LEAGUE GOVERNANCEOFFICIAL SCORING & TIER SPECIFICATION

"The Beans" 2026 Official League Rulebook

Complete technical specification of tier pricing, cumulative tier limits, team allocations across all 7 tiers, and 16 incremental scoring categories.

1. CALIBRATED 7-TIER BEAN PRICING & TEAM ALLOCATIONS

TIER 1

5.0

BEANS EACH

3 TEAMSGeorgia, Ohio State, Texas

TIER 2

4.0

BEANS EACH

4 TEAMSIndiana, Miami, Notre Dame, Oregon

TIER 3

3.0

BEANS EACH

8 TEAMSAlabama, LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC

TIER 4

1.5

BEANS EACH

12 TEAMSBYU, Clemson, Florida, Houston, Iowa, Louisville, Missouri, Penn State, SMU, Tennessee, Utah, Washington

TIER 5

1.0

BEANS EACH

15 TEAMSArizona, Auburn, Boise State, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Iowa State, JMU, K-State, Liberty, Memphis, Nebraska, UNC, South Carolina, TCU, Tulane

TIER 6

0.5

BEANS EACH

33 TEAMSApp State, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, BGSU, Cal, Cincy, Colorado, CSU, Duke, Fresno St, Jax St, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Miami (OH), Minnesota, Navy, OSU, Oregon St, Pitt, Rutgers, SDSU, USF, Syracuse, Texas St, Toledo, UCF, UNLV, Vandy, Va Tech, Wazzu, Wisconsin

TIER 7

0.0

BEANS EACH

63 TEAMSAir Force, Army, Boston College, Maryland, Michigan St, Mississippi St, Northwestern, Purdue, Stanford, UCLA, UConn, Virginia, Wake Forest, West Virginia, WKU, Wyoming + 47 more

2. CUMULATIVE TIER SELECTION LIMIT SPECIFICATION

• Maximum Bean Budget Cap: Up to 15.0 Beans total across your roster.

• Roster Capacity: EXACTLY 7 Teams selected overall.

• Cumulative Headroom Formula: The total number of teams selected through any Tier level N cannot exceed N (∑ teams in Tiers 1..N ≤ N).

Through Tier 1: Max 1 team total

Through Tier 2: Max 2 teams total

Through Tier 3: Max 3 teams total

Through Tier 4: Max 4 teams total

Through Tier 5: Max 5 teams total

Through Tier 6: Max 6 teams total

Through Tier 7: Max 7 teams total

3. EXACT 16 SCORING CATEGORIES (INCREMENTAL RULES)

Any Win Throughout Season

Earn +1.0 PT for ANY victory across the entire season (Regular Season, Conf Championship, Bowl Game, or CFP Playoff Game). Stacks with Bowl (+4.0) & CFP bonuses.

Road Win

True road victory at opponent home campus in any game (regular season, bowls, or playoffs; +1.0 pt)

Conference Regular Season Win

In-conference regular season win (+1.0 pt incremental)

Point Differential

0.02 × (Points For - Points Against) across all completed games

Reach Conf Championship Game

Appearance in Conference Championship (+2.0 pts)

Conference Championship Win

Victory in Conference Championship (+5.0 pts)

Reach Bowl Game

Earned bowl eligibility / appearance / CFP Bowl (+1.0 pt)

Bowl Game Win

Bowl victory (+4.0 pts; split +2.0 each if cancelled)

Reach College Football Playoff

Qualified for 12-team CFP (+3.0 pts)

#10

Reach CFP Quarter-Finals

Advanced to CFP Quarter-Finals (+5.0 pts)

#11

Reach CFP Semi-Finals

Advanced to CFP Semi-Finals (+7.0 pts)

#12

Reach CFP Finals

Advanced to CFP National Championship Game (+9.0 pts)

#13

Win CFP Championship

Crowned CFP National Champions (+12.0 pts)

#14

Unranked Beats Ranked

Unranked team defeats a Top 25 opponent (+3.0 to +10.0 pts; AP Poll used early, replaced by CFP Committee Rankings once released)

#15

Ranked Upset Win

Ranked team defeats a higher-ranked opponent (+4.0 to +7.0 pts; AP Poll used early, replaced by CFP Committee Rankings once released)

#16

Ranked Big Win

Ranked team defeats a lower-ranked opponent (+1.0 to +4.0 pts; AP Poll used early, replaced by CFP Committee Rankings once released)