How to Play Fight Song Fantasy™
Long Teams vs. Short Team
Each squad consists of 9 FBS teams: 8 Long Teams you want to win each week, and 1 Short Team you want to lose. Both a win (Long) and a loss (Short) score the same way — so picking the right Short team is just as strategic as your Long picks.
Scoring
After each week's games are completed, every squad earns points for its owned teams. Long and Short scores use the same formula — a Long score goes to the owner of the winning team; a Short score goes to the owner of the losing team.
Cross-Pick Scoring: If your squad owns the winning team as Long and the losing team as Short in the same game, you earn both scores for that game.
| Situation | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Base score | +2 | Win (Long) or loss (Short) |
| Loser scored 0 (shutout) | +2 | Defensive bonus |
| Loser scored 1–6 | +1 | Defensive bonus |
| Winner scored 50–59 | +1 | High-scoring bonus |
| Winner scored 60–69 | +2 | High-scoring bonus |
| Winner scored 70+ | +2 | High-scoring bonus |
| Maximum per game | 7 | Points cap — bonuses cannot exceed this |
| Bye week / cancelled game | 0 | No game played, no points awarded |
Defensive and high-scoring bonuses are additive, capped at 7 total points per game. Example: a shutout win (2 + 2 = 4) where the winner scored 65 (+ 2) = 6 points.
Postseason & Special Bonuses
Post-Season Games: If your squad plays in any post-season games, you earn the normal scoring points if your team wins the game and the postseason bonus points in the table below if applicable.
| Situation | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Conference Championship Game | +4 | Team plays in conference championship game |
| Bowl Game Participation | +2 | Team playing in a bowl game |
| CFP Participation | +4 | Team playing in CFP |
| Short Team Wins < 2 Games | +1 | Short team wins < 2 games |
| Undefeated Season | +7 | Team goes undefeated |
| One-Loss Season | +4 | Team has a one loss season |
| Heisman Winner | +4 | Team has Heisman winner |
| National Champion | +8 | National champion |
| Runner Up | +6 | Runner Up |
| Ranked 3–5 | +5 | Ranked 3–5 |
| Ranked 6–10 | +4 | Ranked 6–10 |
| Ranked 11–15 | +3 | Ranked 11–15 |
| Ranked 16–25 | +2 | Ranked 16–25 |