Congratulations to Fantasy Index columnist Michael Murillo, who outplayed hundreds of contestants and finished as this year's grand champion in the Fantasy Index Super League and in the process created a bit of a sticky wicket.
And hats off to prize winners Travis Henry of Rowlett, Texas and Mark Maloney of Andover, Minnesota.
(Scroll down to see the final top 25 for 2013, plus the week 17 weekly winner.)
Usually when a company runs a contest like the Fantasy Index Super League, it prevents its own employees from playing. That way there are no questions about collusion or manipulation of the results. But all of the Fantasy Index guys participate in the Super League because we think our readers enjoy competing alongside us. The league is administered by a third party, and we have very, very little access to anything. We can't edit the scoring system, and we can't even edit offensive team names (we're looking at you, Jack Silverman), let alone game scores.
Aside from Michael, longtime contributor Justin Eleff finished ninth overall. We like to think (imagine/dream/delude ourselves) that Ian Allan, Andy Richardson and Bruce Taylor would have finished higher, had we not started swinging for the fences in the final weeks of the contest. But only Michael finished atop the hundreds of readers who played. And that is a bit awkward.
You see, subscribers frequently tell us "You should put me in your magazine, because I'm better than the guys who do your Experts Poll / Mock Draft / Mock Auction." So we use the Fantasy Index Super League as a sort of play-in game, giving readers the opportunity to work their way into our print product. The top two finishers in the Super League are awarded spots in the Mock Draft and Mock Auction published in Fantasy Football Index magazine. The overall champion also wins a free subscription to the 2014 Fantasy Index Super Fanatic Package.
We're pleased that one of our Fantasy Index staffers finished on top of the pile, but we want to hold the door open for readers to work their way into the magazine.
So while Michael can/will/should claim the moral victory, we are awarding the first prize -- the 2014 Super Fanatic subscription, plus his pick of mock draft or mock auction -- to (runner-up) Travis Henry of Rowlett, Texas. And the second prize will be awarded to Mark Maloney of Andover, Minnesota. As you can see from the standings below, these guys finished way ahead of the pack, and we look forward to matching them up with the pros next spring.
Here are the overall final standings:
2013 Fantasy Index Super League - Final Overall Top 25 | |||||
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Rk | Prev | Pts | Team | Name | Hometown |
1. | 1. | 2895 | Viva Murillo! | Michael Murillo | Tampa, Fla. |
2. | 2. | 2869 | Texas Pink Flamingos | Travis Henry | Rowlett, Texas |
3. | 3. | 2862 | Ancient Chinese Secret | Mark Maloney | Andover, Minn. |
4. | 4. | 2821 | Sub-City Warriors | Bruce Boase | Ogden, Utah |
5. | 5. | 2813 | Buck Xpress | Robert Buckman | Mt. Dora, Fla. |
6. | 7. | 2810 | Honolulu Hawks | John Roberts | Honolulu, HI |
7. | 12. | 2792 | Monsters of Midway | Bill Berg | Spokane Valley, Wash. |
8. | 13. | 2790 | Merlin's Magic | Dave Bouchard | Fort Kent, Me. |
9. | 14. | 2782 | @FantasyIndexJE | Justin Eleff | Lake Charles, La. |
10. | 6. | 2782 | Manifest Density | Mike McIlraith | Fort Worth, Texas |
11. | -- | 2767 | Coleman Omens | Stephen Coleman | Aurora, Ill. |
12. | 17. | 2767 | Horny Horny Hippos | Junior Ayers | Ferguson, N.C. |
13. | 8. | 2766 | The Buckies | Robert Buchner | Coral Springs, Fla. |
14. | 20. | 2763 | Douches | Jack Silverman | Mendota Heights, Minn. |
15. | 10. | 2763 | Reggie Cobb '93 | Bill Rehor | Culver City, Calif. |
16. | 15. | 2762 | Duckbilled Platypi | Timothy Casper | Plymouth, Wisc. |
17. | 9. | 2761 | NUDGE | Ryan McCutcheon | Nashville, Tenn. |
18. | 16. | 2752 | Fubar | Tom Morande | Tinley Park, Ill. |
19. | -- | 2748 | adamseanjosh | Steve Klitzner | Miami, Fla. |
20. | 22. | 2743 | Papapdog | Brian Postera | Turners Falls, Mass. |
21. | -- | 2741 | Homestarmy | Jason Pilon | Columbia Heights, Minn. |
22. | -- | 2736 | Commitment to Mediocrity | Jason Chan | Federal Way, Wash. |
23. | -- | 2734 | Plano Guru | Larry Heffelfinger | Plano, Texas |
24. | -- | 2734 | Eastern Washington Chihuahuas | Paul Pease | Spokane, Wash. |
25. | 23. | 2732 | Skull Busters | Ian MacEwen | Stow, Ohio |
Click here for the complete, top-to-bottom Fantasy Index Super League standings.
