[EricH]

Originally Posted by DanDon

I believe (And Ed, correct me if I'm wrong), that the randomized rankings are exactly that: random, and that they are the order of teams that will be assigned to players that do not draft in their time slot or send in a list.

Bingo. I know, as I've had to assign those teams to players. If you don't want the randomizer to give you a team, send a list. (Sometimes, mid-draft requests are missed.) If you don't send a list and don't make your choices, don't blame the commissioner of that draft for a bad team. I've seen at least one case where having a list in or not made the difference between a lousy alliance and an outstanding one.