The League Cup

How it works

1. 1Seeded on the Cup RatingAll 8 teams are in, not the standings.
2. 2One round a weekYour real score that week is your Cup score. Outscore your Cup opponent to move on, whoever you play in the league. A tie goes to the higher seed.
3. 3Pick who wins each gameEvery manager in the Cup picks every game, knocked out or not. Tap the team you think wins; picks lock Thursday night.
4. 4Nothing to sign up forYour week counts on its own. Just set your lineup.

The schedule

1. The drawOctober 28th
2. QuartersWeek 8
3. SemisWeek 9
4. FinalWeek 10

The draw

The Cup Rating after week 7. These are the seeds.

Quarterfinals · week 8

The Cup Rating

Every team as it stands. The seeds come from this, not the standings.

1. 1ESPNfan39853256235-2 · 146.3 ppgUp 171.1
2. 2ESPNFAN28868424146-1 · 142.9 ppgDown 169.2
3. 3ESPNfan19745795494-3 · 135.2 ppgSame56.3
4. 4ESPNFAN25391263863-4 · 130.8 ppgUp 154.1
5. 5espnfan87439652464-3 · 129.8 ppgDown 149.4
6. 6ESPNFAN48789139782-5 · 126.9 ppgUp 147.2
7. 7ESPNfan15540723563-4 · 114.8 ppgDown 137.2
8. 8ESPNFAN91228935211-6 · 97.4 ppgSame15.4

Up and down: places moved from the standings.

The bracket challenge

Pick the winner of every Cup game. Points for each one you get right, more as the rounds go on, and a bonus if your champion wins it all.

1. 2Quarters
2. 2Semis
3. 3Final
4. +5Champion