It's a scramble just like last season. Honolulu, Omaha, Houston and Hollywood have (barring major collapses) clinched post-season spots. The Tejas boys are pretty comfortably in as well. Cary, Kansas City and Scranton are fighting for their playoff lives. Vancouver and Riverside are far from out of it, while Elite Sea and El Paso find themselves with must-win (and still need help) situations the rest of the way if they want to keep playing. The inter-conference games might very well impact the West's playoff picture this time.
South Texas is showing a little inconsistency of late, but should be able to walk in with wins over LA and Albany.
Cary faces a formidable but certainly winnable schedule and will probably need to get 2 of the 4. They'll have to earn those to get in as they face no walk-overs the rest of the way. Games against Kansas City and Scranton are huge.
Kansas City likely needs at least 2 of 4 as well, but has one probable win in the now more respectable but still rebuilding Bombsquad team. Finding a win out of Cary, Houston and the Beer Barons, though, may be tough for the inconsistent Wiz and if they stumble against the Bombsquad they're likely done for the season regardless.
Scranton is sitting on the #8 spot now, one game back from KC and Cary. They get the struggling Panthers next, but then have to go up against the Warriors. The game against Cary will be crucial, and the last game against the East's Dire Wolves may tell the story for the Tunas' season.
Vancouver has two soft teams remaining, but also face Houston and Charlotte in a situation where going 2-2 the rest of the way probably leaves them watching the playoffs on television. They do own the first tie-breaker (head-to-head) over Scranton which could come into play.
Riverside is in the same situation as the Lions. They have two soft teams coming up, but also face South Texas and Honolulu. Going 2-2 will not get the Renegades where they want to be without some serious help from the teams above them since Vancouver got the early-season win over them.
Elite Sea is mathematically still alive but with Omaha and Hollywood still on the schedule they'd need a minor miracle to sneak into the #8 playoff spot.
Also theoretically still alive, El Paso will need more than just a minor miracle with Honolulu, Cary and Houston as their next three games.
The Bay Area Bombsquad has no chance of a playoff berth, but with games remaining against both Vancouver and Kansas City they have two opportunities to impact the West playoff picture in a big way.
South Texas is showing a little inconsistency of late, but should be able to walk in with wins over LA and Albany.
Cary faces a formidable but certainly winnable schedule and will probably need to get 2 of the 4. They'll have to earn those to get in as they face no walk-overs the rest of the way. Games against Kansas City and Scranton are huge.
Kansas City likely needs at least 2 of 4 as well, but has one probable win in the now more respectable but still rebuilding Bombsquad team. Finding a win out of Cary, Houston and the Beer Barons, though, may be tough for the inconsistent Wiz and if they stumble against the Bombsquad they're likely done for the season regardless.
Scranton is sitting on the #8 spot now, one game back from KC and Cary. They get the struggling Panthers next, but then have to go up against the Warriors. The game against Cary will be crucial, and the last game against the East's Dire Wolves may tell the story for the Tunas' season.
Vancouver has two soft teams remaining, but also face Houston and Charlotte in a situation where going 2-2 the rest of the way probably leaves them watching the playoffs on television. They do own the first tie-breaker (head-to-head) over Scranton which could come into play.
Riverside is in the same situation as the Lions. They have two soft teams coming up, but also face South Texas and Honolulu. Going 2-2 will not get the Renegades where they want to be without some serious help from the teams above them since Vancouver got the early-season win over them.
Elite Sea is mathematically still alive but with Omaha and Hollywood still on the schedule they'd need a minor miracle to sneak into the #8 playoff spot.
Also theoretically still alive, El Paso will need more than just a minor miracle with Honolulu, Cary and Houston as their next three games.
The Bay Area Bombsquad has no chance of a playoff berth, but with games remaining against both Vancouver and Kansas City they have two opportunities to impact the West playoff picture in a big way.
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