AFL: The Playoff Picture heading into Week 19

As the month of July comes to a wrap, so does the 2013 AFL regular season. Here are the standings and playoff picture heading into the final week before the postseason.

Standings entering Week 19:

American Conference                                    Overall Record (Division Record)
East Division                                                      x = clinched playoff berth
yPhiladelphia Soul 12-5 (2-2)                             y = clinched division
Cleveland Gladiators 4-13 (2-2)                         z = clinched home field advantage
Pittsburgh Power 4-13 (2-2)                               eliminated

South Division
yJacksonville Sharks 11-6 (5-0)
xTampa Bay Storm 7-10 (2-3)
Orlando Predators 6-11 (1-4)
New Orleans VooDoo 5-12 (2-3)

National Conference

Central Division
Chicago Rush 10-7 (2-2)
San Antonio Talons 9-8 (2-2)
Iowa Barnstormers 6-11 (2-2)

West Division
zArizona Rattlers 14-3 (4-2)
xSpokane Shock 13-4 (4-2)
xSan Jose Sabercats 12-5 (3-3)
Utah Blaze 6-11 (1-5)


Week 19 Playoff Scenarios:

Already clinched:Philadelphia - East DivisionJacksonville - South DivisionArizona - West Division and N.C. home-field
Spokane - 3 seed in the National Conference
San Jose - 4 seed in the National Conference
Already Eliminated:Utah
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Iowa

Scenarios:
- Tampa Bay clinches the 3 seed in the A.C. with a win or a win by New Orleans.
- The winner of the Orlando-New Orleans game clinches the final A.C. playoff berth.
- Orlando could get the 3 seed in the A.C. with a win and a loss by Tampa Bay.
- The Loser of Orlando-New Orleans will be eliminated from postseason contention.
- Philadelphia clinches A.C. home-field with a win or a Jacksonville loss.
- Jacksonville clinches A.C. home-field with a win and a Philadelphia loss.
- Chicago will officially clinch the central division at the end of the nigh; but a win or a San Antonio loss will give it to them outright.
Important Tiebreakers:
- New Orleans has the head-to-head over Orlando based on the VooDoo's week one win.
- Chicago has the tiebreak over San Antonio based on point spread vs. common opponents (160+ point advantage entering week 19).
- Jacksonville has head-to-head over Philadelphia.
- Tampa Bay has a 4-5 (0.444) conference record and Orlando has a 4-7 (0.364) conference record.
Week 19 Schedule:
Friday
     10 p.m. EST - Pittsburgh at Spokane
Saturday
    7 p.m. EST - New Orleans at Orlando
    7 p.m. EST - Tampa Bay at Jacksonville
    8:05 p.m. EST - Arizona at Iowa
    9 p.m. EST - Philadelphia at San Antonio (CBS Sports Network)
    9 p.m. EST - Cleveland at Utah
    10:30 p.m. EST - Chicago at San Jose

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