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AFL Playoff Scenarios

July 25, 2013 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Jacksonville Sharks News Release


Just one week remains in the 2013 Arena Football League regular season, and each of the four playoff seeds in the American Conference have yet to be determined. Entering this week's action, the playoff seeding breaks down as follows:

No. 1 Philadelphia Soul (12-5) No. 2 Jacksonville Sharks (11-6) No. 3 Tampa Bay Storm (7-10) No. 4 Orlando Predators (6-11) (out) New Orleans VooDoo (5-12)

Three of Saturday's games will have an impact on the final playoff seeding in the American Conference, as the Sharks host the Storm (7:00 p.m.), the Predators host the VooDoo (7:00 p.m.), and the Soul travel to face the San Antonio Talons (9:00 p.m. on CBS Sports Network). In general, the scenarios for each team unfold as follows:

Philadelphia clinches the No. 1 seed with a win Jacksonville clinches the No. 1 seed with a win AND a Philadelphia loss. If Philadelphia wins, the Sharks will be the No. 2 seed regardless of the outcome of their game against Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay clinches the No. 3 seed with a win OR an Orlando loss

Orlando clinches the No. 3 seed with a win AND a Tampa Bay loss, based on tiebreaker advantage (conference record)

Orlando clinches the No. 4 seed with a win AND a Tampa Bay win

New Orleans clinches the No. 4 seed with a win, based on tiebreaker advantage (head-to-head record)

Please see below for a detailed breakdown of the final playoff seeding for every possible outcome of this weekend's games:

If Philadelphia, Jacksonville, and Orlando win No. 1 Philadelphia Soul vs. No. 4 Tampa Bay Storm No. 2 Jacksonville Sharks vs. No. 3 Orlando Predators

If Philadelphia, Jacksonville, and New Orleans win No. 1 Philadelphia Soul vs. No. 4 New Orleans VooDoo No. 2 Jacksonville Sharks vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Storm

If Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, and Orlando win No. 1 Philadelphia Soul vs. No. 4 Orlando Predators No. 2 Jacksonville Sharks vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Storm

If Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, and New Orleans win No. 1 Philadelphia Soul vs. No. 4 New Orleans VooDoo No. 2 Jacksonville Sharks vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Storm

If San Antonio, Jacksonville, and Orlando win No. 1 Jacksonville Sharks vs. No. 4 Tampa Bay Storm No. 2 Philadelphia Soul vs. No. 3 Orlando Predators

If San Antonio, Jacksonville, and New Orleans win No. 1 Jacksonville Sharks vs. No. 4 New Orleans VooDoo No. 2 Philadelphia Soul vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Storm

If San Antonio, Tampa Bay, and Orlando win No. 1 Philadelphia Soul vs. No. 4 Orlando Predators No. 2 Jacksonville Sharks vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Storm

If San Antonio, Tampa Bay, and New Orleans win No. 1 Philadelphia Soul vs. No. 4 New Orleans VooDoo No. 2 Jacksonville Sharks vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Storm

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