1. No home field advantage is used in any game

2. Weeks 2, 5, 6, 8, & 11 are used for the tournament (randomly determined)

3. Actual week results are used for determining records

4. Weeks 12 & 15 are used for the tournament playoffs

5. Top 4 teams advance

6. Seed 1 will play seed 4 and seed 2 will play seed 3

7. Best records advance

8. 1st tie breaker is total points for tournament

9. 2nd tie breaker is highest score for tournament