THE RULES
REMINDER: When drafting and managing your roster, please remember that you need at least (1) International athlete to be in your lineup every week. Failing to do so will have its consequences!
You must draft at least (1) athlete from the following conferences: Big West, Conference Carolinas, EIVA, MIVA, MPSF, at least (1) athlete from the NEC/SIAC AND INDEPENDENT/ECC. Athletes from the Puerto Rican League are off-limits, however, Puerto Rican athletes playing in the teams mentioned earlier (Big West, Conference Carolinas, etc.) will be considered International athletes.
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NEW!]
DRAFT PICK TRADES: Yes but can only be negotiated and accepted by both parties before the start of the draft. It will also need to get approved by
Timeless .
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NEW!]
SERVING/BLOCKING SUBS: This will not be tolerated this year as it skewed some of the results last year. If a serving sub/blocking sub situation occurs, the team that identified it should flag and replace the player unless a dispute arises. A penalty for a false claim should be a player removed the week without a replacement (
-1 any slot). Rule change courtesy of
wilbur.
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THE DRAFT
The serpentine-style 12-round draft will begin on Monday, December 2nd at noon ET. Each participant will have a four-hour time limit between each pick. Please post in this thread who you're drafting or send in your picks via PM to
Timeless or
bruinsgold if you are unable to draft on time. Please do not edit your pick(s) or delete your post(s).
When making your pick, please list them as follows:
Athlete, (Pin, Setter, Middle), School
Only draft athletes from Division I/II. Division III or NAIA teams are forbidden.
Tag the next person @handle in the correct draft order.
There will be a pause in the draft from Midnight PT to 7 AM PT. The participant who is on the clock can still select their player, though the next person's official clock won't start until 7 AM PT.
You must draft at least (
1) athlete from the following conferences:
Big West,
Conference Carolinas,
EIVA,
MIVA,
MPSF, at least (
1) athlete from the
NEC/SIAC *AND* INDEPENDENT/ECC. Athletes from the Puerto Rican League are off-limits, however, Puerto Rican athletes playing in the teams mentioned earlier (Big West, Conference Carolinas, etc.) will be considered International athletes.
After you've met the conference conditions (7) listed above, the remaining 5 athletes can be from any DI/DII conference.
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ROSTERS
REMINDER: It is strongly encouraged that you have more than one international athlete on your roster at all times. Having no International athlete in your lineup will put you at a major disadvantage as your first listed ANY position will not count towards any stats for the week.
Athletes may only be selected from D1/D2 schools and must be listed on their team's roster by the first match of the season. If an athlete is removed from their team's roster before the first match of the season begins, then you will be allowed to drop them free of charge. If an athlete leaves the team during the season due to personal, to go play overseas (which happened at least once in the past two seasons) or leave the team for an unknown/undisclosed reason then they can only be replaced with an add/drop.
Each participant will have a full roster of 12 athletes that includes and meets the conference conditions of:
1 SETTER
3 PINS
2 MBS
6 ATHLETES OF ANY POSITION (
EXCLUDING LIBEROS)
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WEEKLY ROSTERS
Each participant will choose 8 athletes to place in their weekly lineup, then rank your bench using the following format:
S #1:
PIN #1:
PIN #2:
PIN #3:
MB #1:
MB #2:
ANY #1:
ANY #2:
__________
BENCH #1:
BENCH #2:
BENCH #3:
BENCH #4:
The four bench players should be ranked according to who should be subbed first. This prevents taking zeros for an athlete who hasn't played due to injury or any undisclosed reasons. If an international athlete has not played any matches for the week, the first international athlete off your bench will be inserted into your weekly lineup instead.
No Liberos this year.⟡⟡⟡
DEADLINES
Add/Drops: (10) on the year. Due every Sunday at Midnight PT as of November 5th. The current deadline is subject to change.
Weekly Roster: Due every Monday at Noon PT. Rosters will need to be sent to
mensfantasyleague or
bruinsgold via PM. If you forget to submit a lineup, your lineup from the previous week will be used for the current week. The current deadline is subject to change.
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SCHEDULE AND FORMAT
Competition every Monday—Sunday for 16 weeks. The first week of the competition will be a bit earlier this year starting on Monday, December 30th, and will have an extended week of play until Sunday, January 12th.
WEEK 0/1: DECEMBER 30th, 2024 - JANUARY 12th, 2025
WEEK 2: JANUARY 13th - 19th
WEEK 3: JANUARY 20th - 26th
WEEK 4: JANUARY 27th - FEBRUARY 2nd
WEEK 5: FEBRUARY 3rd - 9th
WEEK 6: FEBRUARY 10th - 16th
WEEK 7: FEBRUARY 17th - 23rd
WEEK 8: FEBRUARY 24th - MARCH 2nd
WEEK 9: MARCH 3rd - 9th
WEEK 10: MARCH 10th - 16th
WEEK 11: MARCH 17th - 23rd
WEEK 12: MARCH 24th - 30th
WEEK 13: MARCH 31st - APRIL 6th
WEEK 14: APRIL 7th - 13th
WEEK 15: APRIL 14th - 20th
WEEK 16: APRIL 21st - 27th
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SCORING/STANDINGS
Averages using per set. Stats will be tallied in each of the following 5 categories: kills, aces, assists, blocks (solos = 2 / assists = 1), and digs divided by the number of sets played then rounded to the nearest hundredth place.
Tiebreakers1. win/loss record
2. head-to-head record
3. sets won
4. The team with the most total blocks (solos + assists will count as 1 block each)
SEARCH BY SCHOOLMatches vs teams of the (NAIA) (SEARCH BY SPORT) will count. DIII, International, and exhibition matches will NOT count.
Participants are advised to score their matches and compile their results.
Timeless will double-check/report the final results every Sunday night.
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FAQS
WHAT POSITION WILL THEY PLAY?1. Players that are listed as S/OPP and MB/OPP, etc. will be designated to the position they played the most last year.
2. If a player is not playing the position they played last year, they will possess that position in weeks 2, 3, etc. For instance, Isaac played middle last year, so he will be a middle for week 1. If he plays as a pin in week 1, then he will be designated as a pin in week 2.
3. Any questions about a player's position can be asked in this thread or via private message.
4.
[NEW] Serving Subs/Blocking Sub: This will not be tolerated this year as it skewed some of the results last year. Athletes in these roles will need to play a minimum of three sets in their rostered positions for their stats to count.
IF ANYTHING IMPORTANT WAS MISSED AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, PLEASE LET Timeless OR bruinsgold KNOW! 
