projected wins in bold, projected losses in italics
ALPHA
In:
1. Stockholm Dynamites **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1+2**
-Last game: South Beach Sea Hawks (W)
-Upcoming games: Flat Packed Monkey, Liverpool SEA Fusion
-Projected record: 16-0
2. Helsinki Hitmen **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1**
-Last game: Athens Devils (W)
-Upcoming games: Barcelona Dare devils, Dusseldorf Noobs
-Projected record: 15-1
3. Cologne Ghosts **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1**
-Last game: Flat Packed Monkey (W)
-Upcoming games: Liverpool SEA Fusion, Burlington Blue Devils
-Projected record: 14-2
4. Athens Devils **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Helsinki Hitmen (L)
-Upcoming games: Gonadian Knights, Glasgow Vultures
-Projected record: 13-3
5. South Beach Sea Hawks **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Stockholm Dynamites (L)
-Upcoming games: Hamburg Vipers, Norwich Nighthawks
-Projected record: 12-4
6. Dusseldorf Noobs **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Hamburg Vipers (W)
-Upcoming games: Norwich Nighthawks, Helsinki Hitmen
-Projected record: 11-5
7. Liverpool SEA Fusion **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Burlington Blue Devils (W)
-Upcoming games: Cologne Ghosts, Stockholm Dynamites
-Projected record: 9-7
8. Barcelona Dare devils
-Last game: Norwich Nighthawks (L)
-Upcoming games: Helsinki Hitmen, Gonadian Knights
-Projected record: 8-8
Bubble:
None
Out (In no set order):
Norwich Nighthawks
Glasgow Vultures
Burlington Blue Devils
Mannheim Spartans
Hamburg Vipers
The Fantasy Helmet Project
Gonadian Knights
Flat Packed Monkey
ZETA
In:
1. Lyon Winemakers **CLINCHED #1 SEED IN ZETA**
-Last game: Milan Eagles (W)
-Upcoming games: Sexintown Rubbers, Palermo Panthers
-Projected record: 16-0
2. Baden Bandits **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1**
-Last game: Atlanta 404 (W)
-Upcoming games: Milan Eagles, Sexintown Rubbers
-Projected record: 13-3
3. Berlin Blitz **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Luxembourg Lightning Bolts (W)
-Upcoming games: Birmingham Polipocs, Atlanta 404
-Projected record: 13-3
4. Atlanta 404 **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1**
-Last game: Baden Bandits (L)
-Upcoming games: Luxembourg Lightning Bolts, Berlin Blitz
-Projected record: 12-4
5. Chambersburg Trojans **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Palermo Panthers (L)
-Upcoming games: Reading Armed Centaurs, Stockholm Lions
-Projected record: 11-5
6. Palermo Panthers **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Chambersburg Trojans (W)
-Upcoming games: Capeside Minutemen, Lyon Winemakers
-Projected record: 10-6
7. Birmingham Polipocs **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Middlesbrough Mayhem (W)
-Upcoming games: Berlin Blitz, Denver Hounds
-Projected record: 10-6
8. Stockholm Lions
-Last game: Denver Hounds (W)
-Upcoming games: Southampton Shadows, Chambersburg Trojans
-Projected record: 8-8
Out (In no set order):
Middlesbrough Mayhem
Luxembourg Lightning Bolts
Denver Hounds
Reading Armed Centaurs
Milan Eagles
Southampton Shadows
Sexintown Rubbers
Capeside Minutemen
Meaningful positions that can be clinched this week:
ALPHA:
Stockholm clinches #1 seed for Alpha with a win or Helsinki loss.
Helsinki clinches #2 seed for Alpha with a win or Cologne loss.
Athens clinches home playoff game in 1st round with a win or a South Beach and Dusseldorf loss.
ZETA:
Baden clinches #2 seed for Zeta with a win and a Berlin and Atlanta loss.
Berlin clinches home playoff game in 1st round with a win.
Stockholm clinches playoff berth with a win and a Luxembourg loss, or with a Denver and Middlesbrough loss.
Thoughts: Playoff picture is now clear in Zeta, even though Alpha's got pretty close to being muddled with yet another stinker, this time against Norwich. Barcelona is lucky they have 1-13 Gonadian on their last game, because if they lost it, they would be out of the playoffs. Baden and Helsinki took care of business this week, and as a reward both are close to locking up the #2 seeds in their conferences. Palermo is clearly peaking at the right time, and if they hadn't been so erratic in the beginning of the season they could be looking at a potential home game in the playoffs, although their playoff position is very good if they stay in the 6-7 range, I can see them knocking off Berlin or Baden and then beating the other in the 2nd round if they stay in that seeding range. Luxembourg's season can be chalked up to what might have been, if only they had closed against Middlesbrough, Baden, or Berlin, they could be sitting very pretty in the playoffs, although they can try to spoil Atlanta's hopes for a seed higher than fourth this week. Unfortunately I do not think we will get to see a rematch of Athens and Helsinki in the playoffs, but Athens against South Beach should be excellent round 1 action, and the likely matchup of Cologne and Helsinki in round 2 is delicious. Here's hoping to Palermo getting another crack at Berlin, Atlanta, or Baden in round 1, to give BBB7 the best chance of a legitimate upset in the playoffs.
