AFL: The Final 2013 Regular Season Standings and 2013 Playoffs

Nineteen entertaining, fun, and glorious weeks are in the books, which means that the 2013 Arena Football regular season has been completed. After 126 games and approximately 7,560 minutes of AFL action, we have our field of eight setup for the drive to Arena Bowl 26 in Orlando on Saturday, August 17th. Here's a look at the final standings and the official playoff pairings.

Final Regular Season Standings:

American Conference                                    Overall Record (Division Record)East Division                                                      x = clinched playoff berth
yPhiladelphia Soul 12-6 (2-2)                             y = clinched division
(E)Cleveland Gladiators 4-14 (2-2)                    z = clinched home field advantage
(E)Pittsburgh Power 4-14 (2-2)                         (E) = eliminated

South Division
zJacksonville Sharks 12-6 (6-0)
xOrlando Predators 7-11 (2-4)
xTampa Bay Storm 7-11 (2-4)
(E)New Orleans VooDoo 5-13 (2-4)

National Conference

Central Division
yChicago Rush 10-8 (2-2)
(E)San Antonio Talons 10-8 (2-2)
(E)Iowa Barnstormers 6-12 (2-2)

West Division
zArizona Rattlers 15-3 (4-2)
xSpokane Shock 14-4 (4-2)
xSan Jose Sabercats 13-5 (3-3)
(E)Utah Blaze 7-11 (1-5)

The 2013 Playoff Picture

             American Conference                 National Conference
 
1 Seed) Jacksonville                                  Arizona
2 Seed) Philadelphia                                  Chicago
3 Seed) Orlando                                         Spokane
4 Seed) Tampa Bay                                   San Jose            

Explanation of Seeding Tiebreakers

- Chicago has the tiebreak over San Antonio based on point spread vs. common opponents (Won by approximately 115-120 point advantage after week 18 games); giving Chicago the Central Division.
- Jacksonville had the head-to-head over Philadelphia; giving the Sharks home field in the A.C.
- Orlando had a 5-7 (0.417) conference record, which was better than Tampa Bay who had a 4-6 (0.400) conference record; giving the Predators the three seed and the Storm the four seed in the A.C.

First Round (Conference Semifinal) Schedule

Thursday
     10 p.m. EST - Chicago at Spokane
Saturday
    7 p.m. EST - Orlando at Philadelphia (CBS Sports Network)
    7 p.m. EST - Tampa Bay at Jacksonville
Sunday
     7 p.m. EST - San Jose at Arizona

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