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Leagues are normally comprised of ten to twelve teams (In Yahoo, the standard is 12-team)

1. Rotisserie (ROTO) - In rotisserie, each category generates points for your team based on your comparative totals relative to the totals generated by the other teams. For example, in a 12-man league, if your team has the most assists, you get 12 points in the assist category. If you have the least rebounds, your team only gets 1 point. It’s the total of the points that your team generates across all 9 categories that determines who wins in your league. Hence, in ROTO, it is advised to form a well-balanced team.

2. Head to Head (H2H) - In head to head, your team is matched up against one particular team for the week with either team gaining “win” points or “loss” points for each category that either team beats the other at. So if your team has a higher total in points, assists, steals, rebounds, three point shots made; but has less blocks, has worse shooting percentages than the other team from both the field and the free throw line, and accumulate more turnovers; your team would win its match-up for the week, five to four (5-4). Towards the end of the season, the teams with the best win-loss records advance into the playoffs – similar to the NBA.

3. Fantasy Points Scoring (FP) – In this format, not all of the categories are given the same weight. Points are assigned to the different categories and normally have different values. This format is normally allowed in customized leagues only. The default points awarded for each category is as follows:

• Field Goal Attempted (-0.45)
• Field Goal Made (1.0)
  
• Free Throw Attempted (-0.75)
• Free Throw Made (1.0)
• 3-point Shot Made (3.0)
• Point Scored (0.5)
• Rebound (1.5)
• Assist (2.0)
• Steal (3.0)
• Turnover (-2.0)
• Blocked Shot (3.0)

By far, head to head is the most popular format because of the weekly action and achieved gratification of “beating” someone right away. Roto comes in second, and is actually the most advised format for managers who don’t have the time to set their starting lineups on a weekly or even daily basis. You can simply watch your players accumulate their stats over the course of the season and enjoy your team’s ranking for the time being.