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Fantasy Index Open

Hollenbeck, Novo are early leaders

We're not going to crown the champion of the Fantasy Index Open, but we can take a sneak peak at how our contestents are doing with three quarters of the season completed. Looking at just kickers, Brant Hollenbeck of Lansing, Mich., and Juan Novo of Miami are your early leaders.

The Fantasy Index Open, recall, is the contest where contestants pick their top 20 at each position -- QB, RB, WR, TE, K and defenses. Lists had to be submitted prior to the start of the first preseason game back in August.

The winner of this deal wins a gigantic trophy from the team at Affordable Trophies. They've kindly agreed to donate a trophy just like the one in the photo. (And keep that in mind when deciding where to buy your league's fantasy trophy this season. They even have a "Toilet Bowl" trophy if your league does that kind of thing.

The top two finishers in this thing also win spots in the Experts Poll we run in the magazine -- a chance for more glory.

It's early. There's still a month to go in the season, and this is just one of the positions.

But your leader right now is Brant Hollenbeck of Lansing, Mich. He's just ahead of Juan Novo of Miami, Steve Hoyt of Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Steve Moyer of Alameda, Calif.

Hollenbeck and Novo are both in sales. Hoyt is a teacher. Moyer is an investment realtor.

Scoring in this thing is really complex. First there's the points the kicker has scored (which are just regular NFL points). That gets multiplied against where you ranked the guy. If you ranked a player #1, his points get multiplied by 30. If you ranked him #2, he gets multiplied by 29. That continues right down to a #20 player getting multiplied by 11. So the first-place guys are worth about three times as much as the #20 guys.

We used to down 20 down to 1 on the factoring, but that puts too strong of an emphasis on the top guys. Especially with the RB-WR positions, it gives very little reward for coming up with a sleeper guy between 15th and 20th. That's why we tweaked the scoring a few years back.

We'll score this whole thing in early-to-mid January.

FANTASY INDEX OPEN, KICKERS (TOP 20)
ContestentCityStateOccupationPoints
Brant HollenbeckLansingMich.Sales39,433
Juan NovoMiamiFla.Sales39,363
Steve HoytBuffalo GroveIll.Teacher39,106
Steve MoyerAlamedaCalif.Investment realtor39,083
Rey DiazMiamiFla.Info. Technology39,061
Scott SachsHuronOhioheadhunter39,059
Bob AdelmanSt. LouisMo.Sales39,045
Hank DaBruzziOakdaleMinn.Construction38,939
Mark KundrotasAtcoN.J.Retirement Services38,819
Rob ReiberRandolphN.J.Teacher38,799
Mitch WurstCincinnatiOhioTechnical Manager38,775
Doug PawlakKnoxvilleTenn.engineer38,756
Keith MasonSumterS.C.Buyer38,739
John MarinoBinghamtonN.Y.Gun shop owner38,692
Adam LockeLynnwoodWash.Teacher38,673
David J ThorntonDenverColo.Management38,663
Kevin SmithPhiladelphiaPa.Student38,621
Daniel BowmanLibertyMo.Government worker38,606
Geoff MalemanRedondo BeachCalif.public relations38,592
Brad HendersonLouisvilleKy.Customer Service38,587

To see how your entry is doing, here's the alphabetical listing. There are 202 entries, so top-20 is in the top 10 percent. Anything beyond 101, and you're in the bottom half.

