There has been some debate about what format to have the IDL Playoffs be in as we go back to twelve teams. Those familiar with the league&#039;s history will know that we&#039;ve had two playoffs formats. <br /><br />The first format, or current format, is the one we&#039;ve had since going to eight teams. The top seed in each conference gets a week off and the other divisional winner plays the wildcard in the first week. The brackets then advance from there.<br /><br />The old format is one we&#039;re exploring returning to. It is essentially the same except that one more wildcard team from each conference makes it into the playoffs. The top rated team is guaranteed homefield advantage throughout the playoffs still, but does not get a bye in the first week. Instead, they&#039;ll play the fourth seed (second wildcard). <br /><br />Below I&#039;ve attached theoretical regular season standings and how each type of playoff system would be seeded.<br /><br />[center][img]http://ralphis.unidoom.org/stuff/idl/playoff1.png[/img][/center]<br /><br />[center][img]http://ralphis.unidoom.org/stuff/idl/playoff2.png[/img][/center]<br /><br />[center][img]http://ralphis.unidoom.org/stuff/idl/playoff3.png[/img][/center]