by Alana Klein
Highlights of the week
- Michigan-Albany
- DOWN GOES FRAZIER! DOWN GOES FRAZIER! The Arsenal dominated all 3 phases from the first to the last whistle. (Literally. The opening kickoff was a deuce.)
- Minnesota-Nashville
- Nashville controlled the game for a nice win over a good Minnesota team.
- Oregon-Kentucky
- Things aren’t looking good in Redmond, as Oregon has forfeited their games for the remainder of the season.
- Washington-Oceanside
- Washington continues trending up as for yet another game, the Bombers keep it close but can’t pick up the W.
Into the record books
- Albany’s consecutive win streak ends at 20.
Stats of the Week
- Michigan simultaneously held Albany to it’s fewest points scored (39, tied with their game v. Billings in 2025) and was 1 point shy (57) of the most allowed by Albany (58 v. Salina, 2025).
- Remarkably, Washington has scored and given up the same number of points (269). Additionally, Albany and Nashville have both scored exactly the same number (463).
Tiebreakers
- Nashville clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker outright over Minnesota.
- Washington clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker outright over Oceanside.
PLAYOFFS?! Don’t talk about playoffs! PLAYOFFS?!
* These are not the final seeds, but rather the minimum seed clinched
- Albany: 4
- Nashville: 6
- Kentucky: 6
Best possible playoff seeding
- Albany: 1
- Beaumont: 2
- Kentucky: 1
- Michigan: 4
- Minnesota: 1
- Nashville: 1
- Oceanside: 6
- Oregon: 6
- Washington: 2
Standings
| Rank | Team | Win % | Points per Game | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x-Albany Firebirds | 0.889 | 51.44 | Beaumont, Minnesota, Oceanside, Oregon, Washington |
| 2 | x-Nashville Kats | 0.875 | 57.88 | Michigan, Minnesota, Oceanside, Oregon |
| 3 | x-Kentucky Barrels | 0.778 | 47.25 | Michigan, Minnesota, Nashville, Oceanside, Oregon |
| 4 | Minnesota Monsters | 0.625 | 38.50 | Michigan |
| 5 | Washington Wolfpack | 0.500 | 33.63 | Oceanside |
| 6 | Michigan Arsenal | 0.333 | 42.56 | Albany, Oregon |
| 7 | Beaumont Renegades | 0.286 | 35.00 | Washington |
| 8 | Oceanside Bombers | 0.111 | 42.00 | |
| 9 | Oregon Lightning | 0.111 | 22.89 |
x: playoff berth
y: 1st round bye
z: 1st round bye + home field advantage
e: eliminated
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 at this point in time instead of 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.
- Revert to 2-team tiebreaker rules.