Champaign ToastRecord: 9-2-1 (1st place, Eastern Division)
Remaining Schedule: @Heat (2-8-2)
Conference Record: 5-2-1
Power Ranking: 1st (Off: 2nd, Def: 1st)
Tie Breakers Held: Beavers, Meth Addicts (head-to-head); Sasquatch, Baconators (conference record)
What needs to Happen: Eastern Conference Champs
Outlook: Took care of business last week to clinch the division. Headed for a 1st round bye and the Eastern Conference title game.
Mount Savage SasquatchRecord: 8-4 (2nd place, Eastern Division)
Remaining Schedule: Burger Kings (6-5-1)
Conference Record: 4-4
Power Ranking: 2nd (Off: 1st, Def: 7th)
Tie Breakers Held: Beavers (conference record)
What needs to Happen: Clinched 2nd place in the Eastern Conference
Outlook: Needed a handful of points on Monday Night to secure a victory and ended up with a truckload. They’ve solidified themselves as the #1 offense and their defense has been on the rise as of late. They have been lying quiet all year, but as the defending league champs, they’ll be a beast to take down. Looking at a first round home game vs. whoever ends up #3.
Jacksonville Meth Addicts Record: 6-5-1 (T-3rd place, Eastern Conference)
Remaining Schedule: Nuggets (5-7)
Conference Record: 4-3-1
Power Ranking: 4th (Off: 4th, Def: 5th)
Tie Breakers Held: Beavers (head-to-head); Sasquatch (conference record)
What needs to Happen: A win and a Birmingham loss gets them into the playoffs.
Outlook: Their 3-game win streak has come at the right time as they have now pulled into a tie with the Baconators for 3rd place. They have a tough game with Vegas coming up, but win or lose they just need to stay tied with Birmingham to force a tie break. The Meth are currently +130 up on the Bacon in the offensive points tie break.
Birmingham BaconatorsRecord: 6-5-1 (T-3rd place, Eastern Conference)
Remaining Schedule: Predators (5-5-2)
Conference Record: 4-3-1
Power Ranking: 8th (Off: 10th, Def: 2nd)
Tie Breakers Held: Beavers (conference record)
What needs to Happen: A win and a Jacksonville loss gets them into the playoffs.
Outlook: Real bad loss against the Bunnies last week puts them behind the 8-ball with one game to go. Their defense remains stellar, but the 3rd tie break vs. Jacksonville goes to offensive points scored, where they currently rank last. They still have a realistic chance of making the playoffs, but they need both a win and Meth loss to get there.
Boston Beavers Record: 3-8-1 (5th place, Eastern Division)
Remaining Schedule: @Bunnies(5-6-1)
Conference Record: 1-6-1
Power Ranking: 10th (Off: 9th, Def: 8th)
Tie Breakers Held: none
What needs to Happen: Mathematically eliminated
Outlook: Put up a decent fight last week against the Predators, but couldn’t pull out the win. They do have a hand in determining who goes to the playoffs with a battle in Carson City this week. They also still have a chance to get the #1 overall pick in the draft if they lose and the Heat beat the Toast.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Compton Burger Kings Record: 6-5-1 (1st place, Western Division)
Remaining Schedule: @Sasquatch (8-4)
Conference Record: 5-2-1
Power Ranking: 6th (Off: 7th, Def: 4th)
Tie Breakers Held: Bunnies, Nuggets (head-to-head); Predators, Heat (conference record)
What needs to Happen: They’ve clinched the #2 seed; a win or tie or a Portland loss wins them the division.
Outlook: They couldn’t stand up to an Eastern conference opponent yet again, dropping their all-time record against the East to 4-8. They still haven’t wrapped up the division and now must play a tough Sasquatch team with the division on the line.
Portland Predators Record: 5-5-2 (2nd place, Western Conference)
Remaining Schedule: @Baconators (6-5-1)
Conference Record: 3-3-2
Power Ranking: 7th (Off: 5th, Def: 9th)
Tie Breakers Held: Heat, Bunnies (head-to-head)
What needs to Happen: A win and Compton loss to win the division. A win, or Carson City and/or Vegas loss to make the playoffs.
Outlook: They are the only other team that has a chance at winning the division, and there is also a possibility they could be out entirely. They have a big battle with the Bacon this week in a game that will swing the races of both conferences.
Carson City Bunnies Record: 5-6-1 (3rd place, Western Division)
Remaining Schedule: Beavers (3-8-1)
Conference Record: 3-4-1
Power Ranking: 9th (Off: 6th, Def: 10th)
Tie Breakers Held: Heat (head-to-head)
What needs to Happen: A win will get them into the playoffs. A win and Portland loss will get them 2nd, a loss and Vegas loss will get them 3rd.
Outlook: They did their job last week and watched the East pick off Vegas, which allowed them to jump into 3rd place. They have what appears to be an easy game remaining against Boston and just need to continue to win and wait for the teams around them to fall.
Las Vegas NuggetsRecord: 5-7 (4th place, Western Conference)
Remaining Schedule: @Meth Addicts (6-5-1)
Conference Record: 5-3
Power Ranking: 3rd (Off: 3rd, Def: 6th)
What needs to Happen: They need to win and Portland and/or Carson City to lose to make the playoffs. If they win and both teams lose, they can clinch 2nd place.
Outlook: The bad luck they had last year seems to be suddenly coming back like a bad rash. 5 and 6 pt losses while scoring over 120pts each of the last 2 weeks puts them on the outside needing some help to get in. If they can pull out one more victory and hope one of the other two teams ahead of them fall, they can make the playoffs. Otherwise, it’s another heart-break season with nothing to show for it.
San Diego Heat Record: 2-8-2 (5th place, Western Division)
Remaining Schedule: Toast (9-2-1)
Conference Record: 1-5-2
Power Ranking: 5th (Off: 8th, Def: 3rd)
Tie Breakers Held: Burger Kings (head-to-head)
What needs to Happen: Mathematically eliminated.
Outlook: The Heat have had an all around tough luck season. Having to endure the mess of a team Steve A. built, they were already salary cap strapped coming in. Brian Westbrook was injured most of the season and their franchise back DeAngelo Williams never became a significant factor, resulting in only 2 wins and 2 ties all year. On the bright side, they may have found the defensive rookie of the year in Brian Cushing, and are on the inside track at getting the #1 pick in next year’s draft. Keep your head up Mr. Looby, maybe next year your team will be good enough to get an invite from President Obama.
