The regular season will consist of 12 games, with week #1 being the games played on September 2^nd & 4^th and week # 12 being the games played on November 20^th. [The preseason games played on August 28 & 29 will not be included in the SCFL schedule.] At the conclusion of the season, those teams that qualify for the playoffs will compete using the game stats from the college games that occur from November 25^th- December 4^th. In using this playoff system, there is a chance that a coach could have a player that plays in a game in each of those weeks, and therefore score double points. This is because the games that occur on December 3^rd & 4^th are conference championship games of the MAC, Big 12, SEC, and also the Army vs. Navy game. The following is a list of player's teams' that could potentially score double points in the playoffs by playing in two games throughout the playoffs:

Mississippi, Mississippi St., Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU, Georgia, Oklahoma St., Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Marshall, Tennessee, and Miami FL. plays twice for sure.

NOTE: If you have a player that plays during both weeks and you decide to start him in the playoffs, then you must stick with that player during both weeks of the playoff.  You MAY NOT play one player one week of the playoffs at a particular position and then another player the next week.

To qualify for the playoffs, a team must finish in the top 2 in his conference.   Since there are four different conferences, a total of 8 teams will advance to the playoffs and to a bowl game.  The determining factor of who finishes in the top 2 in each conference will be OVERALL RECORD through the first 12 weeks of the SCFL season.   In case of a tie in overall record, the following tiebreakers will be used:

1) Head-to-Head results
2) Conference Record (by %)
3) Aggregate of SCFL '99 points scored in weeks 1-12

The following are the matchups that will take place in the playoff round of SCFL '99:

Big Ten #1 vs. Big 12 #1  (Winner to National Championship Sugar Bowl, Loser to Orange Bowl)
PAC 10 #1 vs. SEC #1      (Winner to National Championship Sugar Bowl, Loser to Orange Bowl)
Big Ten #2 vs. Big 12 #2  (Winner to Rose Bowl, Loser to Fiesta Bowl)
PAC 10 #2 vs. SEC #2      (Winner to Rose  Bowl, Loser to Fiesta Bowl)

After the first round of the playoffs, the SCFL '99 bowl games will be competed, using the statistics from ALL BOWL GAMES to decide the champions.  At the conclusion of all bowl games, cash prizes will then be distributed to all SCFL bowl game participants.   Here is the breakdown of the cash prizes:

National Championship Sugar Bowl  (Winner: $175, Loser $75)
Rose Bowl      (Winner: $60, Loser: $45)
Orange Bowl   (Winner: $40, Loser: $25)
Fiesta Bowl    (Winner: $25, Loser: $15)

THE DRAFT:

Each team will have a roster of 10 players, and coaches may select players from any one of the 114 DIV. I-A College football teams. The draft will begin on Monday, August 9^th and will be concluded by Thursday, August 26^th. Time limits will be set and the commissioner, at his discretion, will assess late penalties (i.e. losing free transactions). Exceptions will be made for those that have good excuses to be late in making their picks (i.e. out of town). The draft will be conducted over the telephone and via e-mail. To make the draft even more efficient, the commissioner encourages you to obtain an AOL Instant Messenger user name at http://www.aol.com/

Note - You must choose at minimum the following:

It is suggested that you choose one extra player at each of the above positions, so that you can decide who you will start each week. However, if you would like to choose 3 quarterbacks and only 2 running backs, that is perfectly fine.

Weekly Lineup:

Each week an SCFL Owner must field the following players:

Tie Breaker #1 (Top scorer on the bench)

Tie Breaker #2 (2^nd best scorer on the bench)

The tiebreakers are used to break ties. In the event of a tie, the #1 tiebreaker for each team will be compared. If the tie still exists, the #2 tiebreakers will be compared. If a tie still exists after the #2 tiebreaker, all points from all roster players will be added together. If a tie still exists after that then you are stuck with a tie.

Please note that if you have only one player at a position like Q.B. or Defense on your roster and that position's team is not playing due to an open day or the player is hurt, you must either fill the position via trade or waiver or submit the player anyway and take "0" points.

Weekly Lineup Submission:

Your lineup is due in by 8:00 PM on Thursday or the previous week's lineup will be used. There will be no exception to this rule. Here are the following ways you can contact the commissioner (Smitty):

E-mail: mailto:smitdog1@hotmail.com
Phone: (614) 291-4113

It is the SCFL Owner's responsibility to submit his lineup every week. If the owner does not do so, the previous week's lineup will be used. If you play someone that is hurt or not playing that particular week--too bad.

Scoring:

Only players that are in your weekly lineup score for your team. Players get the following point values: