projected wins in bold, projected losses in italics
ALPHA
In:
1. Stockholm Dynamites
-Last game: Barcelona Dare devils (W)
-Upcoming games: Dusseldorf Noobs, South Beach Sea Hawks, Flat Packed Monkey, Liverpool SEA Fusion
-Projected record: 16-0
2. Helsinki Hitmen
-Last game: Mannheim Spartans (W)
-Upcoming games: The Fantasy Helmet Project, Athens Devils, Barcelona Dare devils, Dusseldorf Noobs
-Projected record: 15-1
3. Cologne Ghosts
-Last game: Dusseldorf Noobs (W)
-Upcoming games: South Beach Sea Hawks, Flat Packed Monkey, Liverpool SEA Fusion, Burlington Blue Devils
-Projected record: 14-2
4. Athens Devils
-Last game: Hamburg Vipers (W)
-Upcoming games: Norwich Nighthawks, Helsinki Hitmen, Gonadian Knights, Glasgow Vultures
-Projected record: 13-3
5. South Beach Sea Hawks
-Last game: Liverpool SEA Fusion (W)
-Upcoming games: Cologne Ghosts, Stockholm Dynamites, Hamburg Vipers, Norwich Nighthawks
-Projected record: 12-4
6. Dusseldorf Noobs
-Last game: Cologne Ghosts (L)
-Upcoming games: Stockholm Dynamites, Hamburg Vipers, Norwich Nighthawks, Helsinki Hitmen
-Projected record: 11-5
7. Liverpool SEA Fusion
-Last game: South Beach Sea Hawks (L)
-Upcoming games: Flat Packed Monkey, Burlington Blue Devils, Cologne Ghosts, Stockholm Dynamites
-Projected record: 9-7
8. Barcelona Dare devils
-Last game: Stockholm Dynamites (L)
-Upcoming games: Hamburg Vipers, Norwich Nighthawks, Helsinki Hitmen, Gonadian Knights
-Projected record: 9-7
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
-Last game: Luxembourg Lightning Bolts (W)
-Upcoming games: Atlanta 404, Milan Eagles, Sexintown Rubbers, Palermo Panthers
-Projected record: 16-0
2. Baden Bandits
-Last game: Berlin Blitz (W)
-Upcoming games: Luxembourg Lightning Bolts, Atlanta 404, Milan Eagles, Sexintown Rubbers
-Projected record: 13-3
3. Berlin Blitz
-Last game: Baden Bandits (L)
-Upcoming games: Middlesbrough Mayhem, Luxembourg Lightning Bolts, Birmingham Polipocs, Atlanta 404
-Projected record: 13-3
4. Atlanta 404
-Last game: Capeside Minutemen (W)
-Upcoming games: Lyon Winemakers, Baden Bandits, Luxembourg Lightning Bolts, Berlin Blitz
-Projected record: 12-4
5. Chambersburg Trojans
-Last game: Milan Eagles (W)
-Upcoming games: Sexintown Rubbers, Palermo Panthers, Reading Armed Centaurs, Stockholm Lions
-Projected record: 12-4
Bubble:
6. Palermo Panthers
-Last game: Denver Hounds (W)
-Upcoming games: Southampton Shadows, Chambersburg Trojans, Capeside Minutemen, Lyon Winemakers
-Projected record: 9-7
7. Stockholm Lions
-Last game: Middlesbrough Mayhem (W)
-Upcoming games: Birmingham Polipocs, Denver Hounds, Southampton Shadows, Chambersburg Trojans
-Projected record: 9-7
8. Birmingham Polipocs
-Last game: Reading Armed Centaurs (W)
-Upcoming games: Stockholm Lions, Middlesbrough Mayhem, Berlin Blitz, Denver Hounds
-Projected record: 9-7
9. Middlesbrough Mayhem
-Last game: Stockholm Lions (L)
-Upcoming games: Berlin Blitz, Birmingham Polipocs, Denver Hounds, Southampton Shadows
-Projected record: 8-8
10. Luxembourg Lightning Bolts
-Last game: Lyon Winemakers (L)
-Upcoming games: Baden Bandits, Berlin Blitz, Atlanta 404, Milan Eagles
-Projected record: 7-9
Out (In no set order):
Denver Hounds
Reading Armed Centaurs
Milan Eagles
Southampton Shadows
Sexintown Rubbers
Capeside Minutemen
Thoughts: Major Zeta shakeup. Baden launches from 5th to 2nd in the playoff projections, because of the fact that I think Berlin can still beat Atlanta, and I now think Baden can too, and Baden has now gained a tiebreaker over Berlin. If Baden can take care of business, home playoff game(s?) are in their future. Palermo still looks good, although the jury is still out if they can beat Chambersburg. Luxembourg is out of the race if they don't beat Baden this week, its that simple. They have a crucial tiebreaker over Stockholm if it comes down to it, but there is no chance of that if they do not steal one from Baden/Lyon/Atlanta. Atlanta can take control of first with a win against Lyon this week, or cement second with a win against Baden a week after. Barcelona looked utterly helpless in Stockholm's most dominating performance of the season. Each week that goes by and Alpha looks more and more linear, I am not sure if seeding will be any different than it is pegged right now, although there are still some competitive games left.
