Florida Firecats remain third in American Conference playoff standings
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Firecats Have a Chance to Clinch a Playoff Spot This Weekend
Estero, FL- After a much-needed and long-awaited bye week, the Florida Firecats remained in third place in the American Conference in the playoff standings the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today.
The South Division leading Firecats (8-3) now sit a half-game behind Midwest Division leader Green Bay (9-3) and a game and a half behind the East Division champion Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (10-2). Florida squares off against the Pioneers this Saturday night at Germain Arena. A Florida win coupled with a Manchester loss Friday night against Albany would clinch the Firecats seventh straight playoff birth.
The ‘Cats are one of three South Division teams in the top five of the conference standings. Tennessee Valley and South Georgia hold the fourth and fifth positions respectively.
Eight teams in each conference qualify for the af2 playoffs, with games being played at the highest seed. The conference winners will square off in the ArenaCup, the championship game of af2, which will be held at the venue of the participating team with the best overall record. The Firecats hosted the ArenaCup in 2004, the year the team won its only af2 championship.
The complete playoff standings are listed below.
2008 af2 PLAYOFF STANDINGS (as of 6-24-08)
American Conference Standings
1. W-B/Scranton (10-2) – xy – East Division Champions
2. Green Bay (9-3) – y – Current Midwest Division Leader
3. Florida (8-3) – Current South Division Leader
4. Tennessee Valley (8-4) – Owns point differential advantage in HTH games with SGW (120-110)
5. South Georgia (8-4)
6. Louisville (7-5) – Owns HTH advantage over LEX
7. Lexington (7-5)
8. Quad City (6-6)
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9. Manchester (5-7)
10. Peoria (4-8) – Owns better win % in common games over ALB and IAB (LEX)
11. Albany (4-8) – Owns better win % in common games over IAB (LEX, PEP)
12. Iowa (4-8)
13. Daytona Beach (2-10) – Owns better win % in common games over MVT (ALB, LEX, MAN, WBS)
14. Mahoning Valley (2-10)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
1. Tulsa (11-1) – y – Current Central Division Leader – Owns SOS advantage over SPK (.465/.462)
2. Spokane (11-1) – y – Current West Division Leader
3. Austin (6-6) – Current Southwest Division Leader – Owns better win % in HTH meetings with BSB and CCS
4. Arkansas (8-4) – Owns point differential advantage in HTH games with LUB (118-89)
5. Lubbock (8-4)
6. Central Valley (7-4)
7. Bossier-Shreveport (6-6) – Owns HTH advantage over CCS; BSB and CCS own better % in common games over BOI (OKC, TEX)
8. Corpus Christi (6-6) – Owns better win % in common games over BOI (DBT, OKC, TEX)
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9. Boise (6-6)
10. Amarillo (5-7)
11. Tri-Cities (4-8) – Owns better win % in common games over RGV (BSB, CVC)
12. Rio Grande Valley (4-8)
13. Oklahoma City (3-9)
14. Stockton (2-10) – Owns SOS advantage over TEX
15. Texas (2-10)
x – clinched division; y – clinched playoff spot
HTH = Head-to-Head; SOS = Strength of Schedule
PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 13
American Conference
Florida can clinch a playoff spot with a win and a Manchester loss
The Firecats return to Germain Arena this Saturday, June 28th to face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT. Call (239) 390-CATS (2287) today to reserve your seats! Visit the team online at www.FloridaFirecats.com.
