A couple of upsets in the playoffs this week as the No. 1 and 2 seeds fall and a couple of Cinderellas -- the Dogs and Broncs -- march on to the semifinals. The Roosters now hold the top seed and face the Madd Dogs while the hottest team in the league and leading scorer Weemsters take on the Bucking Broncos.
Two weeks left in the regular season and Wichita Walt, though they lost in the playoffs, still hold the lead in the regular season standings with more points than the Roosters. The two 9-7 teams and the two 8-5 teams are both still alive, but obviously need to win and have the leaders drop a game or two. And nobody wants to be tied with the Weemsters, who have opened up pretty good scoring leading with the Browns 40 behind in second. The non playoff teams are seeded and go 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 5, 3 vs. 6. Next week, the Super Bowl matchup and then power seeding with 1 vs. 2, 3 vs. 4, etc., among the other teams.
With three weeks to go in the Pickem contest, the Madd Dogs hold the lead with Weemsters and Broncos not far behind.
Yes, the pickem pool goes through week 18. But the league, scoring title and playoffs all end after week 17.
Dale,
I can't remember about week 18 Does our pool go to week 17 or 18?
You are right Scott, good catch. There was a setting I found that was wrong, and causing those points not to show up in the standings, but that is now corrected. It does change the seedings and three of the four playoff matchups, as the OG Cardinals moved up to the No. 2 seed, and the Weemsters also moved up. The new matchups are now shown and all point totals correct. Thanks for catching.
Dale I think the matchups for this week are wrong. The points from week 1 in the playoffs aren't counted in the standings that are shown on the main standings page, but they do show up correct when you go to the points standings page. Wins/Losses from last week arent showing up in the main standings either. But I think the order should be:
1. Wichita Walt (10-4) 580 pts
2. OG Cardinals (9-5) 577 pts
3. Trojan Roosters (9-5) 540 pts
4. Weemsters (8-6) 634 pts
5. Big Czeck (8-6) 558 pts
6. Great Scott's (8-6) 540 pts
7. Keltner's Bucking Broncos (5-9) 460 pts
8. Madd Dogg's (4-10) 424 pts
The Madd Dogs and the Broncos advance in the first round of the playoffs. This week it will be 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5. Meanwhile, the leaders in the regular season standings all lost, and the race for the championship is tightening up. Week 15 will be huge week.
As a reminder, the playoff tiebreaker is bench scoring. The Broncos hold the tiebreaker advantage against the Hurricanes 32-12, so the Hurricanes need a TD from Higgins tonight to advance. The game counts as a tie in the regular standings.
First round of playoffs is this week. With the Browns falling to Wichita Walt, they become the fourth team in the playoff round and will play the Madd Dogs, while the Bucking Broncos and Hurricanes square off in the other game. Winners advance to the Round of 8 next week. In regular season action, the Wichita Walt becomes the 1 seed. Matchups this week are 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 5 and 3 vs. 6 seeds. The teams will be reseeded next week. Meanwhile, the Weemsters still hold the scoring lead and the Madd Dogs have moved into first in Pickem.
We're getting close to coming down the stretch drive to the season.
This is the last week before the start of the playoff tournament that starts next week. In Week 14, the bottom four teams in the standings will begin the playoff rounds. The three 3-9 teams obviously will be three of the four, and the other will be a team with 6 wins, or maybe even 7. Week 15, the eight remains teams are reseeded.
The Roosters currently sit in first in the standings, and the St. Louis Browns hold the points lead by 10 over the Weemsters. Meanwhile, the Weemsters hold a one-game lead over the Madd Dogs in the pickem contest.
