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Proposed 2026 Constitution

The Rules Update

The move to fourteen teams, the continuing league format, the proposed $7,700 money plan, and the rules that settle the season. Everything here remains subject to the league vote.

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2026 At a Glance

What Changes. What Stays.

The league expands for the first time. The competitive framework stays recognizable.

League Size
14 Teams
Scoring
Half-PPR
Standings
H2H + Median
Playoffs
Top Seven
The HeadlineNo divisions. The No. 1 seed earns the bye, playoff reseeding stays on, and the regular-season last-place finisher owns the calendar obligation plus pick one the following year.
Playoff rulesLast-place rulesSee the money plan
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Section 01  ·  The Money

The Prize Pool

$7,700
Total Prize Pool
Fourteen managers at $550 each, paid back out in three ways.
StatusProposed for 2026  ·  Approve, reject, or abstain on Question 4 of the league ballot.
$3,850Buy-back to the top seven
$1,700Playoff finish bonuses
$2,150Regular-season bonuses
Playoff Payouts the top seven recover their buy-in
FinishBuy-BackBonusTake-Home
Champion$550+$1,000$1,550
Runner-Up$550+$500$1,050
Third Place$550+$200$750
Fourth to Seventh$550None$550 ea
Regular-Season Bonuses the remaining $2,150
AwardBasisPayout
Most PointsTotal regular-season points scored$500
Best RecordNo. 1 overall seed$500
Weekly High Score$75 each week, Weeks 1 to 14$1,050
Closest LossNarrowest margin of defeat all season$100
$3,850 buy-back  +  $1,700 bonuses  +  $2,150 regular season  =$7,700
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Section 02  ·  The Fine Print

How the Money Moves

Six rules govern every dollar in the pool.

01The Buy-Back
Reach the playoffs (the top seven) and you recover your full $550 buy-in. Finish fourth to seventh and that buy-back is your payout. Finish first, second, or third and a finish bonus stacks on top.
02Bonuses Stack
Every bonus is cumulative. One manager may collect a buy-back, a finish bonus, the points title, the best-record award, weekly high scores, and the closest-loss award in the same season.
03Weekly High
A high-score bonus is paid every week from Weeks 1 to 14. An exact tie is split evenly among the tied managers.
04Season Awards
Most Points is awarded on total regular-season points scored, and Best Record goes to the No. 1 overall seed after Yahoo's tiebreakers. Closest Loss goes to the narrowest margin of defeat in the league across the regular season.
05The Trophy
The champion's name is engraved on the league trophy, joining every Quaker Nation champion since 2014.
06Trophy Transfer
The current holder securely packs and ships the trophy to the new champion within 30 days of the championship, tracked and insured, at their own cost. The new champion pays nothing to receive it. Trevor ships the annual engraved plaque separately.
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Section 03  ·  The Postseason

The Playoffs

Bracket
No Divisions
Qualifiers
Top Seven Seeds
Window
Weeks 15 to 17
Reseeding
On
Week 15
First Round
The No. 1 seed earns a bye. The other six qualifiers play in three matchups, seeded high against low.
Week 16
Semifinals
Reseeding is on. The highest remaining seed always draws the lowest remaining seed still alive.
Week 17
The Finals
Championship and placement games settle the full postseason order, places 1 through 7.
First-Round Matchups  ·  Week 15
1Bye
2vs7
3vs6
4vs5

All seven playoff teams keep playing to settle the full finishing order, places 1 through 7. The higher seed advances in an exact playoff tie. Teams finishing 8th to 14th do not enter a consolation bracket, so their draft-slot order runs off regular-season standings, and eliminated teams are locked from all player acquisitions.

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Section 04  ·  The Reckoning

The Punishment Loser

Someone finishes last. This is the exact order of operations for deciding who, settled before the season.

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Clear Worst Record
If one team owns the worst regular-season record, that team takes the punishment. Points scored and postseason results do not override a clear worst record.
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Tie for the Worst Record
Compare total regular-season points. If the lowest-scoring tied team trails every other tied team by more than 5%, that team takes the punishment.
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Inside the 5% Band
If another tied team is within 5% of the lowest point total, only teams inside that band continue. With three or more tied teams, the same rule applies to the full group.
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Head to Head
Among the remaining candidates, the worse regular-season head-to-head record takes it. For three or more, use winning percentage in games played among that group.
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Final Tiebreakers
If head-to-head stays tied, the lower regular-season point total loses. If points are exactly even, Yahoo's final regular-season ranking decides.
The RewardThe punishment loser stars in the league's annual calendar and owns pick one in the following year's draft. Both apply.
Off the Books There's an unwritten one: start a player who scores 0.00 points and you owe a Smirnoff Ice, chugged on video. It's optional, self-enforced, and less than half the Ices owed ever actually get paid. No harm in skipping it. Just know it's frowned upon.