Dinwiddie beat Copenhagen, increasing their chances dramatically, and the London Monarchs Shut out the Shadow Rattlers, making the race for #1 a two team race. Positioning became much clearer as we now have just three games to go
Methodology:
- Assume a win against any CPU run team
- Assume a win against any team behind you by more than 3 games (so a 7-4 team assumes a victory against a 3-8 team, but a 4-7 team still has a shot).
Tiebreakers, in case it matters:
2-Team: Head to Head winner
3 or more: Wins in games between the teams, then points scored, then points allowed
No additional teams clinched this round, so we still have three:
Helsinki
- 13-0 record
- 2 Assumed safe wins (London A, Koln)
- Questionable Games: Shadow (15)
- Projected final record: 15.5-0.5
- Worst Case: 15-1
- Best case: 16-0
Reykjavik
- 12-1 Record
- 3 Assumed safe wins (Montana, Dinwiddie, Henry)
- 0 Questionable games
- Projected Final Record 15-1
- Worst Case: 15-1
- Best Case: 15-1
(HEad to Head Tiebreaker advantage: Helsinki won in week 8)
Shadow
- 11-2 record
- 2 Assumed Safe Wins (Oslo, Buffalo)
- 1 Questionable Games: Helsniki (15)
- Projected Final Record: 13.5-2.5
- Best case: 14-2
- Worst Case: 13-3
One more teams joined the mathematically eliminated list:
London Apes: 5-8 and CPU control means no chance
Joining the five already out
Ukraine A (4-9)
Iberville (3-10)
Buffalo (0-13)
Montana (1-12)
Manchester (1-12)
brings us to 6 teams eliminated
1 teams is still mathematically alive, but need to run the board to make it, which looks unlikely
Henry Patriots - 8 losses and a game against Reykjavik to go leaves them on the ragged edge...but a sweep would get them to 8-8, which would leap them ahead of Copenhagen and get them the 8 spot, no matter what Copenhagen does the rest of the way.
That leaves 6 teams fighting for 5 spots, here they are, ordered by decreasing probability of making it:
London Marlins:
Record: 10-3
Assumed Safe Wins: 1 (Manchester)
Questionable Games: 2 Koln(14), Oslo (16)
Assumed Losses: 0
Projected Final Record: 12-4
Best Case: 13-3
Worst Case: 11-6
Odds of making playoffs: 95% - One more win or a loss by any of South Yorkshire, Oslo, or Copenhagen clinches it
Koln Prowlers
Record: 9-4
Assumed Safe Wins: 0
Questionable Games: 3 London M (14), Oslo (15)
Assumed Losses: Helsinki (16)
Projected Final Record: 10-6
Best Case: 11-5
Worst Case: 9-7
Odds of making playoffs: 80% - One more win gets them pretty darned close
South Yorkshire Scorpions
Record: 7-6
Assumed Safe Wins: 2 (Manchester, Montana)
Questionable Games: 1 (Dinwiddie 16)
Assumed Losses: 0
Projected Final Record: 9.5-6.5
Best Case: 10-6
Worst Case: 9-7
Odds of making playoffs: 75%
Dinwiddie Dustdevils
Record: 8-5
Assumed Safe Wins: 1 (Ukraine)
Questionable Games: 2 (South Y)
Assumed Losses: 1 (Reykjavik)
Projected Final Record: 9.5-6.5
Best Case: 10-6
Worst Case: 9-7
Odds of making playoffs: 75%
(The winner of the Dinwidde/South Yorkshire game in week 16 clinches, by virtue of owning the head-to-head tiebreaker over the loser. The loser could still get in, with help)
Oslo
Record: 8-5
Assumed Safe Wins: 0
Questionable Games: 2 (Koln 15, London M 16)
Assumed Losses: 1 (Shadow)
Projected Final Record: 9-7
Best Case: 10-6
Worst Case: 8-8
Odds of making playoffs: 50%
(They're in, if they win both of their questionable games...but that's questionable)
Copenhagen Vikings
Record: 6-7
Assumed Safe Wins: 2 (Iberville, London A)
Questionable Games: 1 (Henry)
Assumed Losses: 0
Projected Final Record: 8.5-7.5
Best Case: 9-7
Worst Case: 8-8
Odds of making playoffs: 50%
(The loss to DInwiddie hurt, they need to win out to make it in, most likely.)
