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Originally Posted by tklem321
I made 2 test leagues, one with 4 divisions of 5 teams each and one with 4 divisions of 4 teams each. I ran both leagues for 25 years --- 100 division races (4x25).
In the 5-team/division league a division was won by a sub-0.500 team zero times.
In the 4-team/division league a division was won by a sub-0.500 team zero times.
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The kind of schedule you are using will have an impact. If you are using a balanced schedule, then I would expect the likelihood to go up. If you are using a moderately divisionally-weighted schedule, then probably it'd be less likely.
The main issue with scheduling for a 4x4 arrangement is finding the right balance between division game totals and non-division game totals. There are no good answers to that with 4x4 because of the small number of division opponents and large number of non-division opponents.
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Originally Posted by Westheim
Meh. I favor 6-team divisions.
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Agreed. I think six teams is the perfect number—not too many teams and not too few. It also tends to be easier for scheduling, since with five divisional opponents one gets round numbers, e.g. 70, 80, 90, 100 intradivision games.