AFL Playoff Scenarios as of Week 19
Published on July 17, 2012 under Arena Football League (AFL) News Release
PLAYOFF PICTURE
NATIONAL CONFERENCE CLINCHED
San Antonio Talons (#1 seed, home field advantage)
Utah Blaze (playoff berth)
Arizona Rattlers (playoff berth)
San Jose SaberCats (playoff berth)
AMERICAN CONFERENCE CLINCHED
Philadelphia Soul (#1 seed, home field advantage)
Jacksonville Sharks (playoff berth)
IN THE HUNT
New Orleans VooDoo
Georgia Force
Tampa Bay Storm
SIMPLE MATH
-If Utah wins in Week 20, they will win the West Division, regardless of the outcome of the Arizona game, based on finishing with a better in-division record.
-If Jacksonville wins in Week 20, they will win the South Division based on overall record.
-If Tampa Bay wins in Week 20, they will secure a playoff berth as a wildcard based on overall record.
-The winner of the New Orleans-Georgia game in Week 20 will clinch a playoff berth based on overall record.
WEEK 20 NATIONAL CONFERENCE MATCHUPS
Arizona Rattlers (12-5) vs. Kansas City Command (3-14)
Utah Blaze (12-5) at Philadelphia Soul (14-3)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
If Utah wins and Arizona loses, Utah will win the West Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Arizona Rattlers at #1 San Antonio Talons
#3 San Jose SaberCats at #2 Utah Blaze
If Utah and Arizona both win, Utah will win the West Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 San Jose SaberCats at #1 San Antonio Talons
#3 Arizona Rattlers at #2 Utah Blaze
If Arizona wins and Utah loses, Arizona will win the West Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Utah Blaze at #1 San Antonio Talons
#3 San Jose SaberCats at #2 Arizona Rattlers
If Utah and Arizona both lose, San Jose will win the West Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Utah Blaze at #1 San Antonio Talons
#3 Arizona Rattlers at #2 San Jose SaberCats
NATIONAL CONFERENCE TIEBREAKERS
-In the event of a two-way tie for first place in the West Division, the Utah Blaze hold the tiebreaker over the Arizona Rattlers based on finishing with a better in-division record.
-In the event of a two-way tie for second place in the West Division, the San Jose SaberCats hold tiebreakers over both the Arizona Rattlers and Utah Blaze for the #3 seed based on total head-to-head wins against Arizona and point differential in head-to-head games against Utah.
-In the event of a three-way tie for first place in the West Division, the San Jose SaberCats hold the tiebreaker over the Arizona Rattlers and Utah Blaze, based on record in head-to-head games.
-Should a three-way tie occur and the San Jose SaberCats win the West Division, the Arizona Rattlers will hold the Conference Seeding tiebreaker over the Utah Blaze based on point differential in head-to-head games.
WEEK 20 AMERICAN CONFERENCE MATCHUPS
Jacksonville Sharks (9-8) at Pittsburgh Power (5-12)
Georgia Force (8-9) at New Orleans VooDoo (8-9)
Tampa Bay Storm (8-9) at Spokane Shock (9-8)
AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
If Jacksonville, Georgia and Spokane win, Jacksonville will win the South Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 New Orleans VooDoo at #1 Philadelphia Soul
#3 Georgia Force at #2 Jacksonville Sharks
If Jacksonville, Georgia and Tampa Bay win, Jacksonville will win the South Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Tampa Bay Storm at #1 Philadelphia Soul
#3 Georgia Force at #2 Jacksonville Sharks
If Jacksonville, New Orleans and Tampa Bay win OR Jacksonville and New Orleans win and Tampa Bay and Cleveland lose, Jacksonville will win the South Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Tampa Bay Storm at #1 Philadelphia Soul
#3 New Orleans VooDoo at #2 Jacksonville Sharks
If Jacksonville, New Orleans, Spokane and Chicago win, Jacksonville will win the South Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Georgia Force at #1 Philadelphia Soul
#3 New Orleans VooDoo at #2 Jacksonville Sharks
If Jacksonville, New Orleans, Spokane and Cleveland win, Jacksonville will win the South Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Georgia Force at #1 Philadelphia Soul
#3 New Orleans VooDoo at #2 Jacksonville Sharks
If Georgia, Pittsburgh and Spokane win, Georgia will win the South Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 New Orleans VooDoo at #1 Philadelphia Soul
#3 Jacksonville Sharks at #2 Georgia Force
If Georgia, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay win, Georgia will win the South Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Tampa Bay Storm at #1 Philadelphia Soul
#3 Jacksonville Sharks at #2 Georgia Force
If New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay win OR both New Orleans and Pittsburgh win and Tampa Bay and Cleveland lose, New Orleans will win the South Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Tampa Bay Storm at #1 Philadelphia Soul
#3 Jacksonville Sharks at #2 New Orleans VooDoo
If New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Spokane and Cleveland win, New Orleans will win the South Division and the playoff matchups will be:
#4 Georgia Force at #1 Philadelphia Soul
#3 Jacksonville Sharks at #2 New Orleans VooDoo
AMERICAN CONFERENCE TIEBREAKERS
-In the event of a two-way tie for first place in the South Division between the Jacksonville Sharks and the winner of the Georgia-New Orleans game, both Georgia and New Orleans hold tiebreakers over Jacksonville for the division championship. Georgia holds a head-to-head tiebreaker, while New Orleans would finish with a better in-division record.
-In the event of a three-way tie for first place in the South Division, the division title would go to the winner of the Georgia-New Orleans game. If Georgia wins, the Force would hold the tiebreaker based on total head-to-head victories. If New Orleans wins, the VooDoo would hold the tiebreaker based on in-division record.
-In the event of a two-way tie for second place in the South Division between two 9-9 teams, the tiebreaker would go to the winner of the Georgia-New Orleans game and Tampa Bay would clinch the #4 seed. At 9-9, Georgia would hold the common opponents tiebreaker over Tampa Bay, while New Orleans and Jacksonville hold point differential tiebreakers.
-In the event of a two-way tie for the final playoff spot in the American Conference between two 8-10 teams, New Orleans would hold a tiebreaker over Tampa Bay based on point differential in head-to-head games, while Tampa Bay would hold a tiebreaker over Georgia based on strength of schedule.
-In the event of a three-way tie for the final playoff spot in the American Conference with the Tampa Bay Storm, Cleveland Gladiators and loser of the Georgia-New Orleans game all finishing with 8-10 records, the following scenarios could play out:
-In a three-way tie among New Orleans, Tampa Bay and Cleveland, New Orleans holds the tiebreaker based on combined record against the other two.
-In a three-way tie among Georgia, Tampa Bay and Cleveland, Georgia holds the tiebreaker based on combined record against the other two.
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