ALPHA
In:
1. Stockholm Dynamites
-Last game: Barcelona Dare devils (W)
-Upcoming games: Dusseldorf Noobs, South Beach Sea Hawks, Flat Packed Monkey, Liverpool SEA Fusion
-Projected record: 16-0
2. Helsinki Hitmen
-Last game: Mannheim Spartans (W)
-Upcoming games: The Fantasy Helmet Project, Athens Devils, Barcelona Dare devils, Dusseldorf Noobs
-Projected record: 15-1
3. Cologne Ghosts
-Last game: Dusseldorf Noobs (W)
-Upcoming games: South Beach Sea Hawks, Flat Packed Monkey, Liverpool SEA Fusion, Burlington Blue Devils
-Projected record: 14-2
4. Athens Devils
-Last game: Hamburg Vipers (W)
-Upcoming games: Norwich Nighthawks, Helsinki Hitmen, Gonadian Knights, Glasgow Vultures
-Projected record: 13-3
5. South Beach Sea Hawks
-Last game: Liverpool SEA Fusion (W)
-Upcoming games: Cologne Ghosts, Stockholm Dynamites, Hamburg Vipers, Norwich Nighthawks
-Projected record: 12-4
6. Dusseldorf Noobs
-Last game: Cologne Ghosts (L)
-Upcoming games: Stockholm Dynamites, Hamburg Vipers, Norwich Nighthawks, Helsinki Hitmen
-Projected record: 11-5
7. Liverpool SEA Fusion
-Last game: South Beach Sea Hawks (L)
-Upcoming games: Flat Packed Monkey, Burlington Blue Devils, Cologne Ghosts, Stockholm Dynamites
-Projected record: 9-7
8. Barcelona Dare devils
-Last game: Stockholm Dynamites (L)
-Upcoming games: Hamburg Vipers, Norwich Nighthawks, Helsinki Hitmen, Gonadian Knights
-Projected record: 9-7
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
-Last game: Luxembourg Lightning Bolts (W)
-Upcoming games: Atlanta 404, Milan Eagles, Sexintown Rubbers, Palermo Panthers
-Projected record: 16-0
2. Baden Bandits
-Last game: Berlin Blitz (W)
-Upcoming games: Luxembourg Lightning Bolts, Atlanta 404, Milan Eagles, Sexintown Rubbers
-Projected record: 13-3
3. Berlin Blitz
-Last game: Baden Bandits (L)
-Upcoming games: Middlesbrough Mayhem, Luxembourg Lightning Bolts, Birmingham Polipocs, Atlanta 404
-Projected record: 13-3
4. Atlanta 404
-Last game: Capeside Minutemen (W)
-Upcoming games: Lyon Winemakers, Baden Bandits, Luxembourg Lightning Bolts, Berlin Blitz
-Projected record: 12-4
5. Chambersburg Trojans
-Last game: Milan Eagles (W)
-Upcoming games: Sexintown Rubbers, Palermo Panthers, Reading Armed Centaurs, Stockholm Lions
-Projected record: 12-4
Bubble:
6. Palermo Panthers
-Last game: Denver Hounds (W)
-Upcoming games: Southampton Shadows, Chambersburg Trojans, Capeside Minutemen, Lyon Winemakers
-Projected record: 9-7
7. Stockholm Lions
-Last game: Middlesbrough Mayhem (W)
-Upcoming games: Birmingham Polipocs, Denver Hounds, Southampton Shadows, Chambersburg Trojans
-Projected record: 9-7
8. Birmingham Polipocs
-Last game: Reading Armed Centaurs (W)
-Upcoming games: Stockholm Lions, Middlesbrough Mayhem, Berlin Blitz, Denver Hounds
-Projected record: 9-7
9. Middlesbrough Mayhem
-Last game: Stockholm Lions (L)
-Upcoming games: Berlin Blitz, Birmingham Polipocs, Denver Hounds, Southampton Shadows
-Projected record: 8-8
10. Luxembourg Lightning Bolts
-Last game: Lyon Winemakers (L)
-Upcoming games: Baden Bandits, Berlin Blitz, Atlanta 404, Milan Eagles
-Projected record: 7-9
Out (In no set order):
Denver Hounds
Reading Armed Centaurs
Milan Eagles
Southampton Shadows
Sexintown Rubbers
Capeside Minutemen
Thoughts: Major Zeta shakeup. Baden launches from 5th to 2nd in the playoff projections, because of the fact that I think Berlin can still beat Atlanta, and I now think Baden can too, and Baden has now gained a tiebreaker over Berlin. If Baden can take care of business, home playoff game(s?) are in their future. Palermo still looks good, although the jury is still out if they can beat Chambersburg. Luxembourg is out of the race if they don't beat Baden this week, its that simple. They have a crucial tiebreaker over Stockholm if it comes down to it, but there is no chance of that if they do not steal one from Baden/Lyon/Atlanta. Atlanta can take control of first with a win against Lyon this week, or cement second with a win against Baden a week after. Barcelona looked utterly helpless in Stockholm's most dominating performance of the season. Each week that goes by and Alpha looks more and more linear, I am not sure if seeding will be any different than it is pegged right now, although there are still some competitive games left.