Hoops '20 Rules

10-team, 13 week head-to-head format in which teams play everyone within their division twice, and teams in the other division once.

These five categories in this league are all worth equal point value:

1pt = each point scored

1pt = each assist

1pt = each rebound

1pt = each steal

1pt = each blocked shot

1) All teams must adhere to the $300 salary cap.

2) All teams will start with $100 waiver wire money to start the season, in which to bid on walk-ons.

3) All waiver wire pickups are to be done wih the ESPN blind bidding system, and are eligible to play the very next game.

4) All teams must maintain a full roster of 12 players(barring a trade) with at least a $1 minimum value, at the beginning of each scoring period. 

5) If a team makes a trade with another team that puts them over the cap, the trade will be reversed.

6) The weekly waiver wire pickup deadline is 11pm on Sunday.

7) Teams are prohibited from bidding on a player that they have dropped for one full waiver wire cycle.

**TRADE DEADLINE** will be on Sunday, February 28th at 11pm.

You may redshirt any 2 players off your team, providing the following criteria are met:

1) The player was not started at all the year prior, or they were injured to the point of no return before the 3rd week.

2) You can only redshirt a player two times.

3) You may not redshirt a player that was picked up (walk-on).

4) You may redshirt a player that has transferred, if the stated criteria is met.

1) In weekly games, there is no home court advantage. The players will decide the outcome by awarding the win to the team with the highest scoring player, then 2nd highest, etc..

2) The tie-breaker to determine a division champion will be head-to-head, division record, then total points scored.

3) Division winners will be the top two seeds in the tournament. The tie-breaker for the top seed, and the other two remaining seeds in the top four will be head-to-head, then total points scored.

*the bottom four teams will be decided by points scored, regardless of record.

1) "E-bids" cost $5, and that will come out of that team's waiver wire money.

2) Those teams that run out of waiver wire money will not be allowed to make Emergency Bids.

3) Emergency Bids must accompany a cut or open roster spot, or will be voided.

4) Emergency Bid players must be cut from their respective team at the completion of the week.

5) Emergency Bids must immediately be emailed to the entire league.

The top eight teams will make the tournament. These teams that made the Elite Eight will receive $10 in bonus money. Teams making the Final Four will earn and additional $8 in bonus money. The teams in the championship will both get an extra $7, and then, the league champion receives $5 more for a total of $30 bonus money.

SUMMARY

Here is a breakdown of how bonus money is earned each year: 

*regular season* 

$2  all wins outside division  

$3  all wins within division  

*tournament* 

$10 Elite Eight Finish  

$18 Final Four Finish  

$25 Tournament Runner-up  

$30 Tournament Champion