Just to clarify: the only rule that is put off for a season is the one related to the max players that a team can lose. The changes to the ranking logic and the decision logic will take effect the next time early entries are decided.
HOWEVER, early entries are decided right after the National Championship game, so that would have happened under the old logic for Tark. Naismith and Phelan ended this morning, so their early entry process did use the new logic.
I know the timing of things can be confusing, so I hope this helps.