Ughhh, it's tough to win a 24 team league to make the finals. Trust me, I know because that's how I snuck in there this year.
But by the same token the guys who kicked ass all tournament long deserve some kind of reward and that is automatic placement into the finals.
I don't know if there's a happy medium, but it would seem unfair that say the 9th ranked player overall doesn't make the finals, but the 129th ranked player does by virtue of winning a 24 team league.
It almost seems like it should be the other way around. Top 10 make it and next 24 compete in two 12 team leagues. Just thinking aloud that's all.