None of us would be doing the fantasy sports thing without the fantasy leagues that drive it all. Here at FSB.com, we like to recognize some of the folks who won their football leagues this season.

Several posts have already called attention to the champions of some prominent big-money contests and a few expert leagues, but there are many more such groups that deserve attention.

If you run a league of fantasy experts or triumphed in that setting, tell us about it (matt.schauf@worldfantasygames.com). We’d like to congratulate you.

Savoring your fantasy football championship but can’t afford to commemorate it with a trophy or a ring? How about a $22 shirt?

And I thought Coke Zero accomplished enough by giving me a diet cola that actually tastes good …

Most football fans would be happy enough just to see their favorite football team garner a No. 2 seed in the NFL playoffs. Tom Yates of Pittsburgh ended the season with that and $100,000.

Yates took home the top prize in the main event of the National Fantasy Football Championship, edging his closest competitor by fewer than three points. In yet another example of just how close these things can be, one more touchdown pass from Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers in Chicago’s Week 16 Monday night victory — the final NFL game on most fantasy schedules — likely would have vaulted the third-place Riverdog team of Todd Ullman to the championship mantle.

According to NFFC founder Greg Ambrosius, Yates is a high stakes veteran who previously competed in the World Championship of Fantasy Football before joining the NFFC in 2007.

The NFFC is put on by Krause Publications and supported by STATS. The contest expanded via a partnership with NBC Sports that began this season.