How Do Fantasy Leagues Work? — FAQ

Yes — sign up and create or join fantasy leagues at no cost. Optional paid leagues with entry fees are available for managers who want to compete for real stakes.

Fantasy365 supports MLB (baseball), NFL (football), NHL (hockey), NBA (basketball), NASCAR, NCAAF (college football), NCAAB (college basketball), and Soccer. Run a single-sport league or combine multiple sports in a cumulative dynasty.

No. Fantasy365 is a web app that works in your browser on desktop and mobile. No downloads or installations required.

Browse open public leagues from the Leagues page, enter an invite code from your commissioner, or create your own league. Free leagues require no payment — just click Join.

Yes. Click Create a League and configure your sport(s), scoring system, roster slots, draft type, waiver rules, trade settings, and payout structure. Set up takes about 2 minutes.

A four-sport dynasty combines MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA into one league. Each franchise competes in all four sports, and final placements feed a single cumulative championship race using a 14–1 point scale. The franchise with the most total points across all sports wins the season.

Yes. Create a standalone league for MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, NASCAR, NCAAF, NCAAB, or Soccer with your own custom rules — scoring, rosters, draft type, waivers, and payouts.

Yes. Create a custom multi-sport league and select any 2+ sports. Cumulative standings are computed across all selected sports using the same 14–1 placement scale.

A dynasty league lets you keep players across seasons with contracts and price escalation. Each offseason, declare keepers — their price counts against your next auction draft budget. Players return to the pool when their contract expires.

Best ball is a draft-only format where the system automatically starts your optimal lineup each period based on projected points. No manual lineup setting required. Available for NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL.

Snake drafts and auction drafts (MFL-style open bidding with snake nomination order). Configurable budgets, bid increments, pick clocks, and rounds. Practice first with the free mock draft simulator.

The four-sport startup veteran draft is 101 rounds (1,212 total picks) covering MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA players. A separate 45-round practice squad draft fills your farm system with prospects.

Yes. Open bidding with configurable budgets, bid increments, and timers. Snake nomination order ensures fair access to elite players. Practice with the mock draft simulator first.

Yes — the mock draft simulator is free and requires no account. Practice snake or auction drafts against AI opponents with real player pools. Supports 101-round veteran and 45-round practice squad formats.

Commissioners set pick clock durations — longer for early rounds, shorter for late rounds. The clock pauses overnight during configurable quiet hours. Expired picks auto-advance.

Head-to-head categories (win weekly matchups by stat category), head-to-head points (custom point values per stat), or rotisserie (season-long standings). Commissioners choose and configure per league.

In multi-sport leagues, each sport awards points based on final placement (14 for 1st down to 1 for 12th). All sport point totals combine into a single cumulative leaderboard. The franchise with the most total points wins the season.

Yes. Commissioners configure which stat categories count and their point values for points-based leagues. For category leagues, choose which categories determine weekly matchup winners.

Yes. The platform detects stat corrections from official sources and re-scores affected snapshots. Version tracking shows when a correction was applied.

Commissioners configure tiebreaker rules — head-to-head record, total points, division record, and more. The platform applies tiebreakers in order to determine final standings.

Commissioners set a per-member entry fee when creating a league. Members pay securely through PayPal. The full pot is collected before the season starts.

The platform retains 2% of the pot for pro-only leagues or 4% for leagues with the Prospect Farm System. This covers payment processing and hosting. The remaining 96-98% goes to payouts.

No. The fee is deducted from the collected prize pot — not added on top. If 12 teams pay $100 each ($1,200 pot), the 4% fee ($48) comes out of the pot, leaving $1,152 for payouts.

When a champion is declared, the platform auto-generates payout records. The commissioner disburses funds to winners via Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, or bank transfer. PayPal auto-payout is available if the commissioner sets a PayPal email.

High Roller leagues are high-stakes leagues with advertised payouts. Entry fees are calculated to fund the target payout after the platform fee. Transparent fees, clean withdrawals.

Propose multi-team trades with players, draft picks, and FAAB. The commissioner approves, kicking off a 12-hour league veto window. Six veto votes from non-involved owners reverses a deal.

Yes. The cross-sport trade analyzer normalizes player, pick, and FAAB values across MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA into a single dollar scale. Get a fairness verdict before proposing or accepting a trade.

FAAB blind bidding (budget), rolling waiver priority (priority), or immediate pickup (first-come). Commissioners configure processing schedules, acquisition limits, and roster limits.

Yes. Trade future rookie and startup picks alongside players and FAAB. The trade system supports multi-team deals with full pick inventory tracking.

Commissioners can enable FAAB rollover — unused budget carries into the next season. This is configurable per league.