This is my first season playing, I started off in the SF game last season and lost horribly (didn't know to set my lineup). However, I seem to have graduated up a league to III.1 somehow. This is in spite of the fact that I went from 300 to 185 season ticket holders and without a relegation game being played...
I am assuming this is either an offseason error due to be fixed or an attempt to purge the higher leagues of bots. I read the rules a few times and it seems the only team to get a "free" pass up a level is the league champion, which I was not...
I am not complaining, though, I will probably get a higher draft pick and better coaching experience than I would playing bot teams. I am writing this as a reference to other players who are in my situation because I saw a couple teams auto-relegated without winning like I was. Thanks.