2011 Playoffs Announced
June 13, 2011 - Indoor Football League (IFL) News Release
The Indoor Football League (IFL) will begin their post season starting with games on Saturday the 18th. The format for the playoffs is as followed:
Number of Teams: 12
Number of Rounds: 4
Qualifiers: 3 Division Winners and the 3 highest Wild Cards per conference
Week 1: Quarterfinals
-Top 2 seeds in each conference receive a BYE
-Teams Ranked 6th will play 3rd seed
-Teams Ranked 5th will play 4th seed
Week 2: Conference Semi-Finals
-1st Seed will host lowest remaining seed
-2nd Seed will host highest remaining seed
Week 3: Conference Finals
-Remaining two teams play at the higher advancing seeds venue
-Winners will be crowned Conference Champion
Week 4: League Championship
-Higher Conference Champion hosts Lower Seeded Conference Champion
-Winner will be crowned United Bowl Champion
Congratulations to all teams qualifying for the playoffs and good luck!
The seeding for the first round will be listed as follows:
United Conference
Sioux Falls Storm (13-1)
Green Bay Blizzard (11-3)
Reading Express (8-6)
Omaha Beef (9-5)
Bloomington Extreme (9-5)
Chicago Slaughter (8-6)
First Round Match-Ups:
Sioux Falls: Bye, will play lowest remaining seed in 2nd round
Green Bay: Bye, will play highest remaining seed in 2nd round
#6 Chicago Slaughter at #3 Reading Express: Saturday June 18th
#5 Bloomington Extreme at #4 Omaha Beef: Saturday June 18th
Intense Conference
Colorado Ice (11-3)
Fairbanks Grizzlies (10-4)
Allen Wranglers (10-4)
Tri-Cities Fever (9-4)
West Texas Roughnecks (10-4)
Wyoming Cavalry (9-5)
First Round Match-Ups:
Colorado: Bye, will play lowest remaining seed in 2nd round
Fairbanks: Bye, will play highest remaining seed in 2nd round
#6 Wyoming Cavalry at #3 Allen Wranglers: Sunday June 19th
#5 West Texas Roughnecks at #4 Tri-Cities Fever: Monday June 20th
Indoor Football League Stories from June 13, 2011
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- Slaughter's Sarge Kicks Off Relay for Life Hoffman Estates - Chicago Slaughter
- Fever Host Playoff Game - Tri-Cities Fever
- Tonight is Danger Football Fan Appreciation Night - Nebraska Danger
- Reading Express Will Host Chicago Slaughter in Playoff Game - Reading Express
- Steelhawks Edged in Final 2011 Battle - Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
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