Methodology:
- Assume a win against any CPU run team
- Assume a win against any team behind you by more than 3 games (so a 7-4 team assumes a victory against a 3-8 team, but a 4-7 team still has a shot).
Tiebreakers, in case it matters:
2-Team: Head to Head winner
3 or more: Wins in games between the teams, then points scored, then points allowed
No additional teams clinched this round, so we still have three:
Helsinki
- 13-0 record
- 2 Assumed safe wins (London A, Koln)
- Questionable Games: Shadow (15)
- Projected final record: 15.5-0.5
- Worst Case: 15-1
- Best case: 16-0
Reykjavik
- 12-1 Record
- 3 Assumed safe wins (Montana, Dinwiddie, Henry)
- 0 Questionable games
- Projected Final Record 15-1
- Worst Case: 15-1
- Best Case: 15-1
(HEad to Head Tiebreaker advantage: Helsinki won in week 8)
Shadow
- 11-2 record
- 2 Assumed Safe Wins (Oslo, Buffalo)
- 1 Questionable Games: Helsniki (15)
- Projected Final Record: 13.5-2.5
- Best case: 14-2
- Worst Case: 13-3
One more teams joined the mathematically eliminated list:
London Apes: 5-8 and CPU control means no chance
Joining the five already out
Ukraine A (4-9)
Iberville (3-10)
Buffalo (0-13)
Montana (1-12)
Manchester (1-12)
brings us to 6 teams eliminated
1 teams is still mathematically alive, but need to run the board to make it, which looks unlikely
Henry Patriots - 8 losses and a game against Reykjavik to go leaves them on the ragged edge...but a sweep would get them to 8-8, which would leap them ahead of Copenhagen and get them the 8 spot, no matter what Copenhagen does the rest of the way.
That leaves 6 teams fighting for 5 spots, here they are, ordered by decreasing probability of making it:
London Marlins:
Record: 10-3
Assumed Safe Wins: 1 (Manchester)
Questionable Games: 2 Koln(14), Oslo (16)
Assumed Losses: 0
Projected Final Record: 12-4
Best Case: 13-3
Worst Case: 11-6
Odds of making playoffs: 95% - One more win or a loss by any of South Yorkshire, Oslo, or Copenhagen clinches it
Koln Prowlers
Record: 9-4
Assumed Safe Wins: 0
Questionable Games: 3 London M (14), Oslo (15)
Assumed Losses: Helsinki (16)
Projected Final Record: 10-6
Best Case: 11-5
Worst Case: 9-7
Odds of making playoffs: 80% - One more win gets them pretty darned close
South Yorkshire Scorpions
Record: 7-6
Assumed Safe Wins: 2 (Manchester, Montana)
Questionable Games: 1 (Dinwiddie 16)
Assumed Losses: 0
Projected Final Record: 9.5-6.5
Best Case: 10-6
Worst Case: 9-7
Odds of making playoffs: 75%
Dinwiddie Dustdevils
Record: 8-5
Assumed Safe Wins: 1 (Ukraine)
Questionable Games: 2 (South Y)
Assumed Losses: 1 (Reykjavik)
Projected Final Record: 9.5-6.5
Best Case: 10-6
Worst Case: 9-7
Odds of making playoffs: 75%
(The winner of the Dinwidde/South Yorkshire game in week 16 clinches, by virtue of owning the head-to-head tiebreaker over the loser. The loser could still get in, with help)
Oslo
Record: 8-5
Assumed Safe Wins: 0
Questionable Games: 2 (Koln 15, London M 16)
Assumed Losses: 1 (Shadow)
Projected Final Record: 9-7
Best Case: 10-6
Worst Case: 8-8
Odds of making playoffs: 50%
(They're in, if they win both of their questionable games...but that's questionable)
Copenhagen Vikings
Record: 6-7
Assumed Safe Wins: 2 (Iberville, London A)
Questionable Games: 1 (Henry)
Assumed Losses: 0
Projected Final Record: 8.5-7.5
Best Case: 9-7
Worst Case: 8-8
Odds of making playoffs: 50%
(The loss to DInwiddie hurt, they need to win out to make it in, most likely.)