The best fantasy football division names highlight the natural divisions among your owners. Do half sport Apple phones and the others Samsung? Do half work in one department and half in another?
That said, it’s usually pretty hard to find a split that works out perfectly. So pick something fun and go with it.
Here are some funny fantasy football division names to liven up your 2024 leagues.
Two-Division or Conference Names
For a standard 8-12 team league, all you really need is two divisions (some leagues call them conferences). Anything more than that, and you just like naming things.
Here are some fantasy football conference names that integrate comic book and political themes. We also have some good fantasy football league names that use similar themes.
| Conference One | Conference Two | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Armchair Football Conference (AFC) | Nerd Football Conference (AFC) | Plays on real conference names |
| Avengers | Avengers West Coast | The two Avengers teams |
| Basket of Deplorables | The Squad | Rival political faction names |
| Sinister Six | Secret Six | Marvel vs. DC supervillain teams |
| The Empire | The Rebellion | Star Wars Names |
| Rappers | Rockers | Classic music debate |
| Fight Club | Project Mayhem | The two evolutions of Tyler Durden’s Fight Club |
| Death Eaters | Dumbledore’s Army | Harry Potter |
| Scranton Branch | Corporate Offices | The Office |
| The Simons | The Garfunkels | Classic singer/songwriters |
| The Halls | The Oats | Only slightly less classic singer/songwriters |
| The KCs | The Jo-Jos | Much less classic singer/songwriters |
| Fire | Ice |
Rivalry-Based Fantasy Division Names
If your league buddies are all fans of a specific team, you can honor your franchise’s icons through your fantasy division names. Or, go the other way and honor your biggest draft busts. Maybe call them GOATS and Goats?
Check out these conference name ideas featuring various NFL greats.
| Division One | Division Two | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Youngs | Montanas | 49ers quarterbacks |
| Favres | Rodgers | Packers quarterbacks |
| Aikmans | Romos | Cowboys quarterbacks |
| Troys | Emmitts | Cowboys glory years teammates |
| Bradshaws | Rothlesbergers | Steelers quarterbacks |
| Harrisons | Waynes | Colts receivers |
| Warners | Faulks | Greatest Show On Turf teammates |
| Jimmy Macs | Jimmy Harbs | Bears quarterbacks |
| Ryan Leafs | JaMarcus Russells | NFL draft busts |
| Owens | Ochocinco | Insane receivers |
| OJ Simpson | Aaron Hernadez | Murderers |
Names For Three-Division Fantasy Football Leagues
One prize you can award your league champion is the right to name the divisions. Be careful though – that kind of power can go to some people’s heads.
These funny division names incorporate several pop-culture icons.
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Connection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry | Moe | Curley | The Three Stooges |
| Rhodes | Day | Niederlander | The Three Amigos |
| Snap | Krackle | Pop | Cereal sounds |
| The Good | The Bad | The Ugly | Like that Western |
| MCA | Ad-Rock | Mike D | Beastie Boys |
| Salt | Peppa | Spinderella | Rap legends |
| Samoas | Thin Mints | Tagalongs | Girl Scout Cookies |
| The Fathers | The Sons | The GOATS | Sacrilege? |
| Neo | Trinity | Morpheus | The Matrix |
| The Truth | The Whole Truth | Nothing but the Truth | The Law |
Names For Four-Division Fantasy Football Leagues
If you play in a four-division league, then you’ve got some deep rosters, baby. Enjoy pouring over depth charts trying to find the 2024 Raheem Mostert.
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Connection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gryffindor | Slytherin | Hufflepuff | Ravenclaw | Harry Potter |
| Sirloin | New York | Filet | Porterhouse | Cuts of steak |
| Pestilence | War | Famine | Death | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
| Burgundy | Kind | Fantana | Tamland | Anchorman |
| Wayne | Derry | Katie | Squirrely Dan | Letterkenny |
| Red Bulls | Rockstars | Monsters | Bangers | Energy drinks |
| John | Paul | George | Ringo | The Beatles |
| Garnet | Amethyst | Pearl | Steven | Steven Universe |
| Egon | Ray | Peter | Winston | The iconic Ghostbusters |
| Erin | Abby | Holtzmann | Tolan | The new, less iconic Ghostbusters |
And hey, never underestimate plain ol’ cardinal directions. No matter how close or how dispersed your owners are, you can split them into quadrants based on location.
Funny Fantasy Football Division Names From Around the Web
I love a clever fantasy name, whether I wrote it or not. Here are some of my favorites that I’ve curated for your use or reading pleasure.
Conference name ideas for leagues with two fantasy football divisions
| Conference One | Conference Two | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | PC | Computer companies |
| Marvel | DC | Comic book companies |
| Coke | Pepsi | Cola War participants |
| Cat People | Dog People | Pet partisans |
| Wozniak | Jobs | Apple founders |
| Tupac | Biggie | East Coast/West Coast rap rivalry casualties |
| Bill | Ted | Time travelers |
Funny division names for three division leagues
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Connection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yabba | Dabba | Doo | The Flintstones |
| Me | Myself | I | Because fantasy, like life, is all about you |
| Age | Sex | Location | Getting laid online |
| Electrons | Neutrons | Protons | The fabric of our material existence |
| Sex | Drugs | Rock ‘n’ Roll | The fabric of our material existence |
Cool division names for huge leagues
One scenario where divisions in fantasy football are a must is in huge leagues. The following football division names can fit the bill for most oversized leagues.
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Connection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelangelo | Leonardo | Donatello | Raphael | Ninja Turtles |
| Homer | Marge | Lisa | Bart | The Simpsons |
| Shore Line | Reading | B&O | Pennsylvania | Monopoly Railroads |
