Rules draft
How this works. You decide.
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Five tiers by yards to the end zone
Every team sits 0 to 99 yards from the end zone. End zone (0–5) is Tier S, red zone (6–20) A, plus territory (21–50) B, own side (51–80) C, backed up (81+) D.
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Two boards: Field and Brand
Field is who's good right now and drives the odds. Brand is history, TV and crowds and moves slowly. You vote on both separately.
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Everyone votes; the top 20% by 1Q count
Anyone can vote. The official board counts only the top 20% of voters by 1Q, never fewer than 5. Everyone else makes the Crowd board.
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Votes are weighted by 1Q
A voter with a 1Q of 150 moves the board one and a half times as much as a voter at 100.
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Your own team counts 50%
A vote on your favorite team counts at 50% weight. You still get a say. Homers can't carry a team alone.
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Every FBS team is on the board; G5 contenders get the spotlight
All FBS teams can be voted on and can make the Top 25. The G5 field shows the best 18 G5 teams; the rest live on the All G5 list. Unvoted G5 teams start deeper than P4 teams with the same record.
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Conference strength = top four, bottom four, everyone
Strength is 100 minus yards to the end zone. Each league gets Top (best 4), Depth (worst 4) and Overall (all teams), ranked by Overall. Top-heavy or deep is judged against the other leagues. Actual league-vs-league results sit next to it.
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1Q comes from Saturday Five picks against the spread
Everyone starts at 100. A win adds 4, a loss takes 4. The Lock is worth 8 either way. Floor 50, ceiling 200.
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Old weeks fade
Each week back counts 85% of the week after it, so a hot September doesn't carry you into November.
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The poll locks every Tuesday
Vote Sunday and Monday. The official Top 25 locks Tuesday like AP poll day. The live board keeps moving.
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Graded where 1QA and the AP disagree
The headline stat is 1QA's record in games where it picked a different winner than the AP. Head-to-head, calibration and against the spread are on the report card too.
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Report card goes public after three graded weeks
Grading starts the first week at least five counted voters vote. The public report card opens after three graded weeks, so one bad week isn't the story.
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Saturday Five stays as is
Ten closest P4 games, pick five against the number, one Lock at double. It's the game that sets your 1Q.
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Conference Survivor
One winner from each of SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC every week, straight up. Never reuse a team. Notre Dame is a one-time wildcard. +1 per win, no elimination.
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Huddles ranked by average 1Q
Your friend group is a Huddle. Huddles are ranked by the average 1Q of their members. No-pick members count as 100.
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