Tentative schedule: (based on server time)Oct 15 (Sa): Last regular season league gameOct 17 (Mo): Financial update.Oct 18 (Tu): Playoffs: Conference semifinals and Relegation Playoffs Game 1.Oct 18 (Tu): Every team that is eliminated from the playoffs has a scrimmage generated for Oct 22.Oct 20 (Th): Scrimmages/Cup gameOct 22 (Sa): Conference finals, Relegation Game 2, scrimmages.Oct 22 (Sa): League finals and Oct 29 scrimmages (for the other 14 teams) generated.Oct 24 (Mo): Financial update: Last chance to invest in the season 17 draft.Oct 25 (Tu): Finals Game 1, Relegation game 3 (if necessary)Oct 27 (Th): ScrimmagesOct 29 (Sa): Finals Game 2, scrimmages for all other teams.Oct 30 (Su): Finals Game 3 (if necessary)Oct 31 (Mo): Financial update.All teams paying players salaries this week.Oct 31 (Mo): We begin off-season processing. After the conclusion of the last competitive national team game of the day, this involves a Game Shape reset, so it is probably inadvisable for most teams to train Game Shape.The draft happens during the off-season processing on Monday night, but it may take until Tuesday before the process is finished.Oct 31 (Mo): U21 NT Elections begin late tonight (EST). Please refer to the U21 NT "Election Central" page for further information about the deadlines to register and vote.Oct 31 (Mo): (If added) New countries are first available for sign-up.Nov 3 (Th): ScrimmagesNov 5 (Sa): First league game day of the new season.Nov 7 (Mo): Financial Update.Nov 8 (Tu): NT Elections conclude at the end of the day (EST).Nov 8 (Tu): Second league game day of the new season.Nov 9 (We): First BuzzerBeater's Best game of Season 18.Nov 10 (Th): First Tournament game of Season 18.