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<SECTION 1.0><BIG><STRONG><U>Simple league, with simple rules:</U></STRONG></BIG>

<UL>- Your team name MUST include your REAL LIFE hometown.
- All teams must be Unplayed and in League division when they enter league play.
- A maximum of ONE of each race allowed in the league.
- No team may Foul more than TWICE per Match.
<I><TAB>If a coach Fouls more than twice the points from the match will be forfeit.</I>
- No Stars and No Wizards can be used in any match, except Stunty teams.</UL></SECTION>
<SECTION 2.0><BIG><STRONG><U>Divisions</U></STRONG></BIG>

<UL>- There will be 1 Divisions.
- This will make scheduling regular season games easier, with flexibility only needed for the Play-offs.</UL></SECTION>
<SECTION 3.0><BIG><STRONG><U>Regular Season</U></STRONG></BIG>

<UL>- All teams will play each other TWICE!
- This will be accomplished by setting up a 1st and a 2nd half tournaments.
- Both half tournaments will involve all teams.
- Each team will play 18 games in the season, with 2 points up for grabs in each game.
- Standings will be determined by points as follows:
<UL>3 points for a win
2 point for a tie
1 points for a loss</UL></UL><I>This means that in a 9 Team league, 18 total matches would be played, with a maximum of 54 possible points.</I></SECTION>

<SECTION 4.0><BIG><STRONG><U>PlayOffs</U></STRONG></BIG>

<UL>- The 2 highest teams will advance to the semi-finals.
- The next 4 teams with the most points will advance to a Wild Card Play-Off Round.
- Seeding will be based on points.
- In the case of a tie in points;
<UL><I>the head-to-head record will take be considered first with the winning team advancing.</I></UL>
- If the teams in question played to a draw;
<UL><I>then the team with the superior overall Touchdown Differential will advance.</I></UL>
- Finally, if all the above factors are even;
<UL><I>then an extra "Pre-Wild Card" game will be played, with the victor advancing.</I></UL>
- The Wild Card Round will be set-up as follows;
<UL><I>Number 3 playing against Number 6
Number 4 playing against Number 5.</I></UL>
- The finals will be played by the winners of the semi-final matches.
- The winner of the final will be Champion of the League.
- A match will be held by the losers of the Semifinals to determine the third place team.</UL></SECTION>
<SECTION 5.0><P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="http://fumbbl.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=10662"><IMG SRC="http://web.mac.com/jeanfrancoisparadis/iWeb/Divers/Images/NABBL-Forum.png" ><BR><BIG>NABBL 1st season Thread</BIG></A></P></SECTION>
<SECTION 6.0><I><BIG><STRONG><U>Notes:</U></STRONG></BIG>

<UL>- Deadlines will be strictly enforced unless both coaches communicate and arrange for their match to be played in a time frame which does not hold up their next match. Lack of communication will result in forfeiture of the match by both coaches, unless one coach has shown an effort to play; in which case THAT team will receive the the victory points.
- Except for real emergencies or unforeseen events, any team which misses more than one game will be banned from future seasons.
- Conceding is not acceptable, too much advantage is gained by the "winning" team. Any coach who concedes a game will forfeit the rest of his teams games and be banned from the future seasons.</I></UL>
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