Starting next week we’ll be going off of playoff seed, so here are your final power rankings of the 2018 IFL Season, with of course, Jord’s Momma Cat finishing out on top, followed closely by Drew and Ewoldt.
Then you fall to the second tier of teams, led by the IFL STARS.
The Stranger Bros finish the season as the weakest rank team still in playoff contention, and the Children of Jackos finish the season as the highest rank team eliminated from playoff contention. Fortune and tragedy for the Rhodes Bros this season.
Now to the playoff scenario analysis…
Playoff Scenario Analysis
Hype and I spent the afternoon going through all 64 possible outcomes for the IFL playoffs based on the result of games of the 6 teams in playoff contention, and the two teams who we already knew had clenched, who are vying for a bye seed.
Our work resulted is this pretty cool table. You may view the Google Spreadsheet as well.
So here’s what we learned:
So first of all, Jesse and Hype clinched, there’s not a single scenario where either of them don’t grab a wildcard spot despite a loss. So congrats, boys!
Crazily, four different teams can grab a bye seed, and amazingly Curtis, who can grab a bye can also miss the playoffs entirely in 18.75% of scenarios.
Jack has the best odds at a wildcard for those teams unable to win their division.
TC has the most dire odds, but 1 in 4 could be worse.
25% of the scenarios will come down to tiebreakers that will go to most points scored on the season, so this weekend could get seriously nuts.
I’ll be in a deer blind tower till Thursday, watching it all go down. Thank god for Verizon 4G LTE coverage and unlimited NFL streaming. Good luck boys.