I was in striking distance last year, I was robbed! I'll soon have my revenge. In other words, I vaguely recall missing the deadline to get my line-up in for the last game. I think it was somewhat unexpected. Anyway, I think there was no predetermined hard cut-off time last season, that could be an area of improvement.
The cut off time was 2359 night before the game. I do recall once or twice that I needed to close it on Friday and I tried my best to make sure everyone knew when I was doing that.