ALPHA
In:
1. Stockholm Dynamites **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1+2**
-Last game: South Beach Sea Hawks (W)
-Upcoming games: Flat Packed Monkey, Liverpool SEA Fusion
-Projected record: 16-0
2. Helsinki Hitmen **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1**
-Last game: Athens Devils (W)
-Upcoming games: Barcelona Dare devils, Dusseldorf Noobs
-Projected record: 15-1
3. Cologne Ghosts **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1**
-Last game: Flat Packed Monkey (W)
-Upcoming games: Liverpool SEA Fusion, Burlington Blue Devils
-Projected record: 14-2
4. Athens Devils **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Helsinki Hitmen (L)
-Upcoming games: Gonadian Knights, Glasgow Vultures
-Projected record: 13-3
5. South Beach Sea Hawks **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Stockholm Dynamites (L)
-Upcoming games: Hamburg Vipers, Norwich Nighthawks
-Projected record: 12-4
6. Dusseldorf Noobs **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Hamburg Vipers (W)
-Upcoming games: Norwich Nighthawks, Helsinki Hitmen
-Projected record: 11-5
7. Liverpool SEA Fusion **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Burlington Blue Devils (W)
-Upcoming games: Cologne Ghosts, Stockholm Dynamites
-Projected record: 9-7
8. Barcelona Dare devils
-Last game: Norwich Nighthawks (L)
-Upcoming games: Helsinki Hitmen, Gonadian Knights
-Projected record: 8-8
Bubble:
None
Out (In no set order):
Norwich Nighthawks
Glasgow Vultures
Burlington Blue Devils
Mannheim Spartans
Hamburg Vipers
The Fantasy Helmet Project
Gonadian Knights
Flat Packed Monkey
ZETA
In:
1. Lyon Winemakers **CLINCHED #1 SEED IN ZETA**
-Last game: Milan Eagles (W)
-Upcoming games: Sexintown Rubbers, Palermo Panthers
-Projected record: 16-0
2. Baden Bandits **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1**
-Last game: Atlanta 404 (W)
-Upcoming games: Milan Eagles, Sexintown Rubbers
-Projected record: 13-3
3. Berlin Blitz **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Luxembourg Lightning Bolts (W)
-Upcoming games: Birmingham Polipocs, Atlanta 404
-Projected record: 13-3
4. Atlanta 404 **CLINCHED HOME GAME RD 1**
-Last game: Baden Bandits (L)
-Upcoming games: Luxembourg Lightning Bolts, Berlin Blitz
-Projected record: 12-4
5. Chambersburg Trojans **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Palermo Panthers (L)
-Upcoming games: Reading Armed Centaurs, Stockholm Lions
-Projected record: 11-5
6. Palermo Panthers **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Chambersburg Trojans (W)
-Upcoming games: Capeside Minutemen, Lyon Winemakers
-Projected record: 10-6
7. Birmingham Polipocs **CLINCHED PLAYOFFS**
-Last game: Middlesbrough Mayhem (W)
-Upcoming games: Berlin Blitz, Denver Hounds
-Projected record: 10-6
8. Stockholm Lions
-Last game: Denver Hounds (W)
-Upcoming games: Southampton Shadows, Chambersburg Trojans
-Projected record: 8-8
Out (In no set order):
Middlesbrough Mayhem
Luxembourg Lightning Bolts
Denver Hounds
Reading Armed Centaurs
Milan Eagles
Southampton Shadows
Sexintown Rubbers
Capeside Minutemen
Meaningful positions that can be clinched this week:
ALPHA:
Stockholm clinches #1 seed for Alpha with a win or Helsinki loss.
Helsinki clinches #2 seed for Alpha with a win or Cologne loss.
Athens clinches home playoff game in 1st round with a win or a South Beach and Dusseldorf loss.
ZETA:
Baden clinches #2 seed for Zeta with a win and a Berlin and Atlanta loss.
Berlin clinches home playoff game in 1st round with a win.
Stockholm clinches playoff berth with a win and a Luxembourg loss, or with a Denver and Middlesbrough loss.
Thoughts: Playoff picture is now clear in Zeta, even though Alpha's got pretty close to being muddled with yet another stinker, this time against Norwich. Barcelona is lucky they have 1-13 Gonadian on their last game, because if they lost it, they would be out of the playoffs. Baden and Helsinki took care of business this week, and as a reward both are close to locking up the #2 seeds in their conferences. Palermo is clearly peaking at the right time, and if they hadn't been so erratic in the beginning of the season they could be looking at a potential home game in the playoffs, although their playoff position is very good if they stay in the 6-7 range, I can see them knocking off Berlin or Baden and then beating the other in the 2nd round if they stay in that seeding range. Luxembourg's season can be chalked up to what might have been, if only they had closed against Middlesbrough, Baden, or Berlin, they could be sitting very pretty in the playoffs, although they can try to spoil Atlanta's hopes for a seed higher than fourth this week. Unfortunately I do not think we will get to see a rematch of Athens and Helsinki in the playoffs, but Athens against South Beach should be excellent round 1 action, and the likely matchup of Cologne and Helsinki in round 2 is delicious. Here's hoping to Palermo getting another crack at Berlin, Atlanta, or Baden in round 1, to give BBB7 the best chance of a legitimate upset in the playoffs.