FANTASY INDEX OPEN, KICKERS (alphabetical)
RankNameCityStatePoints
59Aaron SucovMonmouth JunctionN.J.37,954
183Adam HoltzRochesterMinn.35,687
15Adam LockeLynnwoodWash.38,673
160Adam RenzoniBuffaloN.Y.36,246
149Adam SheetsSanta RosaCalif.36,484
170Adam ThygesonPortlandOre.36,097
89Alan KasterGreen BayWis.37,374
187Alessandro MiglioSan PabloCalif.35,442
49Andy GoughDallasTex.38,060
90Andy RichardsonPort ChesterN.Y.37,366
195Austin LeeSan FranciscoCalif.34,626
72Bill MasonHuntersvilleN.C.37,750
161Bill RehorCulver CityCalif.36,236
7Bob AdelmanSt. LouisMo.39,045
135Bob StoneOdentonMd.36,727
98Bob TeccaBuffaloMinn.37,235
34Brack VarnonHoustonTex.38,299
134Brad FreemanGenevaIll.36,731
20Brad HendersonLouisvilleKy.38,587
54Bradley WolfrumAlpharettaGa.38,004
1Brant HollenbeckLansingMich.39,433
125Brent MilesPascoWash.36,837
110Brett SanbornRochester HillsMich.37,043
44Brian CarlsonLexingtonKy.38,109
166Brian GeorgeBillingsMont.36,149
115Brian LaskiewiczRandolphN.J.36,996
32Brian SauberDenverColo.38,361
163Brian StainesMarsPa.36,192
51Bryan SweetCookevilleTenn.38,031
52Chad EisenhowerReadingPa.38,027
201Chris BlacksmithLas VegasNev.33,226
79Chris DurhamYumaAriz.37,541
146Chris LingenRochesterMinn.36,540
119Chris WinderPleasant HillCalif.36,934
92Clifford QuinnAnnapolisMd.37,317
66Craig RobinsonCombined LocksWis.37,814
172Curt GoldgrabeBoiseIdaho36,038
57Dan FryeHoustonTex.37,989
189Dan SchneierWest OrangeN.J.35,350
67Dana DuffieldRochesterMinn.37,813
18Daniel BowmanLibertyMo.38,606
50Darrell DukeSpringTex.38,044
184Dave BernhardMadisonWis.35,668
168Dave CohenBrooklynN.Y.36,132
191Dave IampieriForest HillMd.34,899
126Dave ReadCranberryPa.36,835
16David J ThorntonDenverColo.38,663
61Dean TuffieAliquippaPa.37,897
31Dennis ThomasWatsonvilleCalif.38,368
138Derek MathisNorth CharlestonS.C.36,695
198Dish AdamsLos AngelesCalif.34,129
185Don PavelkaPlainviewMinn.35,600
12Doug PawlakKnoxvilleTenn.38,756
47Ed O'HairKatyTex.38,085
45Ed WeissParsippanyN.J.38,100
102Eddie TietchenSicklervilleN.J.37,142
46Edward WinkloskyOaklandCalif.38,091
29Eric BuchholzDestinFla.38,389
188Eric GustitusExeterPa.35,406
68Eric HotzFremontOhio37,804
35Eric ScolnickRedmondWash.38,242
60Eric StancliffMount AiryMd.37,933
178Gary AllenCharlestonS.C.35,822
202Gary StehlyHilliardOhio32,807
19Geoff MalemanRedondo BeachCalif.38,592
113Gilberto BacaFresnoCalif.37,010
156Greg HeminwaySacramentoCalif.36,347
8Hank DaBruzziOakdaleMinn.38,939
192Harriett HuntAtlantaGa.34,887
93Henry GoersBartlettIll.37,280
165henry karsenlecanto Fla.36,149
140Ian AllanSeattleWash.36,682
28Isaac McNallyBillingsMont.38,398
151Jake BoegelMinneapolisMinn.36,454
152James SutterSan CarlosCalif.36,416
139James WimmersLincolntonN.C.36,683
36Jamie AlbertsSturgeon BayWis.38,228
194Jason CollingtonTulsaOkla.34,751
23Jason HoweOaklandCalif.38,493
80Jason PilonColumbia HeightsMinn.37,525
109Jason SpannSt. LouisMo.37,045
162Jeff FellSarniaOnt.36,218
22Jeff FossettNewburghInd.38,531
33Jeff RicheyFlower MoundTex.38,313
132Jeff SlawsonBuffaloN.Y.36,762
153Jeffery LebeoufCrowleyLa.36,414
176Jeremy SchwartzEdisonN.J.35,911
143Jim CostelloPortlandMaine36,571
87Jim DiLorenzoGrayslakeIll.37,445
40Jim KangasViroquaWis.38,150
108Jim NienaberGeorgetownOhio37,066
169Joe VlcekVirginia BeachVa.36,117
55John D. SmithMount LaurelN.J.37,998
101John DugginsGreenvilleS.C.37,159
182John IsettIndian Rocks BeachFla.35,689
14John MarinoBinghamtonN.Y.38,692
120John MooreSea Isle CityN.J.36,902
94John O'KaneFlemingtonN.J.37,274
197John RichmondPeoriaAriz.34,353
97John RobertsHonoluluHi.37,238
64John RuppeFort MyersFla.37,831
