Playoffs Preview

With only one team mathematically eliminated, this is shaping up to be one of the best final regular season weekends in CTDB history. With 3 playoff spots at stake (the top seeds are in), the battles this week will be fierce. Here’s a look at each team and their chances.

SMG Division

• Battle Angels. 1st seed, 1st round bye. Vu has put together another stunning season with not only the best record in his division (only winning team actually), it’s the best record in the whole league.

• Fobsters. Fobsters are in! If Jimmy’s team wins, he locks up the second seed. If he loses, a Gang Green win will likely give Greg the second seed through the points scored tie breaker. However, in the worst case scenario, the Fobsters own the tiebreaker over the Phreaks with a 2-0 heads up record for the final playoff slot.

• Gang Green. A win will likely secure Greg another playoff spot; coupled with a Fobster loss, the Green team could actually sneak into the second slot. With a split with the Phreaks this year, Greg did have a fantastic scoring year which gives him a solid chance in case of a win by the Phreaks. However, a loss coupled with either a Phreaks OR Jubas win means Gang Green would fall out of playoff contention. This would be a stunning collapse with a 3 game losing streak already in place. Broncos anyone?

• Phreaks. Despite a very up and down year, Ping’s team has a shot this year. But they need to win. They also need some help! However, the Phreaks are playing the worst team in the league this week which gives them a shot. The big matchup that all the Phreaks will be following will be the Dirty Birds v Gang Green matchup. A Dirty Birds win means the playoffs for the Phreaks – assuming they take care of business against the Jammers.

• Fat Jubas. Alive. But barely. On the bubble, but burstin’ is around the corner. The Jubas need to win (duh) but they also need the Phreaks AND Gang Green to lose next week. No easy task but weirder things of happened.

IDK Division

• Chunky Monkeys. Like the Angels, its over here. The Monkeys have the first slot locked up. Monkeys are already looking forward to their first week playoff bye. Whapow!

• Dirty Birds. A win secures the Birds the second slot. However, a loss makes things tricky. A win by either Ante Up or Buffy will result in a 3rd place seeding. HOWEVER, if both teams win, the Birds could be on the outside looking in. Similar to the Jubas, a lot of things would need to go wrong but you never know.

• Ante Up. This is where things get tricky with Ante Up entering the final week in a dead heat tie with Buffy. The cleanest way for the Ante Up to get in is to just win. Ante Up, with a regular season split with Buffy, owns a commanding league in the points scored tie breaker. A loss with a Buffy win means Ante Up is out.

• Buffy. See above. Buffy definitely needs to win. On the wrong end of the tie breaker, Buffy needs to win against the Angels (no easy task). They also need Ante Up to lose. If both the Birds and Ante Up lose, the Buffy could actually rise to the second seed. However, GM Roger just wants in. Talk about a big game!

• Tiiite End Jammers. The only team mathematically eliminated. A tough season for the Jammers but they’ll be back next year.