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TRIVIA BYTES WEEKEND PREVIEW ... Two games are left in the season and there is only one team that knows what seed it will get in the playoffs. :arrow: AC NORTH - THREE'S COMPANY may be an old TV show, but in the AC North, there are three teams on the bed and there is only room for two. There has been questions on whether all three teams could make the playoffs and the answer is clearly "No". Since Wichita and Cleveland play against each other in the last week, it is impossible for both of those teams to get the necessary ten wins to even be considered. It would seem that these teams need to concentrate on the division because there is alot of competition for a wild card berth.
CLEVELAND (8-6) is still in the drivers seat and can take the division with two wins - Georgia this week and Wichita next week.
IOWA CITY (8-6) needs Cleveland to lose one game and then they need to beat Little Rock and Montreal in order to take the division. There first game isn't a walk in the park. Little Rock is still in pursuit of a home field bye and does not want to give more ground to Lawrence who has been unbeatable at home.
WICHITA (8-6) needs IOWA CITY to lose one game and then they must beat Texas and Cleveland in the last week in order to take the division. Little Rock might give some assistance but the Outlaws first need to focus on Texas, a team that is in a 'do or die' position.
:arrow: AC SOUTH - Three teams, some interesting configurations.
HOUSTON (9-5) leads the division but good lord, the Renegades only have one win in the division. They will lose all tie breakers in the division if it comes down to that. However, they seem ok in the conference for a wild card slot. One win will probably secure a wild card. Two wins will secure the division title. Houston plays Vermont and St. Louis. Vermont is looking to secure its own wild card, so no easy win there. St. Louis is lurking for the opportunity to redeem its recent play.
MURFREESBORO (8-6) only needs one loss from Houston and wins over Newark and Louisiana in order to slide into a first ever division championship. Not improbable - indeed.
ST. LOUIS (7-7) needs one loss from Murfreesboro and for Houston to lose to Vermont. Then they need to beat Houston in the season ending game for a dramatice come from behind push to a division championship.
:arrow: AC EAST - Taking it easy, for now.
NORFOLK (13-1) has the bye with home field advantage wrapped up with a ribbon. It looks like HARTFORD at 7-7 does not have any wiggle room to get in this year, even though the game has not officially eliminated them. The Grizzlies will be watching TV during the playoffs.
:arrow: AC WEST - Two power teams strike the pose, looking for a bye.
ANCHORAGE (10-4) has a playoff berth locked up with a win either against Oakland or Albuquerque. They have the division crown and a bye with two wins.
PORTLAND (10-4) has a playoff berth locked up with a win either against Salt Lake City or California. They need a loss from Anchorage and two wins in order to leap frog for the division and a bye. If Anchorage drops both of their games, the Seals would only need one win to take the division and the bye. If Portland loses both, they will have to stack up against the other 10-4 teams for a wildcard. Don't even have a guess who that might be at this time.
:arrow: NC NORTH - Two teams with the same destiny.
MADISON (9-5) is in the drivers seat for the division with wins over Boston and Lansing. One win assures a playoff spot. A win over Lansing assures the division, no matter what.
LANSING (9-5) is also in the drivers seat for the division with wins over Norfolk and Madison. One win assures a playoff spot. But a win over Madison and a loss to Norfolk complicates things ... our computers aren't sophisticated enough to select the division winner -- we'll toss a coin for now.
:arrow: NC SOUTH - Two teams are waiting, but for different reasons.
LITTLE ROCK (12-2) has a bye locked up and needs a loss from Lawrence in order to grab home field advantage from th Phantoms. They play Iowa City and Georgia and will wait for Lawrence to lose.
TEXAS (8-6) needs a little help from one of their friends. They must win against Wichita and Tulsa and then they need either Madison, or Lansing or Vermont to lose both of their next two games and then they will get a wild card berth.
:arrow: NC EAST - My, my, just love that home cooking!
LAWRENCE (13-1) moved into the #1 ranking and would like to finish out its season with wins over Louisiana and Vermont. The reward is home field advantage throughout the playoffs and everyone knows that the Phantom field is just not a place that you want to play at.
VERMONT (9-6) needs one win to earn a wild card berth. The road is not an easy one as they play Houston and Lawrence.
:arrow: NC WEST -
OAKLAND can win the division with two wins over Anchorage and Reno.
VANCOUVER can win the division with two wins over Albuquerque and Salt Lake City and a loss from Oakland.
If both teams lose another game, it is important that this loss is not on the last weekend because this would throw a W-L division tie breaker advantage to the other team. If both teams lose both of their games, Oakland is in by default.
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