In lieu of a time-consuming draft, the AFA will employ a free agent bidding system before the beginning of each season. Teams will be awarded an amount of money based on their relative standing in the previous season. If team are tied, they will split the combined amount evenly. For purpose of distributing the bidding money, the playoff teams will have the same seeding that they brought into the playoffs. The bidding money will be allocated as follows for Season Three.
All figures are in millions.
The exact amount available to teams for bidding is affected by previous trades involving cash.