190Jon Elliott HansenRenoNev.35,313
69Jonathan MoraMiamiFla.37,799
83Joseph MichelangeloOceansideN.Y.37,499
2Juan NovoMiamiFla.39,363
177Justin MorrisMidlandOnt.35,826
129Keenan RavertyNorth St PaulMinn.36,801
13Keith MasonSumterS.C.38,739
73Keith McGrailTinley ParkIll.37,740
173Ken YuenArlington HeightsIll.36,019
105Kent BaileyPuyallupWash.37,099
158Kevin CuozzoBostonMass.36,322
181Kevin HallAllenTex.35,708
17Kevin SmithPhiladelphiaPa.38,621
95Kevin WeaklandTracyCalif.37,267
53Kirk KennedyPink HillN.C.38,024
196Lou SanicolaMenomonee FallsWis.34,392
43Louis Dale GanderSun PrairieWis.38,119
70Manny De JesusGilbertAriz.37,775
154Marc PriceKelownaB.C.36,371
63Mark BurnsRunnemedeN.J.37,838
128mark fabercolumbusohio36,805
9Mark KundrotasAtcoN.J.38,819
155Mark StoeckerMansfieldTex.36,353
117Matt BeckerReadingPa.36,963
38Matt HayesWinderGa.38,199
200Matt KonsMilwaukeeWis.33,805
147Michael CabazaCherry HillN.J.36,538
179Michael CrowOrionIll.35,719
175Michael KoltonGreen BayWis.35,975
24Michael LivengoodWardArk.38,492
130Michael McAninchNapervilleIll.36,784
96Michael McClearyRosevilleCalif.37,242
21Michael McIlraithLos AngelesCalif.38,551
78Michael MurilloTampaFla.37,569
186Michael O'BrienBrightonColo.35,590
74Michael PhillipsWest HartfordConn.37,709
199Michael Sarmentosan joseCalif.33,891
85Michael StancoClermontFla.37,455
180Miguel TamesMiamiFla.35,714
39Mike BallietMiltonPa.38,154
100Mike CarlsonSacramentoCalif.37,164
124Mike ClayFleetwoodPa.36,862
58Mike CraigKokomoInd.37,978
111Mike GreenDes MoinesIowa37,041
121Mike McIlraithFort WorthTex.36,888
37Mike NeaseWest ChicagoIll.38,227
71Mike ToddOtisOre.37,762
131Mike WellsGood ThunderMinn.36,769
11Mitch WurstCincinnatiOhio38,775
82Moishe SteigmannMilwaukeeWis.37,504
42Nathan KlineToptonPa.38,125
88Nathan PriestWaynesboroPa.37,378
141Nathan RobertsPiketonOhio36,598
144Paul HazenGranada HillsCalif.36,565
103Paul KucharSchaumburgIll.37,133
148Peter SteinkeRedmondWash.36,527
5Rey DiazMiamiFla.39,061
62Rich HodgesTacomaWash.37,865
167Richard BrisacherLos AngelesCalif.36,142
137Richard JacksonBerkeleyCalif.36,711
127Richard LoppnowEphrataWash.36,830
77Richard MeadorsSeymourInd.37,589
136Rick CalabroStaten IslandN.Y.36,720
26Rob DammersringwoodN.J.38,438
10Rob ReiberRandolphN.J.38,799
91Robert CowartDallasTex.37,361
159Rocky PetrellaPhiladelphiaPa.36,273
193Ronald John RobuckTempeAriz.34,753
164Russell DitnesJamisonPa.36,192
41Rustin PaulNew YorkN.Y.38,139
99Rusty StephensDallasTex.37,174
65S. LindMonmouth JunctionN.J.37,818
133Sam HendricksLynchburgVa.36,750
122Scott AndersonLakewoodColo.36,875
25Scott BradyCollegevillePa.38,480
118Scott KopischkeMenomonee FallsWis.36,948
104Scott LilesRussellvilleArk.37,119
174Scott MartinLa CrescentaCalif.36,017
6Scott SachsHuronOhio39,059
114Sebastian FalsonePhiladelphiaPa.37,010
27Shane ScottTorontoOnt.38,400
84Shiaw ChiSan JoseCalif.37,498
56Stephen ColemanAuroraIll.37,997
81Stephen FisseMandevilleLa.37,509
112Stephen McKenzieRed WingMinn.37,029
3Steve HoytBuffalo GroveIll.39,106
4Steve MoyerAlamedaCalif.39,083
30Steve TortoraWallingfordConn.38,386
123Tim LloydNewton N.J.36,871
75Tim WandlingRohnert Park Calif.37,659
116Todd VoorheesChula VistaCalif.36,989
48Tom DeskovitzSouth LyonMich.38,079
86Tom OverbergerBedminsterPa.37,447
106Tony ZellerDundalkMd.37,083
150Travis BillmanDaculaGa.36,459
157Travis GrayWellingtonFla.36,324
145Treavor PhippsSalemInd.36,552
171Troy TretolaPort Saint LucieFla.36,085
76Ty TietjenBrandonS.D.37,637
142Victor KitzesMaple ValleyWash.36,590
107Zach LeavittHighlands RanchColo.37,082

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