Here's the final playoff picture after 16 games.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1 Akron Assassins 16-0
2 Alpine Golfers 15-1
3 Chicago Bruins 14-2
4 Memphis Ghetto Dawgs 12-4
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5 North Carolina Lighthouses 11-5
6 Tampa Vipers 10-6
7 New Orleans Eagles 9-7
8 Klamath Falls Grizzlies 8-8 (defeated Schenectady)
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9 Schenectady Comets 8-8
10 Philadelphia Brokebacks 6-10
11 South Beach Tokers 5-11
12 Richmond Speed 5-11
13 Denver Stallions 4-12
14 Orlando Mambas 3-13
15 The Forgotten One's 1-15
16 Elk Rapids Elks 1-15
Memphis lost to Hyborian for their finale. Interesting. Good thing there was nothing riding on that game for Memphis, since they were locked-in at #4 no matter what happened.
North Carolina, Tampa and New Orleans locked-in #5, #6 and #7 with their wins, while Klamath Falls lost to San Diego and will remain at #8.
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1 San Diego Marauders 15-1
2 Albuquerque Mustangs 14-2 (defeated Anchorage)
3 Anchorage Seawolves 14-2
4 Omaha Dogs 13-3
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5 Reno 911 11-5
6 Hyborian Divine Messengers 10-6 (defeated Chattanooga)
7 Chattanooga Quarantine 10-6
8 Rocky Mountain Rampage 9-7
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9 Houston Apollos 8-8
10 San Francisco Wildcats 7-9
11 Oakyville Nungas 5-11
12 Kalamazoo Wolverines 5-11
13 Dakota Ruffians 2-14
14 Trojan Warriors 2-14
15 Corvallis Furburgers 2-14
16 Ambridge Bridgade 1-15
The top 4 all won their games, so no changes in the seeding at all.
Reno was already locked-in at #5, so their loss to Alpine didn't mean anything for the playoff picture.
But how 'bout Hyborian? They got the best possible outcome: they upset Omaha, Chattanooga lost to Akron, and Rocky Mountain lost to North Carolina. They finished with a better record than Rocky Mountain to avoid a head-to-head tie-breaker that they would've lost, and they tied Chattagoona's record to force a head-to-head tie-breaker that they won. Hyborian vaulted from #8 to #6, Chattanooga dropped to #7, and Rocky Mountain dropped to #8.
Hyborian leap-frogged into #6 using the only scenario that I DIDN'T analyze the other day. I don't know how I missed it... I guess I'll just chalk it up to sleep deprivation and try to distract everyone.
LOOK!!! A DISTRACTION!
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1 Akron Assassins 16-0
2 Alpine Golfers 15-1
3 Chicago Bruins 14-2
4 Memphis Ghetto Dawgs 12-4
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5 North Carolina Lighthouses 11-5
6 Tampa Vipers 10-6
7 New Orleans Eagles 9-7
8 Klamath Falls Grizzlies 8-8 (defeated Schenectady)
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9 Schenectady Comets 8-8
10 Philadelphia Brokebacks 6-10
11 South Beach Tokers 5-11
12 Richmond Speed 5-11
13 Denver Stallions 4-12
14 Orlando Mambas 3-13
15 The Forgotten One's 1-15
16 Elk Rapids Elks 1-15
Memphis lost to Hyborian for their finale. Interesting. Good thing there was nothing riding on that game for Memphis, since they were locked-in at #4 no matter what happened.
North Carolina, Tampa and New Orleans locked-in #5, #6 and #7 with their wins, while Klamath Falls lost to San Diego and will remain at #8.
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1 San Diego Marauders 15-1
2 Albuquerque Mustangs 14-2 (defeated Anchorage)
3 Anchorage Seawolves 14-2
4 Omaha Dogs 13-3
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5 Reno 911 11-5
6 Hyborian Divine Messengers 10-6 (defeated Chattanooga)
7 Chattanooga Quarantine 10-6
8 Rocky Mountain Rampage 9-7
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9 Houston Apollos 8-8
10 San Francisco Wildcats 7-9
11 Oakyville Nungas 5-11
12 Kalamazoo Wolverines 5-11
13 Dakota Ruffians 2-14
14 Trojan Warriors 2-14
15 Corvallis Furburgers 2-14
16 Ambridge Bridgade 1-15
The top 4 all won their games, so no changes in the seeding at all.
Reno was already locked-in at #5, so their loss to Alpine didn't mean anything for the playoff picture.
But how 'bout Hyborian? They got the best possible outcome: they upset Omaha, Chattanooga lost to Akron, and Rocky Mountain lost to North Carolina. They finished with a better record than Rocky Mountain to avoid a head-to-head tie-breaker that they would've lost, and they tied Chattagoona's record to force a head-to-head tie-breaker that they won. Hyborian vaulted from #8 to #6, Chattanooga dropped to #7, and Rocky Mountain dropped to #8.
Hyborian leap-frogged into #6 using the only scenario that I DIDN'T analyze the other day. I don't know how I missed it... I guess I'll just chalk it up to sleep deprivation and try to distract everyone.
LOOK!!! A DISTRACTION!
