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2025 Season Recap

The league grew to twelve teams, and Michael Gilpin — the 4-seed — ran the table in the playoffs to take the title, knocking off Damon Libassi in the championship.

Champion

Michael Gilpin

151.96 in the final, 9-5 regular season (4-seed)

Runner-Up

Damon Libassi

121.58 in the final, 5-9 regular season (9-seed)

Last Place

Tommy Rock

7-7 regular season, fell in the toilet bowl

Season Recap

Year three brought the league to twelve teams, with Dylan Wilson, Michael Gilpin, and Nick Howard all making their debuts. Wilson made the loudest first impression — a 10-4 regular season, best in the league — while Gilpin quietly put together a 9-5 mark that was good enough for the 4-seed.

The regular season leaderboard belonged to a three-way tie at the top (Wilson, Chris Strife, and Matt Rock all finished 10-4), but none of them ended up hoisting anything. That fell to Gilpin, who beat Dominic Libassi in Round 1, blew past Chris Strife in Round 2, and then held off Damon Libassi in the championship — a run made possible in part by a playoff format that pulled in the two highest-scoring teams outside the top four by record, which is exactly how both Dominic and Damon got in.

Individually, Dominic Libassi's 190.72 in Week 11 was the best single week anyone put up all season, and he added two more top-10 weeks on top of it. Matt Rock's Jahmyr Gibbs exploded for 55.40 in Week 12, the best individual player performance of the year. At the other end, Tommy Rock's 7-7 regular season somehow ended in 12th place after a rough trip through the toilet bowl — proof that in this league, a .500 record buys you nothing.

Final Standings

FinishManagerReg. Season
1stMichael Gilpin9-5
2ndDamon Libassi5-9
3rdDylan Wilson10-4
4thChris Strife10-4
5thMatt Rock Alumni10-4
6thDominic Libassi8-6
7thNick Howard3-11
8thThomas Strife Alumni5-9
9thAdam Sheifer Alumni7-7
10thNathaniel Bloss7-7
11thAlex Drake3-11
12thTommy Rock7-7

Championship Bracket

Top 4 records qualified automatically; the final two spots went to the highest points-scorers among everyone else — which is how Dominic Libassi (5th by record) and Damon Libassi (9th by record) got in. Seed numbers below are each team's overall regular-season rank, not a re-numbered 1–6 seed.

Round 1 · Wk 15
(1) Dylan WilsonBYE
(4) Michael Gilpin133.72
(5) Dominic Libassi111.46
(2) Chris StrifeBYE
(9) Damon Libassi149.72
(3) Matt Rock89.46
Round 2 · Wk 16
(1) Dylan Wilson121.20
(9) Damon Libassi138.00
(2) Chris Strife104.42
(4) Michael Gilpin186.98
Championship · Wk 17
(9) Damon Libassi121.58
(4) Michael Gilpin151.96

Placement games: 3rd — Dylan Wilson def. Chris Strife (128.50–94.88) · 5th — Matt Rock def. Dominic Libassi (154.02–117.76) · 8th — Thomas Strife def. Adam Sheifer (167.20–116.66) · 10th — Nathaniel Bloss def. Alex Drake (133.22–81.50)

Toilet Bowl

The bottom 6 seeds — winner escapes, loser gets crowned "King"

Round 1 · Wk 15
(12) Alex DrakeBYE
(8) Adam Sheifer124.42
(7) Nathaniel Bloss110.08
(11) Nick HowardBYE
(10) Thomas Strife167.50
(6) Tommy Rock149.90
Round 2 · Wk 16
(12) Alex Drake122.34
(6) Tommy Rock120.10
(7) Nathaniel Bloss142.10
(11) Nick Howard104.08
"King" (Last Place) · Wk 17
(6) Tommy Rock97.20
(11) Nick Howard133.20

Placement games: 8th — Thomas Strife def. Adam Sheifer (167.20–116.66) · 10th — Nathaniel Bloss def. Alex Drake (133.22–81.50) · King (12th/last) — Tommy Rock loses to Nick Howard (97.20–133.20), crowning Tommy Rock the league's last-place finisher.

2025 Superlatives

Highest Weekly Score

Dominic Libassi

190.72 — Week 11

Best Single-Player Week

J. Gibbs (Matt Rock)

55.40 — Week 12

Best Regular Season

3-way tie, 10-4

Dylan Wilson, Chris Strife, Matt Rock

Worst Playoff Luck

Tommy Rock

7-7 regular season, still finished last

Weekly High Scores, Top 10

RankManagerWeekScore
1Dominic Libassi11190.72
2Michael Gilpin14187.04
3Michael Gilpin16186.98
4Dominic Libassi4183.30
5Chris Strife5179.38
6Michael Gilpin7174.28
7Michael Gilpin10171.50
8Damon Libassi5171.42
9Dylan Wilson4168.12
10Dominic Libassi10168.00

Best Individual Player Performances

RankPlayerManagerWeekScore
1J. Gibbs (RB-DET)Matt Rock Alumni1255.40
2J. Taylor (RB-IND)Michael Gilpin1049.60
3P. Nacua (WR-LAR)Thomas Strife Alumni1646.50
4J. Allen (QB-BUF)Damon Libassi1144.68
5B. Bowers (TE-LV)Matt Rock Alumni943.30
6A. St. Brown (WR-DET)Tommy Rock1541.40
7D. Achane (RB-MIA)Damon Libassi1040.50
8B. Nix (QB-DEN)Chris Strife739.96
9B. Robinson (RB-ATL)Dylan Wilson1739.90
10A. St. Brown (WR-DET)Tommy Rock239.20