I haven't really had a need to go off this season for obvious reasons. Week by Week we haven't had a lot of contests. Considering we're playing with almost only 7-9 games that are critical for each team it's hard to really get into the week-to-week. Now that we have a list of potential playoff teams it better warrens a look. We will go from best to worst chances to get in the playoffs.
Southside Rebels
Congrats to our first team to clinch, if you make CPU games an auto win. Sure, they deserve it being the best team in the teir but you have to wonder for the state of the season when someone has clinched the #1 spot so early. Only an unholy amount of CPU offense needs to happen to take away a tiebreaker allowing them to lose the spot. Something that won't happen.
Kentucky Mountaineers A tie will do it. With only CPU and Basically-CPU teams left to play and Seattle is 1.5 games behind. It looks like they have not much else to do but coast in and make sure SoA doesn't come back from the dead. Enjoy the ride, Mountaineers. You struggled in the first match against Seattle but did well competing in the Cross-Divisional games.
Dakota Dragons
Wild card candidate current #3 for the playoffs? Well, after this week you could make Sadness #2 but really we're pulling a coinflip in this spot. See, the Devils just lost a critical match to the Dragons and now go up against the Factory of Sadness. If the Devils win, they still land a game behind for the wildcard and push the Dragons to the top of their division. If Sadness wins, the Devils fall two games back creating an unlikely series for them to recoup their losses. Technically the Dragons haven't clinched, but there are roads for the Dragons to make it in without winning any more games which makes them #2 on the list.
Factory of Sadness With 3 mildly difficult games out of 4 you still want to make them a favorite for each of them. Dragons, Eagles, Devils, all of them are former division rivals and there is no simple win among them. Still, Sadness has done what they couldn't last year and started strong. With no need to makeup ground, they could win only once get upset twice and still have a road to the postseason. Dragons might be #2 in the league ladder but Sadness is an easy #2 seed to bet on.
Death Valley Devils 3 losses seems to be your maximum to get into the playoffs this season and the Devils two divisional matches away from crossing that line. Last week they had a chance but a 14-0 shutout may have setup the coffin for the Rebels and Factory to put nails in. Wish good luck to them, since they'll need it.
American Eagles Stayed competitive this year but really couldn't match up. In previous seasons they might have been more competitive with a handful of upset victories spread around where they could still nip on the heels of the leaders. Alas, remember how I said 3 loses is our likely maximum? And that Factory had a fairly tough schedule left? Well the Factory is the favorite in their matches and the Eagles face the top three ladder tiered teams. In order. Lose once and they're eliminated. Yea. Good luck.
Seattle Seahawks Our only not-really-but-really eliminated team. 1.5 games behind and the leader faces 3 CPU teams. Not much to see here. Maybe next season they'll compete a little stronger.
Southside Rebels
Congrats to our first team to clinch, if you make CPU games an auto win. Sure, they deserve it being the best team in the teir but you have to wonder for the state of the season when someone has clinched the #1 spot so early. Only an unholy amount of CPU offense needs to happen to take away a tiebreaker allowing them to lose the spot. Something that won't happen.
Kentucky Mountaineers A tie will do it. With only CPU and Basically-CPU teams left to play and Seattle is 1.5 games behind. It looks like they have not much else to do but coast in and make sure SoA doesn't come back from the dead. Enjoy the ride, Mountaineers. You struggled in the first match against Seattle but did well competing in the Cross-Divisional games.
Dakota Dragons
Wild card candidate current #3 for the playoffs? Well, after this week you could make Sadness #2 but really we're pulling a coinflip in this spot. See, the Devils just lost a critical match to the Dragons and now go up against the Factory of Sadness. If the Devils win, they still land a game behind for the wildcard and push the Dragons to the top of their division. If Sadness wins, the Devils fall two games back creating an unlikely series for them to recoup their losses. Technically the Dragons haven't clinched, but there are roads for the Dragons to make it in without winning any more games which makes them #2 on the list.
Factory of Sadness With 3 mildly difficult games out of 4 you still want to make them a favorite for each of them. Dragons, Eagles, Devils, all of them are former division rivals and there is no simple win among them. Still, Sadness has done what they couldn't last year and started strong. With no need to makeup ground, they could win only once get upset twice and still have a road to the postseason. Dragons might be #2 in the league ladder but Sadness is an easy #2 seed to bet on.
Death Valley Devils 3 losses seems to be your maximum to get into the playoffs this season and the Devils two divisional matches away from crossing that line. Last week they had a chance but a 14-0 shutout may have setup the coffin for the Rebels and Factory to put nails in. Wish good luck to them, since they'll need it.
American Eagles Stayed competitive this year but really couldn't match up. In previous seasons they might have been more competitive with a handful of upset victories spread around where they could still nip on the heels of the leaders. Alas, remember how I said 3 loses is our likely maximum? And that Factory had a fairly tough schedule left? Well the Factory is the favorite in their matches and the Eagles face the top three ladder tiered teams. In order. Lose once and they're eliminated. Yea. Good luck.
Seattle Seahawks Our only not-really-but-really eliminated team. 1.5 games behind and the leader faces 3 CPU teams. Not much to see here. Maybe next season they'll compete a little stronger.
