If the Season Ended Today
June 19, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Arkansas Diamonds News Release
(North Little Rock, AR) - Arkansas would have to travel to face South Georgia in the first round of the playoffs if the season were to end today as announced by the af2 league office. The Twisters defeated Oklahoma City to improve to 7-3 on the season, its best start through 10 games ever.
The af2 expanded the playoffs from 12 teams to 16 teams. Eight teams from each conference will earn a shot at the ArenaCup Championship in Bossier, Shreveport in August.
A complete listing of the how the playoffs would look if the season ended today is listed below.
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 (10-0) - Current East Division Leader
2. Quad City (7-4) - Current Midwest Division Leader - Owns HTH adv. over SPK
3. Spokane (7-4) - Current West Division Leader
4. Tri-Cities (6-4) - Owns HTH advantage over CVC
5. Central Valley (6-4)
6. Louisville (5-5) - Owns HTH advantage over GBB
7. Green Bay (5-5)
8. Manchester (5-6) - Owns HTH advantage over MVT
9. Mahoning Valley (5-6)
10. Albany (4-6) - Owns SOS advantage over BAK, BOI & STK
11. Stockton (4-6) - Owns better W/L % in common games over BAK & BOI
12. Boise (4-6) - Owns HTH advantage over BAK
13. Bakersfield (4-6)
14. Fort Wayne (4-7)
15. Everett (3-7)
16. Cincinnati (1-9)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE STANDINGS 1. Tulsa (10-1) - Current Central Division Leader
2. Rio Grande Valley (9-1) - Current Southwest Division Leader
3. South Georgia (8-3) - Current South Division Leader
4. Bossier-Shreveport (9-2)
5. Florida (8-3)
6. Arkansas (7-3)
7. Oklahoma City (6-4)
8. Alabama (5-6)
9. Lubbock (4-6)
10. Tennessee Valley (4-7)
11. Amarillo (2-8)
12. Texas (2-9)
13. Corpus Christi (1-9) - Owns SOS advantage over LAR
14. Laredo (1-9)
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