conference, the bottom 16 are guaranteed to be American Conference, and the ones in the middle will go either way depending on how the list fills up. But if an owner wants to guarantee being in one conference or the other, they can do that by picking one of the top 16 or bottom 16 cities.

	==Divisions==		==Divisions==
-	Next, divisions are picked. Imagine each division having a "team captain" picking team members on a schoolyard. The ~~AFC~~ goes first, and picks its teams round-robin: West then East for leagues split into two divisions per conference, West ~~North~~, ~~then South~~, ~~then~~ West, then East. It asks the database for the next team that fits the following criteria:	+	Next, divisions are picked. Imagine each division having a "team captain" picking team members on a schoolyard. The American Conference goes first, and picks its teams round-robin: West then East for leagues split into two divisions per conference (12, 16 and 20 team leagues), West, Central and East for leagues split into three divisions per conference (18, 24 and 30 team leagues), and West, then East, then North, then South for leagues split into four divisions per conference (32 team leagues). It asks the database for the next team that fits the following criteria:

	- Team not already assigned to a division		- Team not already assigned to a division
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	- Find the team with the closest matching geography		- Find the team with the closest matching geography

-	So let's say the AFC consists of NYA, TEN, SD, MIA, PIT, NE, BUF, CLE, PHX, SJ, SYR, ORL, LV, SAS, POR, and TUL. ~~North~~ picks first. PIT and CLE both have preferences for North, but CLE is farther north so it is assigned to North. South picks next; TEN has a preference for South so off ~~it goes. West picks next; SD has a preference so it goes to West. East next; there are four teams with preference for East but NE is farthest east so that's where~~ it goes.	+	So let's say the AFC consists of NYA, TEN, SD, MIA, PIT, NE, BUF, CLE, PHX, SJ, SYR, ORL, LV, SAS, POR, and TUL. West picks first; SD has a preference so it goes to West. East picks next; there are four teams with preference for East but NE is farthest east so that's where it goes. North picks next. PIT and CLE both have preferences for North, but CLE is farther north so it is assigned to North. South picks next; TEN has a preference for South so off it goes.

-	Next round: North gets PIT, South has no teams with a preference for South so it picks a team without a preference, the farthest south is ORL~~. West goes; no teams left with a preference so it gets POR. East still has a preference so it gets NYA~~.	+	Next round: West goes; no teams left with a preference so it gets POR. East still has a preference so it gets NYA. North gets PIT, South has no teams with a preference for South so it picks a team without a preference, the farthest south is ORL.

-	Next round: North is out of teams with a preference and takes SAS. South takes the next southernmost team, PHX~~. West takes SJ. East gets its next preference, BUF~~.	+	Next round: West takes SJ. East gets its next preference, BUF. North is out of teams with a preference and takes SAS. South takes the next southernmost team, PHX.

-	Final round: ~~North gets SYR, South gets TUL,~~ West gets LV, and East gets its final preference, MIA.	+	Final round: West gets LV, and East gets its final preference, MIA. North gets SYR, South gets TUL.

	So if the teams at the offseason are the same as they are now, the AFC will be:		So if the teams at the offseason are the same as they are now, the AFC will be:

		+	West: SD, POR, SJ, LV
		+	East: NE, NYA, BUF, MIA
	North: CLE, PIT, SAS, SYR		North: CLE, PIT, SAS, SYR
	South: TEN, ORL, PHX, TUL		South: TEN, ORL, PHX, TUL
-	~~West: SD~~, ~~POR, SJ~~, LV	+
-	~~East: NE~~, ~~NYA~~, ~~BUF~~, ~~MIA~~	+	Occasionally, this will result in oddball choices. For example, if BAL were in this hypothetical conference rather than LV, SYR (Syracuse) would have ended up in the American Conference West even though it is in no way "west", because its more logical divisions (East and North) were filled up mostly by teams with a built-in division preference. Again, please note that these division preferences are only used for 32-team leagues.

Admin at 18:40, 25 November 2015

Admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:40:34 GMT

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-	So the top 16 teams on this list are guaranteed to be ~~AFC~~, the bottom 16 are guaranteed to be ~~NFC~~, and the ones in the middle will go either way depending on how the list fills up. But if an owner wants to guarantee being in one conference or the other, they can do that by picking one of the top 16 or bottom 16 cities.	+	So the top 16 teams on this list are guaranteed to be NFC, the bottom 16 are guaranteed to be AFC, and the ones in the middle will go either way depending on how the list fills up. But if an owner wants to guarantee being in one conference or the other, they can do that by picking one of the top 16 or bottom 16 cities.

	==Divisions==		==Divisions==

Admin at 18:39, 25 November 2015

Admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:39:58 GMT

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-	~~here's how~~ it ~~works:~~	+	When a league is first created, or if it is realigned (this happens in free lewagues when new teams are added or in Premium leagues when the Commish requests it), it must be aligned into conferences and divisions.

