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Welcome to the 2026 season of the RAH Memorial Poly FF League
SCORING AND SETTINGS
* IR (Injured Reserve) is not functional until after the draft results are final and submitted to Yahoo.
Draft Rules
-Standard serpentine draft, 22 rounds. Start date is Thursday 8/13/25.
-Draft hours are 8am to 10pm CDT (US), 7 days/week
-Time limit for each pick: 4 hours during draft hours, except draft positions 1 and 10, which each get 6 hours total to make their 2 picks on the turnaround.
-Commish has discretion to reduce time limits if we start running behind.
-All starting positions must be filled in draft.
-Any league member may assign a BAPAY to another after time has expired (see below for guidelines).
-As usual, there will be no BAPAYs will be done for the first 3 rounds, or until initiated by the Commish.
-The selection clock starts running when BAPAYs start.
BAPAY LISTS
--Offensive BAPAYs are determined by Yahoo's player list, 2025 Season (total), sorted by "Actual" under Rankings (not the default "Projected").
--Defensive BAPAYs are determined by sorting the player list by 2025 Season (total), sorted by "Fantasy Points."
[Note: Yahoo "Actual" ranking uses 2025 NFL stats applied through our league's scoring rules. This means, among other things, that no rookie can be assigned via BAPAY, and players who missed games last year will be pushed down the list.]
IF YOU ARE BAPAYED: You have the right -- within 10 picks or 24 hours, whichever comes first -- to change your assigned BAPAY to any still-available player. The BAPAYed player goes back into the draft-eligible pool. Any and all intervening picks by other teams stand.
Once you post, that pick is yours and is considered FINAL. No second thoughts, no do-overs. A card laid is a card played.
KEEP THINGS MOVING!
1. Get in touch with the people drafting adjacent to you and share the best way to get in touch for quick notification.
2. After you pick, immediately PM, email or text the next manager to let him know he's on the clock.
3. If you're going to be away, please send a list or instructions to one or two other managers to cover your next pick (or two). You can also post notes publicly in the main league thread, e.g. "Bapay me a TE this round" or similar.
4. Don't forget to clean out your Apolyton PM box.
5. When you post your pick, copy/paste the full draft list, preferably followed by a note like "PM sent to [NextGuy]."
IF THERE'S A PROBLEM
...such as the selection of an already-chosen player or an incorrectly-assigned BAPAY, post immediately - in the draft thread! The draft stops until things are resolved.
DRAFT ETIQUETTE -- TIPS & THOUGHTS
--Talk to the managers adjacent to you in the draft and find out how they prefer to be contacted (Poly PM, text, email, Facebook, Discord, etc.)
--Find a "BAPAY Buddy" or two to leave your lists/picks with when you’ll be away. I work from home and am seldom away from my computer for long.
--If you're away and the list you sent is used accurately and in good faith, that pick will stand.
--No table talk, please! If you are surprised that a player has been overlooked, just ignore the topic until he's been chosen.
--OTOH, if you learn of a serious training camp injury, arrest, etc., posting that info is a community benefit.
--Throughout the draft, I will make regular updates of our selections to the Yahoo league site. This keeps the Available Player list clean, makes BAPAYs easier to determine, and makes it easy for those who use Yahoo research tools.
ASSIGNING BAPAY PICKS
Any league member can assign a BAPAY selection after time to pick has expired. The BAPAY recipcient will be assigned the top available player at Yahoo at a position of need, using the "Actual" filter for offense and the "Fantasy Points" filter for defense. Position of need will be decided according to the following priority list. Try to pay attention to Bye week issues, especially for QB and TE. However, this is not a strict requirement.
