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If a Head-to-Head matchup during the regular season ends in a tie, both teams receive a tie in the league standings.

If at the end of the season, two or more players in a Head-to-Head League finish tied in the standings, the following system is used to break the tie:

  1. Overall winning percentage.
  2. Highest winning percentage in Week 21.
  3. Highest winning percentage in Week 20.
  4. Highest winning percentage in Week 19.
  5. Highest winning percentage in Week 18.
  6. Highest winning percentage in Week 17.
  7. Highest winning percentage in Week 16.
  8. Highest winning percentage in Week 15.
  9. Highest winning percentage in Week 14.
  10. Highest winning percentage in Week 13.
  11. Highest winning percentage in Week 12.
  12. Highest winning percentage in Week 11.
  13. Highest winning percentage in Week 10.
  14. Highest winning percentage in Week 9.
  15. Highest winning percentage in Week 8.
  16. Highest winning percentage in Week 7.
  17. Highest winning percentage in Week 6.
  18. Highest winning percentage in Week 5.
  19. Highest winning percentage in Week 4.
  20. Highest winning percentage in Week 3.
  21. Highest winning percentage in Week 2.
  22. Highest winning percentage in Week 1.
  23. Random "coin flip."

If, at the end of the season, two or more teams in a division finish with the same overall record, the following system will be used to decide the division winner:

  1. Overall winning percentage.
  2. Division winning percentage.
  3. Fantasy points scored.
  4. Fantasy points scored in Week 23.
  5. Fantasy points scored in Week 22.
  6. Fantasy points scored in Week 21.
  7. Fantasy points scored in Week 20.
  8. Fantasy points scored in Week 19.
  9. Fantasy points scored in Week 18.
  10. Fantasy points scored in Week 17.
  11. Fantasy points scored in Week 16.
  12. Fantasy points scored in Week 15.
  13. Fantasy points scored in Week 14.
  14. Fantasy points scored in Week 13.
  15. Fantasy points scored in Week 12.
  16. Fantasy points scored in Week 11.
  17. Fantasy points scored in Week 10.
  18. Fantasy points scored in Week 9.
  19. Fantasy points scored in Week 8.
  20. Fantasy points scored in Week 7.
  21. Fantasy points scored in Week 6.
  22. Fantasy points scored in Week 5.
  23. Fantasy points scored in Week 4.
  24. Fantasy points scored in Week 3.
  25. Fantasy points scored in Week 2.
  26. Fantasy points scored in Week 1.

If, at the end of the season, the two division winners or any wild card teams finish with the same overall record, the following system will be used to break the tie:

  1. Overall winning percentage.
  2. Fantasy points scored.
  3. Fantasy points scored in Week 23.
  4. Fantasy points scored in Week 22.
  5. Fantasy points scored in Week 21.
  6. Fantasy points scored in Week 20.
  7. Fantasy points scored in Week 19.
  8. Fantasy points scored in Week 18.
  9. Fantasy points scored in Week 17.
  10. Fantasy points scored in Week 16.
  11. Fantasy points scored in Week 15.
  12. Fantasy points scored in Week 14.
  13. Fantasy points scored in Week 13.
  14. Fantasy points scored in Week 12.
  15. Fantasy points scored in Week 11.
  16. Fantasy points scored in Week 10.
  17. Fantasy points scored in Week 9.
  18. Fantasy points scored in Week 8.
  19. Fantasy points scored in Week 7.
  20. Fantasy points scored in Week 6.
  21. Fantasy points scored in Week 5.
  22. Fantasy points scored in Week 4.
  23. Fantasy points scored in Week 3.
  24. Fantasy points scored in Week 2.
  25. Fantasy points scored in Week 1.

In the event that a playoff game ends in a tie, the deadlock is broken using the following system:

  1. Winning percentage against this opponent during the regular season.
  2. Playoff seed.

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