The official rulebook on how to be crowned
‘Fantasy Master of the Universe’!!!

The Ultimate Fantasy Universe is a comprehensive competition taking into account each participant’s overall performance in the following events & fantasy leagues:

·        Fantasy Football
·        Fantasy Basketball
·        Fantasy Hockey
·        Fantasy Baseball
·        Fantasy Golf
·        NCAA tournament Brackets.

The purpose of the UFU is to determine the single most dominant fantasy sports participant within all leagues represented by The Post.

The UFU season begins with Fantasy Football and ends with the Fantasy Baseball Playoffs the following year.  Ex: UFU 2009 begins with the FFL’s in 2009 and ends after FBL playoffs in 2010.

COST:

$20 Entry fee.  This gets you one team/bracket per sport/event. 

Put your money where your mouth is… each additional team you want to place into the UFU will cost an additional $5.  Be aware however that poor finishes in any league result in negative points toward your overall UFU score (see SCORING section below).

You may choose not to participate in one (or several) of the sports in order to prevent loss of points in a sport/event you aren’t familiar with.  However, forfeiture of a team in one sport/event DOES NOT grant you an additional free team in another sport. 

WINNINGS:

UFU Champion will receive the following prizes:

·        A minimum of $500 cash (more will be awarded depending on the amount of participants taking place… so get your friends to play!)

·        A UFU Goblet with team name inscription (gets you eternal drink specials at The Post)

·        A UFU plaque declaring you the Fantasy Master of the Universe

ENROLLMENT:

You can enroll individually or as an entire league.  Submitting a team into the UFU is completely independent from what anyone in your league chooses to do

Individually - You will be competing for the UFU Championship along with all other UFU participants at The Post. 

By League - Each of you will not only be competing for the UFU championship along with all other UFU participants at The Post, but we’ll also create a separate universe solely for your league members (so you can determine who amongst your league is the true fantasy expert).  Signing up an entire league does not result in additional cost nor does it provide your league any additional prizes

Any team you wish to enroll into the UFU must be part of a league that is signed up at The Post.  For most leagues, this will occur at your league’s FFL Draft.  If your draft isn’t at The Post, your league can still sign up as a Post league by having your league members register your league at The Post any time after your draft has taken place.  At this time each of you will be given your Post fantasy sports ID card.

If you are interested in signing up more teams in any sports (other than golf and NCAA Bracket) you can visit www.thepostsportsbar.com/ufu to do so! 

You will have access to UFU standings via our website at http://www.thepostsportsbar.com/ufu  
Standings are updated 2 weeks after each fantasy sport season has ended.

SCORING:

Each fantasy team you enroll into the UFU earns you points towards the UFU championship.   At the end of the UFU season (after fantasy baseball playoffs take place), the participant with the highest point total is crowned the Fantasy Master of the Universe.

Scoring for each sport/event is set forth below.

·        Football points are awarded as follows:

§  40 points to each league champion

§  20 points to each league runner up

§  10 points to each league 3^rd place finish

§  5 points to each league 4^th place finish

§  -7 points for placing either 3^rd or 4^th to last place

§  -20 points for the 2^nd to last place team in each league

§  -40 points for the last place team in each league

·        Basketball, Hockey, and Baseball points are awarded as follows:

§  25 points to each league champion

§  15 points to each league runner up

§  7 points to each league 3^rd place finish

§  3 points to each league 4^th place finish

§  -5 points for placing either 3^rd or 4^th to last place

§  -15 points for the 2^nd to last place team in each league

§  -25 points for the last place team in each league

·        Golf Points are awarded as follows:

§  200 points to the 1st place finisher

§  100 points to places 2-5

§  50 points to places 6-15

§  25 points to places 16-30

§  0 points to places 30-50

§  -5 points to places 50+
 

·        NCAA Tournament bracket points are awarded as follows:

§  200 points to the 1st place finisher

§  100 points to places 2-5

§  50 points to places 6-15

§  10 points to places 16-30

§  5 points to places 30-50

§  -5 points to places 50+

The point system is the same for all leagues; roto leagues, head to head leagues, 10 team leagues, 12 team leagues, etc.  (A league must include a minimum of 8 teams in order to be eligible for the UFU) and the playoff results are used for head-to-head leagues.

PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Before the start of each sport’s regular season, you must notify us of any of your teams you want submitted into the UFU.  This can be done online or in person at The Post.

After your league’s championship, you must provide a print screen of your league standings (With your original team name) in order for us to verify your team’s placement.  Failure of a participant to report their league standings within 10 days of their league’s championship will result in the maximum point deduction for that sport/event.

This can be done easiest by simply taking a screen shot of your computer screen with your final standings pulled up (CTRL + print screen - this button is usually found in the top-right of the keyboard).  Then simply paste that screen in the body of an e-mail (CTRL + V) and send to the Commish (commish@thepostsportsbar.com).  That's it.

If at any time you have problems with this process, e-mail us at commish@thepostsportsbar.com and we'll take you through it step by step.

GENERAL REMINDERS:

·        The UFU season begins with fantasy football and ends with Fantasy Baseball Playoffs.

·        Your team must be part of an 8 team league (or more) in order to be eligible for UFU credit.

·        Your league can use any fantasy sports website and still be eligible for our fantasy leagues.  Ex. Your league can run through Fanball, Yahoo, ESPN, etc.

·        Your entire league does not have to participate in the UFU for you to submit your team from that league.  Submitting a team into the UFU is completely independent from what anyone in your league chooses to do.

·        There is no minimum or maximum number of teams you can submit into the UFU.  Remember, the more teams you enter, the more opportunity you have to accumulate points.

·        An infinite number of participants may sign up for the right to compete in the UFU (This actually isn’t true… the total amount of participants would be capped at about 6.77 billion i.e. the world’s population)

·        Remember to submit a print screen of your end of playoff/season standings with 10 days of your league’s championship in order for us to verify your league placement.  Failure to do so results in your team posting the maximum point deduction for that sport.

·        To check your ranking in the Ultimate Fantasy Universe, just go to www.thepostsportsbar.com/ufu and click on "standings" at any time.

·        Remember, fantasy sports (similar to golf) is a gentleman’s game.   Be respectful.   Please don’t try to cheat the system… The fantasy Gods will smite you.