Some would argue that the popularity of fantasy football is due to the simplicity of the game. Also in that argument is the head-to-head matchups in most fantasy football formats, as fantasy owners can literally face their friends, family and co-workers one-on-one.
Several other sports have tried this head-to-head format, as well. Certainly, Rotisserie scoring is far more popular in baseball than head-to-head, and straight points scoring is more popular in basketball than head-to-head. Still, these formats are worth looking into for the other sports.
League stat services such as Fanball's Baseball League Manager offer the ability to play in either head-to-head or Rotisserie leagues for baseball. These types of league managers often have similar versions for basketball and hockey as well.
Other league services such as Hotbox Sports offer H2H free fantasy basketball leagues for fantasy owners to join or create their own private leagues with friends and family.
Other popular fantasy sports leagues and league managers that offer free head-to-head play include Yahoo, ESPN and FOXSports.
Personally, I prefer standard points and Rotisserie games since there is a huge factor of luck involved with head-to-head formats from week-to-week. Still, I can see the argument for head-to-head formats and understand why different leagues keep this format. I am involved in some of them myself.
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