ATD 2016: Preference poll for playoff format (STILL OPEN PLEASE VOTE!)

[jarek]

Please rank EACH option from 1 to 5 in order of your preference for which format we will use.

In any format where we have divisions, the split will be 2 conferences of 2 divisions each, with 6 teams in one division and 7 teams in the other in each conference. In a no division format, there will be 13 teams in each conference.

1. No divisions/2 conferences: 1,2,3 get a 1st round bye, 5 playoff rounds in total
2. Divisions with a play-in round: 6-7 in the 7 team divisions have a SHORT playoff series, then 1-2 seeds in each division get a 1st round bye, 6 playoff rounds in total if you include the play-in round
3. Option 2, but with no play-in round, the two 7th place teams in the 7 team divisions do not participate in the playoffs, 5 playoff rounds in total
4. 16 team playoff with 2 conferences, top 8 teams from each conference make the playoffs
5. 16 team playoff with 2 conferences, 4 divisions, 4 teams from each division make the playoffs


EDIT: Just to be clear, every team makes the playoffs in options 1 and 2, two teams don't make the playoffs in option 3, and 10 teams don't make the playoffs in options 4 and 5

EDIT2: Clarification on option 3 regarding which teams are actually excluded from the playoffs.

Going to post votes here to make it easy to keep track:
BB: 1-2-3-4-5
jarek: 1-4-2-5-3
NP: 5-4-1-2-3
VI: 2-5-1-4-3
RB: 2-5-1-3-4
87and71: 2-5-1-3-4
tonyd: 2-1-5-3-4
rmartin: 2-5-4-3-1
Stoneberg: 2-3-5-1-4
King Forsberg: 2-5-1-4-3
Iceman: 2-5-1-4-3
MadArcand: 4-5-2-1-3
HT: 2-1-3-4-5
70's: 5-4-1-2-3
RS: 2-1-3-4-5

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[BenchBrawl]

Someone can delete my thread, we did it at the same time but mine has one less option.

My vote: 1-2-3-4-5

 

[jarek]

I will vote 1, 4, 2, 5, 3

 

[Nalyd Psycho]

5-4-1-2-3

 

[seventieslord]

Can I vote?

 

[jarek]

Can I vote?

I don't see why not. If nothing else, you could act as a tie breaker if it comes to that.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Can I vote?

Yes I will always be in favor of veterans having a vote in how this thing evolve, even if they don't participate.

 

[BenchBrawl]

I would say anyone who did 3-4 major drafts or won a major draft should have a vote pretty much forever.

 

[VanIslander]

None of the options are the way we've always done it before.

5. 16 team playoff with 2 conferences, 4 divisions, 4 teams from each division make the playoffs

I can stomach this. So rank it first imo.

We used to think EVERY team deserves to make the playoffs, have at least one round series to argue for their club against another, and we've had a couple of epic upsets.

Now only a few make the playoffs?

 

[BenchBrawl]

None of the options are the way we've always done it before.


I can stomach this. So rank it first imo.

We used to think EVERY team deserves to make the playoffs, have at least one round series to argue for their club against another, and we've had a couple of epic upsets.

Now only a few make the playoffs?

Look closely, some options enables every team to make the playoffs.

 

[jarek]

None of the options are the way we've always done it before.


I can stomach this. So rank it first imo.

We used to think EVERY team deserves to make the playoffs, have at least one round series to argue for their club against another, and we've had a couple of epic upsets.

Now only a few make the playoffs?

Why does it always need to be done the way it always has? Option 2 is actually very close to the way its always been done. There really isn't any way to have a clean playoff format with 26 teams. That's just the reality of the situation.

 

[VanIslander]

So, option #2 is the one option of the 5 that has every team playing in a series?

K.

Option 2 I vote for as the best.

(Option 5 otherwise, I guess.)

To not make the playoffs is like saying f off. We don't deserve to even hear why we didn't rank you high in the regular season voting. It just sits bad with me. I hope I'm not the only one.

 

[jarek]

So, option #2 is the one option of the 5 that has every team playing in a series?

K.

Option 2 I vote for as the best.

(Option 5 otherwise, I guess.)

To not make the playoffs is like saying f off. We don't deserve to even hear why we didn't rank you high in the regular season voting. It just sits bad with me. I hope I'm not the only one.

Both options 1 and 2 have every team making the playoffs. Option 3 leaves only 2 teams on the outside looking in.

For the sake of the poll, can you please rank all 5 choices?

 

[VanIslander]

2
5
1
4
3

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

So, option #2 is the one option of the 5 that has every team playing in a series?

K.

Option 2 I vote for as the best.

(Option 5 otherwise, I guess.)

To not make the playoffs is like saying f off. We don't deserve to even hear why we didn't rank you high in the regular season voting. It just sits bad with me. I hope I'm not the only one.

Please see the OP, I have clarified how many teams make the playoffs for each option

 

[ResilientBeast]

25134

 

[jarek]

Please see the OP, I have clarified how many teams make the playoffs for each option

I have also added further clarifications in case of any further confusion.

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Can I vote?

I don't see why not. If nothing else, you could act as a tie breaker if it comes to that.

Yes I will always be in favor of veterans having a vote in how this thing evolve, even if they don't participate.

Agree, please vote

 

[ImporterExporter]

25134

I voted this way as well....

 

[tony d]

2 1 5 3 4

 

[rmartin65]

2-5-4-3-1

 

[Stoneberg]

2-3-5-1-4

 

[King Forsberg]

2-5-1-4-3

 

[jarek]

Option 2 pretty clearly in the lead.

 

[Nalyd Psycho]

Option 2 pretty clearly in the lead.

Yeuch!