CPFL Rules

CPFL 2008 Rules

ENTRY

Entry Fee: $100
Move Deposit: $ 40

DRAFT

Draft Order: Draw of cards
Draft Method: Reverse draft order (1-14, 14-1, 1-14, etc.)
Rounds: 14

SEASON

# Of Teams: 12
# Of Divisions: 3
# Of Players on Roster: 14
Length of Regular Season: 14 weeks
Length of Playoffs: 2 weeks
League Format: Head to Head Play
2 Games each vs. division rival
1 Game each vs. non-divisional rival
# Of Playoff Entries: 4

SCORING

10 pts. ------0 points allowed by defense (defense on the field)
6 pts. ------1-8 points allowed by defense (defense on the field)
6 pts. ------Rushing, receiving, or return touchdown (the player and the defense will be awarded for return touchdowns)
4 pts. ------Touchdown pass
3 pts. ------Field Goal
3 pts. ------9-16 points allowed by defense (defense on the field)
2 pts. ------75 yards rushing
2 pts. ------75 yards receiving
2 pts. ------225 yards passing
2 pts. ------Every 25 yards rushing beyond 75 yards
2 pts. ------Every 25 yards receiving beyond 75 yards
2 pts. ------Rushing or receiving 2 point conversion
2 pts. ------Safety
1 pts. ------Every 25 yards passing beyond 225 yards
1 pts. ------Per fumble recovery (defense only)
1 pts. ------Per interception (defense only)
1 pts. ------Passing for 2 point conversion
1 pts. ------extra point by kicker

LINEUPS / ROSTER CHANGES

Each team must start:
1 QB
2 RB'S
3 WR'S
1 TE
1 Kicker
1 Defense / Specialty Team

Lineups are due 12:00 P.M. Sunday.
If a lineup is not called in or submitted by 12:00 Sunday then the previous week's lineup will be used.
Players starting in a Thursday or Saturday game must be inserted or called in before kickoff. If a player is not called in then last week's lineup will be used to determine if the player will start. This means (The Butka Clarification) that players who were in the previous week's lineup will be put in this week's lineup if the owner does not inform the commissioner and/or the league of anything to the contrary. Once a starting lineup is inserted then it will remain your starting lineup unless you inform the league and/or the commissioner of any changes.
Whenever last week's lineup is used to determine a team's starting lineup nothing will be assumed. If last week's lineup consisted of a bye player then this week's lineup will have unfilled positions. A player who is obviously out due to injury or suspension will not be replaced.

Roster Change Fees:

$2----Add
$2----Drop
$2----Bye player pick up
$1----Place on IR (per week)
$1----Take off IR
$2----Trade fee per team (per deal - in addition to regular add/drop fees)

All players who are not on a CPFL roster are considered restricted free agents until Thursday at 8:00 p.m.
Restricted free agent pickups are subject to the roster change priority list which is generated every week and is based on a team's total power points using record tiebreakers. The team with the fewest power points will be at the top of the priority list. Whenever a restricted free agent is picked up, the acquiring team will move to the bottom of the priority list.
Players who are not claimed by Thursday 8:00 p.m. will become unrestricted free agents and be available to the first team that makes a request. Players who are dropped by the Thursday evening deadline will become restricted free agents and remain so until Friday at 8:00 p.m. where the same free agency rules and priority list applies. See exceptions for games prior to Sunday.
All players who are dropped after the Thursday deadline will not become available until the following week.
If a position cannot be filled by a player on your active roster due to a bye week in the NFL then a bye player may be picked up for that week. Bye players may be dropped from a team at no cost but if an owner wants to keep that player then he must pay regular roster change fees.
Teams with bye players will have the "right of first refusal" until Wednesday 8:00 p.m. If a team keeps a bye player they will not be charged with a priority move. Players who are dropped as a result of a team exercising this right will become restricted free agents. Bye players who are not acquired under this option will become restricted free agents.
Players may be placed on the injured reserve list (IR) if they have a status of at least questionable on or after Thursday (USA Today or NFL.com). A player who is on the IR is considered to be off of the active roster.
Thursday's roster change deadline is moved to 6:00 p.m. if there is a Thursday Night game in the NFL.
The roster change deadline is moved to Wednesday 8:00 P.M. prior to Thanksgiving. All players who are dropped by this deadline will be restricted free agents until 9:30 A.M. the following morning.
Players who are on the roster of an NFL team playing in a game prior to Sunday’s first kickoff are considered “frozen” once their NFL game starts until the following week regardless if they are a bench player on a CPFL roster, an active player on a CPFL roster, or an NFL player who is not on a CPFL roster.
Moves can be made in the playoffs.
Teams who are not involved in the playoffs and only playing for the weekly award may make moves but these moves will not affect the available players for the teams who are still involved in the playoffs. Players picked up by teams involved in the playoffs will not be available to teams who are not. For example, if a team who is not involved in a playoff game picks up a player then that player will still be available for one of the playoff teams. Both teams will get to use that player in their weekly lineup. If a playoff team picks up a player first then that player will not be available to any other team.
The trade deadline is the first kickoff of week nine (11/2/2008 @ 12:00 P.M.).

POWER POINTS

Power Points are awarded on a weekly basis. Teams will be awarded 1 power point for each score that is below theirs. 1/2 points will be awarded for tied scores.

TIEBREAKERS

Record Tiebreakers:
1. League Record
2. Head to Head Record
3. Division Record (when comparing teams within the same division)
4. League Starting Points
5. Head to Head Points

6. Coin Toss

Head to Head Tiebreaker: Regular season games that end in a tie will remain a tie. The higher seed will win playoff games that end in a tie.

PLAYOFFS

Participants:
3 Division Winners
1 Power Point Wildcard

Power Point standings will determine the seeding using record tiebreakers in the event of a tie.
The Power Point Wildcard is the team that has the most power points and has not won their division.
Record tie breakers will be used to determine the Power Point Wildcard if there is a tie for the spot.

Format:
Week 1
Seed 1 vs. Seed 4
Seed 2 vs. Seed 3

Week 2
CPFL Championship Game

AWARDS

Entry Pool: $1100 - $150 (administrative cost) =$950
Move Money Estimate: $630
Prize Pool Estimate: $1580
$200 Division Title ($200 x 3 = $600)
$100 Playoff Win ($100 x 2 = $200)
$100 Most Power Points ($100)
$ 50 Power Point Wildcard ($50)
$ 25 Weekly High Score ($25 x 16 = $400)
Remainder Of Pool To Champion (approximately $230)

LEAGUE OFFICE

MARTIN O'CONNELL
COMMISSIONER

MARTIN O'CONNELL
FRANK WALSH
JAMES AMSLER
RULES COMMITTEE

ALL RULINGS AND TRADE AUTHORIZATIONS CAN BE DECIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

A MAJORITY LEAGUE VOTE OR A 2/3 RULES COMMITTEE VOTE IS NECESSARY IN ALL RULINGS THAT
ARE NOT DECIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

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