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Flex schedule playoff system

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-07-13
WILLIAMS EDWARD BAXTER +2
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[0009] The invention is a method of scheduling an elimination playoff tournament in which games in at least one round of the playoff tournament are played during the regular season in lieu of a regular season game. In this way, an elimination tournament

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On the other hand, the current BCS system appears to be somewhat arbitrary especially when two or more teams vying for the second place rank have the same win-lose record, or a lower ranked team actually has a better record than a higher ranked team.
It is especially difficult under this system, if not practically impossible, for teams from some conferen

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[0026] As mentioned, the invention can be implemented with as few as three (3) or four (4) playoff teams, or with as many as 8, 16, or 32 teams or more depending on the number of playoff rounds that tournament coordinators decide to play. The Figures show the expected most likely implementations of the preferred embodiment of the invention in which at least one regular season game scheduled to be played after the playoff selection date is designated as tentative. As discussed in more detail below, tentative games are automatically canceled if one of the scheduled teams is participating in that round of the playoffs, with playoff games or substitute non-playoff games being scheduled and played in lieu of the canceled game.

[0027]FIG. 1 illustrates different scenarios for implementing the invention with eight (8) teams (or less if the top seeded teams receive a bye in the first round). Referring to FIG. 1, an 8-team bracket 10 shows match-ups for a...

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A protective fender is provided for use on a pontoon boat having at least an upper support member and a lower support member. The fender includes an elongated body formed from protective material. A first fastening structure is connected to the body, engageable with the lower support member and moveable between a plurality of positions along a length of the body. A second fastening structure is connected to the body, engageable with the upper support member and adjustable to vary the position of the second fastening structure relative to the body.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application relates to and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 642,433 filed Jan. 7, 2005.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to playoff systems for determining a champion from a large pool of sports teams. More specifically, the invention is a scheduling method well suited for situations in which it is desirable that playoff teams play a limited number of post-season games, such as the situation currently facing NCAA Division 1A football. BACKGROUND [0003] It is widely known that NCAA Division 1A football does not determine its champion through an elimination post-season playoff tournament. Most Division 1A football teams play 11 regular season games, possibly a conference championship game and, if invited, a bowl game. College presidents and chancellors have made it clear that the Division 1A colleges are not interested in extending the season by implementing a multi-tiered playof...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B67/00
CPCA63B2243/007G06Q10/04G06Q10/109
Inventor WILLIAMS, EDWARD BAXTERWILLIAMS, TYLER JAMESWILLIAMS, EDWARD RICHARD JR.
Owner WILLIAMS EDWARD BAXTER
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