
af2 Playoff Picture
July 10, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY - af2 PLAYOFF PICTURE: Sixteen teams qualify for the playoffs, eight from each conference (American and National). The eight qualifying teams in each conference consist of the three division champions and five Wild Cards, determined by best overall record. Seeding in each conference is based on overall record, with the top three seeds in each conference reserved for the division champions, regardless of record. In the First Round (August 3-5), the first three seeds in each conference are the three division winners. The next five teams are seeded by next best five overall records. Teams ranked 1-4 earn home playoff games with 1 hosting 8, 2 hosting 7, 3 hosting 6 and 4 hosting 5. In the Second Round (August 10-12), the winner of the 1-8 game plays the winner of the 4-5 game. The winner of the 2-7 game plays the winner of the 3-6 game. The home team is decided by the team with the higher seed. The winners of the Second Round will meet for the Conference Championships on the weekend of August 17-19. The team with the better overall record hosts the Conference Championship game. The winners of the Conference Championships face off in the 2007 ArenaCup on Saturday, August 25 at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, La.
American Conference Standings
1. W-B/Scranton (13-0) - xy - Clinched East Division and No. 1 seed
2. Spokane (9-4) - Current West Division Leader
3. Quad City (8-5) - Current Midwest Division Leader
4. Tri-Cities (8-5) - Owns better win % in common games over CVC (BAK, BOI, EVE, SPK, STK)
5. Central Valley (8-5)
6. Manchester (7-6) - Owns better win % in common games over GBB and LOU (ALB, CIN, FTW, MVT)
7. Louisville (7-6) - Owns HTH advantage over GBB
8. Green Bay (7-6)
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9. Stockton (6-7)
10. Albany (5-8) - Owns SOS advantage over BAK, BOI and MVT
11. Mahoning Valley (5-8) - Owns better win % in common games over BAK and BOI (TRI)
12. Boise (5-8) - Owns HTH advantage over BAK
13. Bakersfield (5-8)
14. Fort Wayne (5-9)
15. Everett (4-9)
16. Cincinnati (1-12)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
1. Rio Grande Valley (12-1) - y - Current Southwest Division Leader
2. Tulsa (11-2) - y - Current Central Division Leader
3. Florida (10-4) - y - Current South Division Leader
4. Bossier-Shreveport (10-3) - y
5. South Georgia (9-4) - y - Owns HTH advantage over ARK
6. Arkansas (9-4) - y
7. Oklahoma City (7-6)
8. Lubbock (6-7)
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9. Tennessee Valley (5-8) - Owns HTH advantage over ALA
10. Alabama (5-8)
11. Amarillo (3-10) - Owns better win % in common games over CCS (ARK, BOS, OKC, RGV, TUL)
13. Corpus Christi (3-10)
12. Texas (2-11)
14. Laredo (1-12)
x - clinched division championship, y - clinched playoff spot
HTH = Head-to-head; SOS = Strength of schedule
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