Rankings by record:
1 . Oakland Wizards . . . . 12-1-0
.....Oakland still has to play Spicewood in the West, should finish with at least a 14-2 record. This one either gives Oakland the out-right #1 seed or settling for a tie for 1st...
2 . Albuquerque Mustangs . . 11-2-0
.....Has a few remaining tests in Grand Haven and Miami Canes from the East, should also finish with a 14-2 record.
3 . Spicewood Longhorns . . . 11-2-0
.....An early loss against San Diego and a mid-season loss to the Mustangs are the only blemishes with wins over Tucson and Silverymoon, and a matchup with Oakland remaining for a possible top seed, a 13-3 record is probably the worst case
4 . Silverymoon Elves . . . . 11-2-0
.....with only North Side Dream Killers, a 13-3 record is easily within grasp. A 14-2 could share 1st place...
5 . San Diego Marauders . . . 10-3-0
.....should finish with a 13-3 record.
6 . Grand Haven Mist . . . . 9-4-0
.....still face Albuquerque, and should finish with a 11-5 record.
7 . Buffalo Rangers . . . . . 8-5-0
.....finish with a very tough schedule of Silverymoon and Klamath Falls from the East, a 10-6 record is possible.
8 . Tucson Nighthawks . . . . 6-7-0
.....still having Alpine on the schedule, along with Portland, a realistic 8-8 record is in store, if they can defeat Portland for the final playoff spot.
9 . Portland Hitmen . . . . . 6-7-0
.....In a nearly identical position as Tucson, a late season matchup with these two teams will be for the final playoff spot to get to a 9-7 record.
Projected seeding and 1st round playoff matchups:
#1 Spicewood vs. #8 Tucson
#2 Albuquerque vs. #7 Buffalo
#3 Oakland vs. #6 Grand Haven
#4 Silverymoon vs. #5 San Diego
Projected round 2 matchups:
Spicewood vs. Silverymoon
Grand Haven vs. Buffalo
Conference Championship:
Spicewood vs. Grand Haven
Completely non-partisan, un-biased projection of Spicewood as conference champion...