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Playoff Picture

By raidergreg69 - League Admin
1/24/2021 5:49 pm
In the American Conference, I believe we have a standings glitch. It shows 5 teams as making the playoffs, with Detroit unmarked and everyone else eliminated. If everyone else were truly eliminated, Detroit would be marked as in. I believe Memphis and Chicago may still be alive, I will check tiebreakers very shortly.

In the National Conference, there is very little drama.

Baltimore will be the #1 seed if they beat Charlotte.

Florida will be the #2 seed at least, and will have a chance at #1 if Baltimore loses.

New Orleans and New Jersey will be seeds #3 and #4, most likely in that order. I will not check tiebreakers because neither team has a chance at a BYE.

Washington is the likely #5 seed. If Baltimore loses and Washington defeats Pittsburgh, the Federals will win the division and get a first round BYE, and possibly #1 overall. I figure Baltimore likely beats Charlotte, so I won't be checking tiebreakers between Florida/Washington.

Pittsburgh will be the #6 seed even if they lose and Tampa Bay wins, as the Maulers are guaranteed a better conference record.

Re: Playoff Picture

By raidergreg69 - League Admin
1/24/2021 6:23 pm
I looked over tiebreakers, and we have 3 teams fighting for the #6 seed in the American Conference. All 3 owners have already been PM'd with their specific scenarios.

Detroit, Memphis, and Chicago are all alive and they all played each other in the regular season.

Chicago swept Detroit

Memphis beat Chicago

Detroit beat Memphis

Detroit Have the inside track, win and they're in. Lose, and they also need Chicago to lose, or they're out.

Chicago The Blitz need all 3 of these results to happen to make the playoffs.

Chicago needs to beat Houston
Cleveland needs to beat Detroit
San Antonio needs to beat Memphis

Memphis The Showboats need all 3 of these results to happen to make the playoffs.

Memphis needs to beat San Antonio
Cleveland needs to beat Detroit
Chicago needs to beat Houston

For wildcard tiebreakers, the first step is to eliminate all but 1 team from each division, so we would have to take care of a Chicago/Detroit tie first. That would eliminate Detroit, based on the Blitz sweep.