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Six weeks remain in regular season race to postseason

June 19, 2009 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release


CHICAGO - For the third straight season the af2 playoffs will feature a format where 16 teams have the opportunity to claim the league's ultimate prize, the ArenaCup Championship, the League office announced today. The four-week race for the 2009 ArenaCup title begins with eight first round affairs on the weekend of July 31-August 2.

Currently in Week 13 of the league's 10th anniversary season, three teams (Spokane, Tulsa, Boise) have officially clinched a postseason berth while the remaining 22 teams are all still mathematically alive in the playoff chase.

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 (July 31-August 2), 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 7-9), 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 14-16.

The winners of the Conference Championships face off in the 2009 ArenaCup on the weekend of August 21-23 at a site to be determined.

About af2

In Week 13 of its 10th anniversary season with a 25-team membership, af2 serves as a vehicle to bring Arena Football to small-to-midsize cities and as a developmental league with an unmatched history of sending players, coaches and officials to major professional football leagues each year. Log on to www.af2.com for more information.

2009 af2 PLAYOFF STANDINGS (as of 6-14-09)

AMERICAN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

1. W-B/Scranton (9-2) - Current East Division Leader

2. Tennessee Valley (8-3) - Current South Division Leader - Owns HTH advantage over SGW

3. Green Bay (7-4) - Current Midwest Division Leader - Owns point differential advantage in HTH meetings over IAB (6-5)

4. South Georgia (8-3)

5. Iowa (7-4)

6. Kentucky (6-5)

7. Florida (5-6) - Owns HTH advantage over ALB

8. Albany (5-6)

9. Manchester (4-7) - Owns better win % in common games over QCS and MIL (GBB)

10. Quad City (4-7) - Owns current HTH advantage over MIL

11. Milwaukee (4-7)

12. Peoria (2-8)

13. Mahoning Valley (1-10)

NATIONAL CONFERENCE STANDINGS

1. Spokane (10-0) - y - Current West Division Leader

2. Tulsa (10-1) - y - Current Central Division Leader

3. Arkansas (7-4) - Current Southwest Division Leader

4. Boise (9-2) - y

5. Rio Grande Valley (6-4)

6. Oklahoma City (6-5) - Owns better win % in common games over BSB (AMA, ARK, CCS, RGV, SGW)

7. Bossier-Shreveport (6-5)

8. Stockton (4-7)

9. Central Valley (3-8)

10. Corpus Christi (2-9) - Owns point differential advantage in HTH meetings over AMA (16-10)

11. Amarillo (2-9)

12. Tri-Cities (1-10)

x - clinched division; y - clinched playoff spot

*Teams in bold currently lead their respective division; HTH = Head-to-head; SOS = Strength of schedule



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