Football

Fantasy playoff formats: standard brackets, seeding and tiebreakers, byes, and why Week 17 championships are the modern default.

Fantasy IR spot rules: who qualifies by designation, how platforms differ, the lock rules, and how to use IR slots for value.

Fantasy waivers explained: when players lock, how priority works, the weekly processing cycle, and platform default differences.

FAAB explained: the blind-bid waiver budget, how bids resolve, default settings by platform, and budget strategy by season stage.

The six-win rule, which FCS wins count, the fill order when eligible teams run short, and how 5-7 teams reach bowls by APR.

An FBS team plays 12 regular-season games and up to 17 with a full title run. The complete season math, exemptions included.

FBS vs. FCS: postseason formats, scholarship and roster rules after the House settlement, budgets, and how schools move up.

Who votes in each ranking, when they release, how they differ, and which one actually decides the playoff field.

How the AP Top 25 works: the voters, the 25-to-1 point scale, public ballots, and what the poll does and does not decide.

The two-minute timeout, adopted in 2024: how the automatic stoppage works in each half and how it changed late-game strategy.