Florida Firecats Fall to Third in American Conference Playoff Standings
June 19, 2008 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Florida Firecats News Release
Estero, FL- After two straight losses, the Florida Firecats have slipped to third place in the American Conference in the playoff standings the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced this week.
Florida is coming off a 42-32 loss at South Georgia last Saturday night. As a result, both Florida and Green Bay have 8-3 records, a game behind the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. But the Blizzard own a better winning percentage in games against common opponents. The Firecats are one of three South Division teams in the top five of the conference standings. South Georgia and Tennessee Valley own the fourth and fifth positions respectively.
Eight teams in each conference qualify for the af2 playoffs, with games being played at the highest seed. The conference winners will square off in the ArenaCup, the championship game of af2, which will be held at the venue of the participating team with the best overall record. The Firecats hosted the ArenaCup in 2004, the year the team won its only af2 championship.
The complete playoff standings are listed below.
2008 af2 PLAYOFF STANDINGS (as of 6-16-08)
American Conference Standings
1. W-B/Scranton (9-2) - Current East Division Leader 2. Green Bay (8-3) - Current Midwest Division Leader - Owns better win % in common games over FLA (MAN, PEP, SGW, TVV) 3. Florida (8-3) - Current South Division Leader 4. South Georgia (7-4) - Owns better win % in common games over LEX and TVV (DBT, GBB, LOU) 5. Tennessee Valley (7-4) - Owns HTH advantage over LEX 6. Lexington (7-4) 7. Quad City (6-5) - Owns point differential advantage in HTH games with LOU (92-83) 8. Louisville (6-5) -------------------------------------------- 9. Manchester (5-6) 10. Peoria (4-7) 11. Albany (3-8) - Owns better win % in common games over IBS (LEX, PEP) 12. Iowa (3-8) 13. Daytona Beach (2-9) - Owns better win % in common games over MVT (ALB, LEX, MAN, WBS) 14. Mahoning Valley (2-9)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
1. Spokane (11-0) - y - Current West Division Leader 2. Tulsa (10-1) - Current Central Division Leader 3. Austin (6-5) - Current Southwest Division Leader 4. Arkansas (7-4) - Owns point differential advantage in HTH games with LUB (118-89) 5. Lubbock (7-4) 6. Central Valley (6-4) 7. Amarillo (5-6) - Owns SOS advantage over BOI, BSB and CCS 8. Bossier-Shreveport (5-6) - Owns SOS advantage over BOI and CCS ------------------------------------------------- 9. Corpus Christi (5-6) - Owns better win % in common games over BOI (DBT, OKC, TEX) 10. Boise (5-6) 11. Tri-Cities (4-7) - Owns better win % in common games over RGV (BSB, CVC) 12. Rio Grande Valley (4-7) 13. Oklahoma City (3-8) 14. Stockton (2-9) - Owns SOS advantage over TEX 15. Texas (2-9)
y - clinched playoff spot HTH = Head-to-Head; SOS = Strength of Schedule
PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 13 American Conference Wilkes-Barre/Scranton can clinch a playoff spot and the East Division with a win
National Conference Spokane can clinch the West Division with a win and a Central Valley loss Tulsa can clinch a playoff spot with a win or with losses by two of the following four teams (AMA, BSB, BOI, CCS)
The Firecats return to Germain Arena on Saturday, June 28th to face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT. Call (239) 390-CATS (2287) today to reserve your seats! Visit the team online at www.FloridaFirecats.com.
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