When it comes to the Fantasy postseason, most league owners are focused on setting their best lineups and not the technicalities that can come with the late-season territory. Breaking ties in the standings for playoff berths, as well as in postseason games, is something that must be addressed by commissioners before a real problem breaks out between Fantasy owners.

Most 10- and 12-team leagues that use a postseason system make it clear well in advance which teams qualify for the postseason, including those teams that might have a bye week (usually division winners). But if multiple teams have the same record, what is the best way to break the tie? We have some suggestions.

• Most points scored This is how ties are broken in CBSSports.com standard leagues. It's simple: If your team scored more points over the course of the season than the team you tied with, you get the nod.

• Fewest points against This is the second tiebreaker in CBSSports.com standard leagues. This one isn't as relevant as the most points scored tiebreaker because a Fantasy team can't control how many points their opponents put up against them, but it's still an option as a backup tiebreaker.

• Head to head Many leagues use this as a tiebreaker because it's the same one used in the NFL. So if Fantasy Team A beat Team B in Week 2 and they're tied heading into the playoffs, Team A gets the nod by virtue of that early-season win.

• Power Rankings Every CBSSports.com Commissioner league has a power breakdown feature that doles out Rotisserie-style scoring for points scored, overall record and the standings breakdown. That gives a cumulative score that can be used for tiebreaking purposes -- some leagues find this to be fair because it takes so many different aspects of the Fantasy season into consideration. You can find the Power Rankings under the Standings tab on CBSSports.com.

The tiebreaking doesn't end when the postseason begins. Every year we receive emails from owners mired in playoff ties following a week of football. When playoff teams tie, there's an obvious tiebreaker:

• Higher seed advances In just about every Fantasy postseason out there, owners are seeded. As such, in the event of a tie, the team with the higher seed number advances. After all, unless you're in a league that automatically gives points to the higher seeds, what advantages do a higher seed have when a game starts? This gives them one.

Some Fantasy commissioners might not like such a straight-forward approach to breaking postseason ties. Here are some other postseason tiebreakers:

• Backup QB totals The total Fantasy points of the teams' backup quarterbacks will determine the winner.

• Appointed bench player Owners will pick one guy on their bench to be their 'tiebreaker' player. The owner whose player scores the most points will determine the winner.

• Total bench points The cumulative totals of players on your bench determine the winner.

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