Sixteen teams seek arenafootball2's ultimate prize
July 28, 2008 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - The Road to the 2008 ArenaCup begins this weekend with 16 teams competing in eight first round playoff matchups.
Postseason play kicks off on Friday, August 1 with an American Conference matchup as the No. 6 Lexington Horsemen (9-7) travel to Green Bay, Wisc. to take on the Midwest Division Champion and No. 3 seed Green Bay Blizzard (11-5).
Below is the entire af2 first round playoff schedule (subject to change). All times are Eastern.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
First Round Playoff Schedule:
Friday, August 1
No. 6 Lexington (9-7) at No. 3 Green Bay (11-5) 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 2
No. 8 Quad City (8-8) at No. 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (14-2) 7:00 p.m.
No. 7 Manchester (9-7) at No. 2 South Georgia (12-4) 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 Florida (10-6) at No. 4 Tennessee Valley (10-6) 8:30 p.m.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
First Round Playoff Schedule:
Saturday, August 2
No. 7 Amarillo (8-8) at No. 2 Tulsa (12-4) 8:00 p.m.
No. 6 Lubbock (9-7) at No. 3 Bossier-Shreveport (9-7) 8:00 p.m.
No. 8 Austin (8-8) at No. 1 Spokane (15-1) 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 3
No. 5 Central Valley (10-6) at No. 4 Arkansas (11-5) 6:00 p.m.
2008 ArenaCup Playoff Format
The champion of the American Conference will meet the champion of the National Conference in The 2008 ArenaCup on the weekend of August 22-24 at a site to be determined. 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 1-3), 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 8-10), 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 15-17. The team with the better overall record hosts the Conference Championship game. The winners of the Conference Championships face off in the 2008 ArenaCup on the weekend of August 22-24 at the venue of the participating team with the best overall record.
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