Priority List by Position
1. Starter, Offense, skill position (QB, RB, WR, TE -- includes 5 total RB/WR to cover swing slot)
2. Starter, Defense, any position: 2-DBs, 2-LBs, 1-DL
3. Backup skill position, in this order: RB3 - WR3 - RB4 - WR4
4. QB2 (Bye alert)
5. TE2 (Bye alert)
6. RB5/WR5
7. QB3
8. DEF6
9) Kicker
Thus, for our 22-round draft, an all-BAPAY team would be assigned, in order, as follows:
Round/Position
1-7) Offensive skill positions (2-ea RB and WR, 1-each QB, TE, and 1 W/R/T), by Actual
8-12) DL1, LB1/2, DB1/2, by Fantasy Points
13-15) WR and/or RB until team has 4 of each
16) QB2
17) TE2
18-19) RB5, WR5
20) QB3
21) DEF6 (any position)
22) Kicker
This procedure makes the BAPAY process reasonably fair for the victim yet (theoretically) easy to administer for any league member.
PRE-SEASON WEIRDNESS PROCEDURE
Sometimes people get injured or arrested (or retire, or whatever) after being drafted. After the draft, we identify those players and do a secondary re-draft to replace them. It's really just first call on free agents. However, the manager also has the option of using the IR slot for that player in hopes they return.
And if something truly weird and unexpected happens, we will pause, discuss, and figure out how to deal with it.
In the (un?)likely Event of a Poly Outage During the Draft
Your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device. If the outage lasts more than a day, we will try to find a temporary draft location using the league message board on Yahoo.
That pretty much covers it. You know the drill.
SCORING AND SETTINGS
| League Name: | 2026 RAH Memorial Poly FF |
| League Logo: |  |
| Auto-renew Enabled: | Yes |
| Custom League URL: | https://football.fantasysports.yahoo...eague/poly_idp |
| Draft Type: | Offline Draft |
| Cash League Settings: | Not a cash league Convert to cash league |
| Max Teams: | 14 |
| Scoring Type: | Head-to-Head |
| Start Scoring on: | Week 1 |
| Can't Cut List Provider: | None |
| Max Acquisitions for Entire Season: | No maximum |
| Max Acquisitions per Week: | No maximum |
| Max Trades for Entire Season | No maximum |
| Trade End Date: | November 28, 2026 |
| Allow Draft Pick Trades: | No |
| Trade Review: | Commissioner |
| Trade Reject Time: | 2 days |
| Waiver Time: | No waivers |
| Waiver Type: | Continual rolling list |
| Weekly Waivers | None |
| Allow injured players from waivers or free agents to be added directly to injury slot: | No |
| Post Draft Players: | Free Agents |
| Playoffs: | 4 teams - Week 16 and 17 (ends Monday, Jan 4) |
| Playoff Tie-Breaker: | Best regular season record vs opponent wins |
| Playoff Reseeding: | No |
| Divisions: | No |
| Lock Eliminated Teams: | Yes |
| Play Against Median Score: | No |
| Play Against a Second Opponent: | No |
| Apply Injured Status For Postponed Games | No |
| Roster Positions: | QB, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, W/R/T, K, DB, DB, DL, LB, LB, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, IR* |
| Fractional Points: | Yes |
| Negative Points: | Yes |
| Lock Benched Players: | No |
| Make League Publicly Viewable: | Yes |
| Invite Permissions: | All Managers Can Invite |
Draft Rules
-Standard serpentine draft, 22 rounds. Start date is Thursday 8/13/25.
-Draft hours are 8am to 10pm CDT (US), 7 days/week
-Time limit for each pick: 4 hours during draft hours, except draft positions 1 and 10, which each get 6 hours total to make their 2 picks on the turnaround.
-Commish has discretion to reduce time limits if we start running behind.
-All starting positions must be filled in draft.
-Any league member may assign a BAPAY to another after time has expired (see below for guidelines).
-As usual, there will be no BAPAYs will be done for the first 3 rounds, or until initiated by the Commish.
-The selection clock starts running when BAPAYs start.
BAPAY LISTS
--Offensive BAPAYs are determined by Yahoo's player list, 2025 Season (total), sorted by "Actual" under Rankings (not the default "Projected").
--Defensive BAPAYs are determined by sorting the player list by 2025 Season (total), sorted by "Fantasy Points."
[Note: Yahoo "Actual" ranking uses 2025 NFL stats applied through our league's scoring rules. This means, among other things, that no rookie can be assigned via BAPAY, and players who missed games last year will be pushed down the list.]
