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1. Let commissioners configure the seeding tiebreaker chain in division leagues

   In leagues with divisions turned on, the seeding tiebreaker chain is hardcoded as overall record, then head to head, then division record, then total points. Commissioners cannot reorder it or remove a step, and the only tiebreaker dropdown in league settings does not affect it.

   Request: let the commissioner order the tiebreaker chain, or at minimum let division record be removed from it while keeping divisions on.

   Rationale: division record is a self-referential stat. A division's internal records are produced by its own teams beating each other, so a strong division suppresses its own numbers while a weak division inflates them. Using it to break ties between teams in different divisions rewards being surrounded by weaker opponents, which is the opposite of what a tiebreaker should do. The NFL applies division record only within a division and goes to common games and conference record across divisions; Yahoo applies it across divisions, where it does not measure anything meaningful.

   It is also invisible. Division record is not shown in the standings, so managers cannot compute their own seeding position without deriving it by hand from the schedule. In a league where playoff seeding decides real money, a hidden tiebreaker nobody can see is a problem the commissioner has to solve manually every week.

   The compounding issue is that Yahoo's own schedule generator for two divisions leaves each team without a game against two opponents, so head to head is frequently unavailable and ties fall straight to division record.

   Many leagues want divisions purely for grouping and payouts, not for schedule and tiebreaker logic. Separating those, or letting the chain be configured, would let those leagues use the feature without inheriting logic that works against competitive fairness.

   In leagues with divisions turned on, the seeding tiebreaker chain is hardcoded as overall record, then head to head, then division record, then total points. Commissioners cannot reorder it or remove a step, and the only tiebreaker dropdown in league settings does not affect it.

   Request: let the commissioner order the tiebreaker chain, or at minimum let division record be removed from it while keeping divisions on.

   Rationale: division record is a self-referential stat. A division's internal records are produced by its own teams beating each other, so a strong division suppresses its own numbers while a weak division inflates… more

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   Reviewed  ·  AdminB C (Customer Support Agent, Yahoo) responded

   Hi Tim,

   
   

   Thanks for your feedback.

   
   

   We will pass along your feedback to our product team.

   
   

   Please note that leagues can use their own criteria. Commissioners have the ability to edit the matchups/seeds for playoffs before the start of week 1 if they wish to use their own criteria for tiebreakers.

   
   

   Thanks,

   
   

   Product Support

2. Add Tie-Breaker Data & Weekly Winners endpoints to Yahoo Fantasy API

   Dear Yahoo Sports & Developer Team,

   I am developing an integration using the Yahoo API for our Football ProPickem project.

   With the upcoming season starting, we urgently need the ability to pull the following data points via the API:

   Tie-Breaker Data: Ability to request tie-breaker values/scores for matchups.
   
   Weekly Winners: An endpoint or field to directly request the designated winner for each specific week.
   

   Currently, these values are extremely difficult to aggregate automatically. Without these endpoints accessible, our automated leaderboard tracking is blocked—which puts our entire league setup for this season at risk.

   Could you please add these endpoints to the API roadmap or provide a query parameter/beta access if this is already available?

   Thank you!

   Carl Côté

   Dear Yahoo Sports & Developer Team,

   I am developing an integration using the Yahoo API for our Football ProPickem project.

   With the upcoming season starting, we urgently need the ability to pull the following data points via the API:

   Tie-Breaker Data: Ability to request tie-breaker values/scores for matchups.
   
   Weekly Winners: An endpoint or field to directly request the designated winner for each specific week.
   

   Currently, these values are extremely difficult to aggregate automatically. Without these endpoints accessible, our automated leaderboard tracking is blocked—which puts our entire league setup for this season at risk.

   Could you please add these endpoints to… more

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   Reviewed  ·  AdminB C (Customer Support Agent, Yahoo) responded

   Hello Carl,

   
   

   Any API questions can be directed to fantasyapiapplications@yahoosports.com.

   
   

   Thanks,

   
   

   Product Support

3. Tiebreakers, playoffs, and position eligibility in standings

   Hi There...I play in the Yahoo FF league with the Hurricane Hunters (ID# 131778). Currently my team,
   "JoeBethDeathnote" is ranked seventh (7th) in our 10-team league but I believe I should be ranked fifth (5th)
   since I have beaten the two teams, immediately ranked ahead of me, head-to-head so far this season.
   I defeated "Your Knightmare", currently ranked fifth (5th) in week 3, and I defeated "Fourth & Inches of Rain"
   in week 10, who is currently ranked sixth (6th). As of this writing my team and the two aforementioned teams
   have a record of 5-5 and looking at the current standings the only reason for these two teams to be ranked higher
   than me is that both teams have a higher amount of PF points than I have.

   Our league chose the Head-to-Head option for Type of Scoring and Best Regular Season Record vs Opponents Wins for the Playoff Tie-Breaker, which I understand to be best regular season record versus an opponent, so I am a bit befuddle as to my current ranking of seventh in our FF league. Head-To-Head wins against an opponent
   should be the primary determining factor for ranking teams relative to current in-season standings and to playoff positioning.

   Please take a look at this and I look forward to your response.

   Regards....Barry Damiano "JoeBethDeathnote" abarryd@yahoo.com

   Hi There...I play in the Yahoo FF league with the Hurricane Hunters (ID# 131778). Currently my team,
   "JoeBethDeathnote" is ranked seventh (7th) in our 10-team league but I believe I should be ranked fifth (5th)
   since I have beaten the two teams, immediately ranked ahead of me, head-to-head so far this season.
   I defeated "Your Knightmare", currently ranked fifth (5th) in week 3, and I defeated "Fourth & Inches of Rain"
   in week 10, who is currently ranked sixth (6th). As of this writing my team and the two aforementioned teams
   have a record of 5-5 and looking at the… more

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   Reviewed  ·  AdminB C (Customer Support Agent, Yahoo) responded

   Hi Abarr,

   If you need technical assistance, you can contact us through the sports tab at help.yahoo.com, DM us @YahooFantasyCC on X, or r/YahooFantasy on Reddit.

   Thanks,

   Product Support

4. What is the point in a division if the division record ONLY matters for first place?? This does not make sense at all. I have a better head

   What is the point in a division if the division record ONLY matters for first place?? This does not make sense at all. I have a better head to head with this team AND a better division record meaning I beat teams he lost to. And I sit behind this team? Currently 1 game out of the playoffs and we have the SAME record? 🤔
   Please make that make sense...

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   Reviewed  ·  AdminB C (Customer Support Agent, Yahoo) responded

   Hello,

   Thanks for your feedback.

   If your league wishes to use the division record for more than just determining the division leader, your league commissioner can use their tools to edit Week 1 of the playoffs to add/remove teams and adjust their playoff seeding to account for the division records.

   Thanks,

   Product Support