Congratulations, too, to Stephen Coleman of Aurora, Ill. His "Coleman Omens" amassed 220 points to lead the Super League in Week 17. Stephen vaulted from outside the top 25 all the way to 11th overall. Great job!
Week-by-week champions - Fantasy Index Super League | ||||||
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Wk | Pts | Team | Owner | City | perfect | pct |
17 | 220 | Coleman Omens | Stephen Coleman | Aurora, Ill. | 256 | 85.9% |
16 | 197 | Meaux1100 | Richard Primeaux | Oak Brook, Ill. | 239 | 82.4% |
15 | 212 | Texas Pink Flamingos | Travis Henry | Rowlett, Texas | 281 | 75.4% |
14 | 201 | Viva Murillo! | Michael Murillo | Tampa, Fla. | 272 | 73.9% |
13 | 221 | Manifest Density | Mike McIlraith | Fort Worth, Texas | 311 | 71.1% |
12 | 175 | Bowser | Ralph Bowser | Columbus, Ohio | 250 | 70.0% |
11 | 202 | Klingons Around Uranus | Bud Stafford | El Dorado Hills, Calif. | 263 | 76.8% |
10 | 212 | Summerlin Raiders | Christopher Blacksmith | Las Vegas, Nev. | 250 | 84.8% |
9 | 212 | Red Raiders | George Bluhm | Arden, N.C. | 316 | 67.1% |
8 | 213 | idizwudidiz | Ray Calisto | Fishers, Ind. | 265 | 80.4% |
7 | 191 | Fubar | Tom Morande | Tinley Park, Ill. | 243 | 78.6% |
6 | 179 | NextLevel | Aaron Tomaschko | Hamburg, N.Y. | 258 | 69.4% |
5 | 200 | Commitment to Mediocrity | Jason Chan | Federal Way, Wash. | 284 | 70.4% |
4 | 229 | NUDGE | Ryan McCutcheon | Nashville, Tenn. | 262 | 87.4% |
3 | 200 | RuralJurors | Michael Heppeler | Evergreen Park, Ill. | 268 | 74.6% |
2 | 205 | Matt Blair Witch Project | Brian Van Dorn | Crystal, Minn. | 275 | 74.5% |
1 | 228 | Metal Dung | Dan Boysen | Morrison, Colo. | 301 | 75.7% |
Here is Steven's winning lineup from Week 17:
Player | Pts |
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Brees, Drew NOS QB | 41 |
Manning, Peyton DEN QB | 29 |
Forte, Matt CHI RB | 33 |
McCoy, LeSean PHI RB | 19 |
Green, A.J. CIN WR | 12 |
Marshall, Brandon CHI WR | 13 |
Thomas, Demaryius DEN WR | 23 |
Graham, Jimmy NOS TE | 13 |
Witten, Jason DAL TE | 13 |
Gostkowski, Stephen NEP PK | 14 |
Prater, Matt DEN PK | 10 |
Total: | 220 |
And this was the perfect lineup:
Player | Pts |
---|---|
Brees, Drew NOS QB | 41 |
Dalton, Andy CIN QB | 30 |
Blount, LeGarrette NEP RB | 30 |
Forte, Matt CHI RB | 33 |
Boldin, Anquan SFO WR | 21 |
Jernigan, Jerrel NYG WR | 26 |
Thomas, Demaryius DEN WR | 23 |
Graham, Jimmy NOS TE | 13 |
Witten, Jason DAL TE | 13 |
Gostkowski, Stephen NEP PK | 14 |
Vinatieri, Adam IND PK | 12 |
Total: | 256 |