The championship isn't part of the regular season:
> How does the In-Season Tournament affect the regular season?
Every team will still play an 82-game regular season. All In-Season Tournament games will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship, which will sit outside the regular season.
DixmodaddySat 12/9/23 10:16 PM
Just a question. How come we're not getting credit for some of the games being played?
fleafounder AdminWed 12/13/23 9:43 AM
The championship isn't part of the regular season:
> How does the In-Season Tournament affect the regular season?
Every team will still play an 82-game regular season. All In-Season Tournament games will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship, which will sit outside the regular season.
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FranchiseFrenzyMon 12/11/23 9:58 AM
Same issue and I believe that I would have won last week if the Saturday Championship game was scored.