Category Bonuses (18,000 possbile points):

Players who end with the highest cumulative score in a given category will earn a 2,000 point bonus before final scores are calculated. This will reward players who are particularly strong at certain aspects of the game. Again, the categories are:

1. Recruiting success
2. Winning games
3. Year end score
4. Conference championship
5. Player Awards
6. Player of the Year
7. Post-season success
8. Year end poll rank
9. Coach of the Year

If two or more players are tied in any given category, the bonus points will be divided among them.

Season Winners

Players who achieve the highest point totals during individual seasons will also receive bonus points. The points are as follows.

Years 1 to 5: 1,000 points
Years 2 to 10: 750 points
Years 11 to 15: 500 points
Years 16 to 20: NO points

These points are intended to offset some of the scoring imbalances between the early and later phases of the game. For instance, a season ending high score during the early phase will not be close to a high score during later phases. The graded scale is intended to reward these early successes, and to encourage players to be even more strategic in the early phase of the game.