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[QUOTE="BlazeOrange, post: 1082145, member: 683"]
That would add some interest to those late season games and make tanking an art form.
 
Maybe keep a 2nd set of standings only between teams not in the playoffs (i.e., only games against each other).  You wouldn't know all the teams involved until the very end of the season, but that's a good thing.  Then there's a couple options for the top half of the draft rounds (playoff teams would continue to draft at the end of the rounds as usual):
 
1 - Do as you said except the team with the worst record only between the non-qualifiers forefits their #1 pick and the rest of the non-playoff teams draft in the usual order, either based on the alternate standings or overall records.
 
2 - The team with the best record among non-playoff teams against each other gets the #1 pick.  The rest are drafted from best to worst, based on overall record (prevents teams from resting players against teams that clinched playoff spots).
 
3 - The team with the best record among non-playoff teams against each other gets the #1 pick. The rest are drafted from worst to best, as usual.
 
4 - Combine #1 with either #2 or #3.  Worst team forefits their first round pick and best non-playoff team gets the top overall choice.  Order the subsequent rounds however you want.
 
I like #2.  It would add intrigue to alot of late season games that are currently meaningless.  Also, teams fighting for a playoff spot would not get quasi-breaks when they're playing eliminated teams, since those games could end up counting for draft order determination.  It also allows teams on the verge to get a difference-making player that could affect the balance of power right away.  Too many top players are ending up on teams that are a disaster and waste much of their careers in rebuilding efforts that usually don't succeed.
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