American Conference

#1 seed: Portland

Division Winners: Oklahoma, Winner of LA/SJ, Winner of Det/Mich

Wildcard: Loser of LA/SJ, Winner of Mem/Hou, TBD

In the Hunt: Memphis, Houston, San Antonio

We have 2 early playoff games, 1 that is truly a playoff game. Detroit and Michigan play in Week 16 with the winner hosting a playoff game and the loser home for the playoffs.

Los Angeles and San Jose also play for the right to host a playoff game, but the loser will be the #5 seed as the top wildcard, and will play the winner of Detroit/Michigan.

Memphis and Houston play each other with the winner getting the #6 seed and the loser scoreboard watching.

San Antonio will be in the playoffs with a win over Oklahoma. If they lose, I think they're out based on tiebreakers.

9-7 is the cutoff record, no 8-8 team will make it. Honolulu and Oakland can both finish 9-7, but they lack a good enough conference record, except Oakland/Houston. If they both finish 9-7, they will both be 6-6 in conference, then it goes to the next tiebreaker and I don't know what's next in MFN. Possibly net points or common games. JDB says it's like NFL tiebreakers, but somewhere he diverges.

Houston swept San Antonio
San Antonio split with Memphis

In any multi team tiebreaker, we must set division order first, which means the order of the Southwest teams needs to be solved. Houston swept San Antonio while Memphis has a better divisional record. Either way Hou/Mem goes, San Antonio would be in 3rd place with a loss to Oklahoma, and therefore out.

I figured out the tiebreakers as I typed, which is why it reads oddly.

The loser of Memphis/Houston is most likely in if San Antonio loses it's game. San Antonio has a win and in, lose and you're out game just like Detroit/Michigan. Honolulu and Oakland may finish 9-7 and be involved in the tiebreak process, but they lack there and can't make the playoffs.

National Conference

#1 seed: New Jersey

Division Winners: Jacksonville, Shreveport, Washington

Wildcard: Georgia

In the Hunt: Birmingham, New York, Florida, Charlotte

The drama here is seeding and the last 2 wildcards. New Jersey is locked in at #1 and Georgia is locked in at #5. Jacksonville, Shreveport and Washington are fighting for seeds #2-4.

The standings glitch is in play as MFN shows 7-7-1 Florida and Charlotte as eliminated, which is not true. Right now Birmingham and New York have the last 2 wildcards with 8-7 records, but should they lose to fall to 8-8, they could give up their spot to Florida or Charlotte.

Shreveport @ Birmingham
(NY) Stars @ Pittsburgh
Florida @ Orlando
Baltimore @ Charlotte