IF YOU ARE BAPAYED: You have the right -- within 10 picks or 24 hours, whichever comes first -- to change your assigned BAPAY to any still-available player. The BAPAYed player goes back into the draft-eligible pool. Any and all intervening picks by other teams stand.
Once you post, that pick is yours and is considered FINAL. No second thoughts, no do-overs. A card laid is a card played.
KEEP THINGS MOVING!
1. Get in touch with the people drafting adjacent to you and share the best way to get in touch for quick notification.
2. After you pick, immediately PM, email or text the next manager to let him know he's on the clock.
3. If you're going to be away, please send a list or instructions to one or two other managers to cover your next pick (or two). You can also post notes publicly in the main league thread, e.g. "Bapay me a TE this round" or similar.
4. Don't forget to clean out your Apolyton PM box.
5. When you post your pick, copy/paste the full draft list, preferably followed by a note like "PM sent to [NextGuy]."
IF THERE'S A PROBLEM
...such as the selection of an already-chosen player or an incorrectly-assigned BAPAY, post immediately - in the draft thread! The draft stops until things are resolved.
DRAFT ETIQUETTE -- TIPS & THOUGHTS
--Talk to the managers adjacent to you in the draft and find out how they prefer to be contacted (Poly PM, text, email, Facebook, Discord, etc.)
--Find a "BAPAY Buddy" or two to leave your lists/picks with when you’ll be away. I work from home and am seldom away from my computer for long.
--If you're away and the list you sent is used accurately and in good faith, that pick will stand.
--No table talk, please! If you are surprised that a player has been overlooked, just ignore the topic until he's been chosen.
--OTOH, if you learn of a serious training camp injury, arrest, etc., posting that info is a community benefit.
--Throughout the draft, I will make regular updates of our selections to the Yahoo league site. This keeps the Available Player list clean, makes BAPAYs easier to determine, and makes it easy for those who use Yahoo research tools.
ASSIGNING BAPAY PICKS
Any league member can assign a BAPAY selection after time to pick has expired. The BAPAY recipcient will be assigned the top available player at Yahoo at a position of need, using the "Actual" filter for offense and the "Fantasy Points" filter for defense. Position of need will be decided according to the following priority list. Try to pay attention to Bye week issues, especially for QB and TE. However, this is not a strict requirement.
Priority List by Position
1. Starter, Offense, skill position (QB, RB, WR, TE -- includes 5 total RB/WR to cover swing slot)
2. Starter, Defense, any position: 2-DBs, 2-LBs, 1-DL
3. Backup skill position, in this order: RB3 - WR3 - RB4 - WR4
4. QB2 (Bye alert)
5. TE2 (Bye alert)
6. RB5/WR5
7. QB3
8. DEF6
9) Kicker
Thus, for our 22-round draft, an all-BAPAY team would be assigned, in order, as follows:
Round/Position
1-7) Offensive skill positions (2-ea RB and WR, 1-each QB, TE, and 1 W/R/T), by Actual
8-12) DL1, LB1/2, DB1/2, by Fantasy Points
13-15) WR and/or RB until team has 4 of each
16) QB2
17) TE2
18-19) RB5, WR5
20) QB3
21) DEF6 (any position)
22) Kicker
This procedure makes the BAPAY process reasonably fair for the victim yet (theoretically) easy to administer for any league member.
PRE-SEASON WEIRDNESS PROCEDURE
Sometimes people get injured or arrested (or retire, or whatever) after being drafted. After the draft, we identify those players and do a secondary re-draft to replace them. It's really just first call on free agents. However, the manager also has the option of using the IR slot for that player in hopes they return.
And if something truly weird and unexpected happens, we will pause, discuss, and figure out how to deal with it.
In the (un?)likely Event of a Poly Outage During the Draft
Your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device. If the outage lasts more than a day, we will try to find a temporary draft location using the league message board on Yahoo.
That pretty much covers it. You know the drill.
Teh Peeled Bananas
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