Florida Firecats Remain atop American Conference in af2 Playoff Standings
June 10, 2008 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Florida Firecats News Release
Estero, FL- For the second straight week, the Florida Firecats sit atop the American Conference in the playoff standings the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today.
Florida is coming off a 47-35 loss at Manchester last Friday night. As a result, both Florida and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton have 8-2 records. But the Firecats currently hold the tiebreaker over the Pioneers due to the âCats better winning percentage in games against common opponents. Florida and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will square off on Saturday, June 28th at Germain Arena.
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 6-9-08)
American Conference Standings
1. Florida (8-2) - Current South Division Leader - Owns better win % in common games over W-B/Scranton (DBT, MAN, PEP) 2. W-B/Scranton (8-2) - Current East Division Leader 3. Green Bay (7-3) - Current Midwest Division Leader 4. Tennessee Valley (7-3) 5. South Georgia (6-4) - Owns better win % in common games over LEX AND LOU (TVV) 6. Louisville (6-4) - Owns HTH advantage over LEX 7. Lexington (6-4) 8. Quad City (5-5) -------------------------------------------- 9. Manchester (4-6) - Owns better win % in common games over PEP (ALB, FLA, GBB, WBS) 10. Peoria (4-6) 11. Albany (3-7) - Owns better win % in common games over IBS (PEP) 12. Iowa (3-7) 13. Mahoning Valley (2-8) 14. Daytona Beach (2-9)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
1. Spokane (10-0) - Current West Division Leader 2. Tulsa (9-1) - Current Central Division Leader 3. Corpus Christi (5-5) - Current Southwest Division Leader - Owns HTH advantage over AUS 4. Lubbock (7-3) 5. Arkansas (6-4) 6. Central Valley (5-4) 7. Austin (5-5) - Owns better win % in common games over BOI (SPK, TEX) 8. Boise (5-5) ------------------------------------------------- 9. Amarillo (4-6) - Owns better win % in common games over RGV (AUS, BSB, CVC, LUB, OKC, TUL); AMA AND RGV own better win % in common games over BSB and TRI (CVC) 10. Rio Grande Valley (4-6) - Owns better win % in common games over BSB and TRI (CVC) 11. Tri-Cities (4-6) - Owns better win % in common games over BSB (CVC) 12. Bossier Shreveport (4-6) 13. Stockton (2-8) - Owns current SOS advantage over OKC and TEX 14. Texas (2-8) - Owns better win % in common games over OKC (ARK, AUS, CCS, LUB, RGV) 15. Oklahoma City (2-8)
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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