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Fantasy Football Players Championship

Field of 128 Contest

The FFPC ‘Field of 128' is a supplemental contest to the FFPC Main Event.  Only FFPC Main Event players are eligible to participate.  Both Live and Online teams will be competing together in this event.  Entry fee is $100 per team.  Online registration is available here.  The 2010 ‘Field of 128' Grand Prize is $3,500.

The Field of 128 will run in a similar fashion to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.  By registering your FFPC Main Event team into this contest simply means that your team will be placed into the Field of 128 bracket and will compete in H2H matchups against an opponent on a weekly basis.  No additional team management is required to participate in this contest, as it simply incorporates the weekly score from your FFPC Main Event teams.  Only the first 128 teams will be are permitted to enter as the 2010 Field of 128 will NOT expand beyond 128 entries.    

NFL Week 1 is used to determine seeding for the Field of 128 by using the final score foreach team.  After completion of Week 1, these 128 scoring teams will be seeded into the Field of 128 in the following manner: Teams 1 through 4 will be assigned the #1 Seed. Teams 5 through 8 will be assigned the #2 Seed. Teams 9 through 12 will be assigned the #3 Seed.  This will continue until all teams have been assigned Seeds #1-32.

All teams will then be placed into four 32-team brackets based on their seedings and will play in H2H matchups starting in Week 2.  A custom  Live Field of 128 Bracket  has been created to track the contest during Weeks 2-16. 

Each H2H matchup will last either 2 or 3 weeks, depending on the "round" we are in. Scoring will be based on 2 or 3 weeks of total points scored.  All current FFPC scoring rules apply.

For example, for Round of 64 (Weeks 2-3-4):

Seed 1 plays Seed 32.  The team with the most total points from their FFPC Main Event starting lineup for NFL weeks 2, 3 and 4 moves on to the next round.  The losing team is eliminated from the competition.

After the completion of the current "round" the winning teams move on to face their new opponents based on the Field of 128 bracket. This continues until the FFPC Field of 128 Champion is crowned.  Top 16 surviving teams win prizes as described in the prize section.

Round-by-Round Matchups:

Seeding Round  (Week 1):  The total point scored during week 1 will be used to seed teams going forward. 

Opening round of 128  (Weeks 2-3-4):   Teams play a head-to-head matchup over the duration of these weeks.  The team with the higher total points for weeks 2, 3 and 4 will advance to the next round.  The losing team is eliminated.

Round of 64 (Weeks 5-6):  Teams play head-to-head.  The team with the higher total points for weeks 5 and 6 will advance to the next round. The losing team is eliminated.

Round of 32 (Weeks 7-8):  Teams play head-to-head.  The team with the higher total points for weeks 7 and 8 will advance to the next round. The losing team is eliminated.  

Round of 16 (Weeks 9-10):  Teams play head-to-head.  The team with the higher total points for weeks 9 and 10 will advance to the next round. Teams which are eliminated in this round are placed 9th-16th according to their Round of 16 points and win $200 each.

Round of 8 (Weeks 11-12):  Teams play head-to-head.  The team with the higher total points for weeks 11and 12 advances to the Final Four round.  The losing teams from this round are placed 4th-8th according their points in Round of 8 and are awarded prizes.  Teams finishing 4th-8th do not play in weeks 13-16.

Final Four (Weeks 13-14):  Teams play head-to-head.  The two teams with the higher total points for weeks 13 and 14 advance to the Field of 128 Championship Round.  The two eliminated teams are placed 3rd and 4th according to their points scored in the Final Four Round.

Championship Round (Weeks 15-16): Teams play head-to-head.  The team with the higher total points for weeks 15 and 16 is the 2010 FFPC Field of 128 Champion. That outstanding fantasy team will win the 1st place prize of $3,500.

Entry fee:  The entry fee is $100 per each FFPC Main Event team that joins the Field of 128.  Owners with multiple Main Event teams may enter each team separately.  Instant online  Registration  is available.  Only the first 128 teams will be allowed to enter. 

Prize Payout: 85%

Prizes: 

1st Place - $3,500

2nd Place - $1,800

3rd Place - $1,300

4th Place - $1,000

5th Place - $600

6th Place - $400

7th Place - $400

8th Place - $300

9th through 16th Place - $200 each

All FFPC and ForPlayers-ByPlayers LLC rules and regulations apply to the Field of 128 contest.