Week 16 playoff ins & outs
July 8, 2002 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
Here is the current playoff situation:
CLINCHED PLAYOFF SPOTS (12): Albany, Augusta, Bakersfield, Birmingham, Cape Fear, Macon, Peoria, Richmond, San Diego, Tennessee Valley, Tulsa, Wichita
ELIMINATED (11): Carolina, Columbus, Fresno, Greensboro, Hawaii, Louisville, Memphis, Mobile, Norfolk, Pensacola, Roanoke INELIGIBLE (1): Quad City
COULD CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOTS THIS WEEK: Florida, Tallahassee
COULD BE ELIMINATED THIS WEEK: Charleston, Jacksonville, Mohegan
CLINCHED FIRST-ROUND HOMEFIELD: Albany, Peoria, Tulsa
COULD CLINCH FIRST-ROUND HOMEFIELDTHIS WEEK: Tallahassee, Tennessee Valley
CLINCHED SECOND-ROUND HOMEFIELD (if victorious in first round): Macon
COULD CLINCH SECOND-ROUND HOMEFIELD THIS WEEK (if victorious in first round): Augusta
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Below is the breakdown of who has clinched and what teams can do to clinch playoff spots/division titles this week:
PLAYOFF QUALIFIERS/SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 16
ALBANY: Clinched playoff berth. Clinched Northeast Division championship and homefield advantage in first round of playoffs.
AUGUSTA: Clinched playoff berth. Can clinch second-round home game (if victorious in first round) with win at Charleston OR Tallahassee loss vs. Columbus.
BAKERSFIELD: Clinched playoff berth.
BIRMINGHAM: Clinched playoff berth.
CAPE FEAR: Clinched playoff berth.
FLORIDA: Can clinch playoff berth with win vs. Pensacola AND loss by Charleston vs. Augusta AND loss by Jacksonville vs. Mobile.
MACON: Clinched playoff berth. Clinched second-round home game (if victorious in first round).
PEORIA: Clinched playoff berth and homefield advantage in first round of playoffs.
RICHMOND: Clinched playoff berth.
SAN DIEGO: Clinched playoff berth.
TALLAHASSEE: Can clinch playoff berth with win vs. Columbus OR loss by Charleston vs. Augusta AND loss by Jacksonville vs. Mobile. Can clinch American Conference Southern Division championship and homefield advantage in first round of playoffs with win vs. Columbus AND loss by Florida vs. Jacksonville.
TENNESSEE VALLEY: Clinched playoff berth. Can clinch National Conference Southern Division championship and homefield advantage in first round of playoffs with win vs. Birmingham.
TULSA: Clinched playoff berth. Clinched Central Division championship and homefield advantage in first round of playoffs.
WICHITA: Clinched playoff berth.
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