		+	Here's how alignment works:
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		+	==Conferences==
	First, the league is split into conferences. Basically, looking in this order, the first half of the teams in the league that match this list go to the NFC, the rest to the AFC. For 32-team leagues, some cities (those in Tier 0 or Tier 1) have division preferences, listed here:		First, the league is split into conferences. Basically, looking in this order, the first half of the teams in the league that match this list go to the NFC, the rest to the AFC. For 32-team leagues, some cities (those in Tier 0 or Tier 1) have division preferences, listed here:

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-	So the top 16 teams on this list are guaranteed to be AFC, the bottom 16 are guaranteed to be NFC, and the ones in the middle will go either way depending on how the list fills up. But if ~~someone~~ wants to guarantee being in one conference or the other, they can do that by picking one of the top 16 or bottom 16 cities~~. Thus, based on the current cities, MIA, CLE, PHX, POR and TUL will move to the AFC and LOU, BRO, NJ, CHI, and WAS will move to the NFC.~~	+	So the top 16 teams on this list are guaranteed to be AFC, the bottom 16 are guaranteed to be NFC, and the ones in the middle will go either way depending on how the list fills up. But if an owner wants to guarantee being in one conference or the other, they can do that by picking one of the top 16 or bottom 16 cities.
-		+
-	Before we go into divisions: The only teams with division preferences are those that won't automatically fall into place with a 32-team league using the default geography. So not all teams have a "preference".	+

-	Next, divisions are picked. Imagine each division having a "team captain" picking team members on a schoolyard. The AFC goes first, and picks its teams round-robin: North, then South, then West, then East. It asks the database for the next team that fits the following criteria:	+	==Divisions==
		+	Next, divisions are picked. Imagine each division having a "team captain" picking team members on a schoolyard. The AFC goes first, and picks its teams round-robin: West then East for leagues split into two divisions per conference, West North, then South, then West, then East. It asks the database for the next team that fits the following criteria:

	- Team not already assigned to a division		- Team not already assigned to a division

Admin at 18:38, 25 November 2015

Admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:38:49 GMT

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-	First, the league is split into conferences. Basically, looking in this order, the first half of the teams in the league that match this list go to the ~~AFC~~, the rest to the ~~NFC~~. For 32-team leagues, some cities (those in Tier 0 or Tier 1) have division preferences, listed here:	+	First, the league is split into conferences. Basically, looking in this order, the first half of the teams in the league that match this list go to the NFC, the rest to the AFC. For 32-team leagues, some cities (those in Tier 0 or Tier 1) have division preferences, listed here:

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Admin at 18:25, 25 November 2015

Admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:25:44 GMT

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Admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:01:12 GMT

New page: here's how it works: First, the league is split into conferences. Basically, looking in this order, the first 16 teams that match this list go to the AFC, the rest to the NFC. I've also l...

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here's how it works:

First, the league is split into conferences. Basically, looking in this order, the first 16 teams that match this list go to the AFC, the rest to the NFC. I've also listed the "preferred divisions" for the teams (not all teams have one):

LAA, West
NYA, East
BC
OAK, West
HOU, South
IND, South
JAX, South
KC, West
TEN, South
SD, West
MIA, East
PIT, North
NE, East
DEN, West
BUF, East
BAL, North
CIN, North
CLE, North
PHX
MIC
BR
CHA
SJ
CAL
NEW
SYR
EDM
PRO
ORL
LV
SHR
SAS
VIR
POR
TUL
TOL
ARK
SA
FLA
BIR
NOR
MIL
LOU
OMA
BRO
NAS
SAC
NJ
HAM
ROC
HAR
BOS
MON
WIN
MEM
COL
DAL, East
TOR
CHI, North
CAR, South
ATL, South
DET, North
PHI, East
MIN, North
NO, South
SF, West
SEA, West
ANA, West
STL, West
TB, South
GB, North
WAS, East
ARI, West
NYN, East
LAN, West

So the top 16 teams on this list are guaranteed to be AFC, the bottom 16 are guaranteed to be NFC, and the ones in the middle will go either way depending on how the list fills up. But if someone wants to guarantee being in one conference or the other, they can do that by picking one of the top 16 or bottom 16 cities. Thus, based on the current cities, MIA, CLE, PHX, POR and TUL will move to the AFC and LOU, BRO, NJ, CHI, and WAS will move to the NFC.

Before we go into divisions: The only teams with division preferences are those that won't automatically fall into place with a 32-team league using the default geography. So not all teams have a "preference".

Next, divisions are picked. Imagine each division having a "team captain" picking team members on a schoolyard. The AFC goes first, and picks its teams round-robin: North, then South, then West, then East. It asks the database for the next team that fits the following criteria:

- Team not already assigned to a division
- Team has a preference for this division
- If team doesn't have a preference for this division, check to see if it doesn't have a preference for another division
- Find the team with the closest matching geography

So let's say the AFC consists of NYA, TEN, SD, MIA, PIT, NE, BUF, CLE, PHX, SJ, SYR, ORL, LV, SAS, POR, and TUL. North picks first. PIT and CLE both have preferences for North, but CLE is farther north so it is assigned to North. South picks next; TEN has a preference for South so off it goes. West picks next; SD has a preference so it goes to West. East next; there are four teams with preference for East but NE is farthest east so that's where it goes.

Next round: North gets PIT, South has no teams with a preference for South so it picks a team without a preference, the farthest south is ORL. West goes; no teams left with a preference so it gets POR. East still has a preference so it gets NYA.

Next round: North is out of teams with a preference and takes SAS. South takes the next southernmost team, PHX. West takes SJ. East gets its next preference, BUF.

Final round: North gets SYR, South gets TUL, West gets LV, and East gets its final preference, MIA.

So if the teams at the offseason are the same as they are now, the AFC will be:

North: CLE, PIT, SAS, SYR
South: TEN, ORL, PHX, TUL
West: SD, POR, SJ, LV
East: NE, NYA, BUF, MIA