[trman73]

Hi all, I feel like I should know how to do this after playing the game for a decade, but I don't.

I'm expanding my fictional league from 24 teams to 28. The structure has been two divisions of 12, with two division champs and four wild cards (regardless of division) making the playoffs, so basically cross-division playoffs throughout.

I'd like to structure my expanded league to four divisions of seven, with essentially an East and West conference each having two divisions, and four teams per conference making the playoffs and playing a conference semi and final, and a championship series that is always East vs. West. But I don't want the teams in separate leagues... just one big league, like the NBA or NHL.

So can I structure the playoffs so that four teams per conference make it and we have an East playoffs and a West playoffs, then a final? Or do I need to put the teams in two leagues?

If I have to put them into separate leagues, is there a way to have the awards not go to one player from each league, but one overall player from both leagues?

Thanks.