by Alana Klein
Highlights of the week:
- Oceanside kept it close until the break, but Albany dominated the second half. Just signed to the roster mere days ago Agiye Hall (WR, 3 TDs) and Dontae Mason (DB, making plays all over the field) had big debuts for the Firebirds.
- Minnesota was nearly flawless against Kentucky.Washington pulled out a tight win in Oregon in a very low-scoring affair.
Into the record books:
- Washington managed to win despite scoring only 26 points, the second-lowest in AF1 history. (The game was obviously also one of the lowest with a combined 49 points.)
Tiebreakers clinched this week:
- Albany clinched the head-to-head outright over Oceanside.
Highest/lowest finishes
- Albany can finish no lower than 7th.
- Oceanside cannot win the #1 seed.
- Oregon cannot win the #1 seed.
| Place | Team | Winning % | Points Per Game | Established Tiebreakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany Firebirds | 1.000 | 54.14 | H2H: Minnesota, Oceanside, Oregon, Washington |
| 2 | Nashville Kats | 0.833 | 57.83 | H2H: Oceanside, Oregon |
| 3 | Kentucky Barrels | 0.714 | 48.29 | H2H: Michigan, Nashville, Oceanside |
| 4 | Minnesota Monsters | 0.667 | 33.40 | H2H: Michigan |
| 5 | Washington Wolfpack | 0.429 | 32.29 | |
| 6 | Beaumont Renegades | 0.333 | 38.83 | H2H: Washington |
| 7 | Michigan Arsenal | 0.286 | 39.29 | H2H: Oregon |
| 8 | Oceanside Bombers | 0.143 | 42.71 | |
| 9 | Oregon Lightning | 0.143 | 27.00 |
Note:
I use points per game instead of total points because there will not at any point in the season be a time when all teams have played the same number of games until the final whistle of the final game. Therefore, PPG is a more accurate indication of where teams would stand using the “Total Points” tiebreaker.
In the event of a tie between 3+ teams:
– Compare head-to-head results in a round robin-style elimination.
– Compare total points scored in a round robin-style elimination.
– If a team can be seeded after a step, remove that team from the tiebreaker and (if there are still 3+ teams) start over with head-to-head, repeating the process until there are only 2 teams remaining.