Wyoming Cavalry News & Events

July 1, 2008

AIFA Announces Playoff Scheduling

BALTIMORE, Maryland (July 1, 2008) � With the conclusion of the season Saturday night, the AIFA announced scheduling for its upcoming playoff games. In the first playoff round, each division champion will host the team that finished second in that respective division.

The participants in the Eastern Division were not determined until last Saturday night, when the Mississippi Mudcats defeated the Fayetteville Guard, 43-41. This propelled the Huntington Heroes into the playoffs. They will travel to Florence, South Carolina to face the East Division champion Florence Phantoms at the Florence Civic Center on Monday, July 7th, 2008. Game time will be 7:30PM EDT.

The North Division standings were also decided by a tiebreaker. Both the Reading Express and the Erie Riverrats finished with identical 10-4 records. Reading earned the division title by winning two of three head-to-head meetings between the two teams. The Express will host the Riverrats at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008. Kickoff time will be 7:00PM EDT.

The Mississippi Mudcats finished atop the competitive AIFA South, with the Columbus Lions earning the second spot. The Mudcats will host the Lions at the BankCorp South Arena in Tupelo, Mississippi on Saturday, July 5th at 7:00PM CDT.

In the Western Division, the Wyoming Cavalry and the Arizona Adrenaline finished the season with identical 11-3 records, but the Cavalry earned the division title by winning tie-breaker #5 (best net points in division games) and home field advantage. The Cavalry will host the Adrenaline at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming on Friday, July 4th at 6:00PM MDT. click here to see the 2008 AIFA Tie-breaker rules.

The respective winners of the division finals will advance to the conference finals, with the winner of the East Division facing the winner of the North Division. Home field for the game will be determined by team record, followed by a series of tiebreakers as necessary.

The winner of the South Division will face the winner of the West Division. Due to travel distance, the AIFA will compensate the team traveling in the Western Conference Finals for their airfare.

�Obviously we were very concerned about these travel costs,� said AIFA co-founder John Morris on This Week in the AIFA. �It's a huge expense expense for the league. But if we can take the pressure off of those teams from the South and the West, that's what we decided to do.�

The AIFA will provide additional coverage of the Divisional Playoffs through its upcoming edition of This Week in the AIFA. The weekly radio program will be available Wednesday evening for download through two web sites, www.aifaprofootball.com and www.oursportscentral.com.

AIFA 2008 Divisional Playoffs

Erie at Reading Thursday July 3,2008 7:00pm ET
Arizona at Wyoming Friday July 4,2008 6:00pm MT
Columbus at Mississippi Saturday July 5,2008 7:00pm CT
Huntington at Florence Monday July 7,2008 7:30pm ET

2008 AIFA Playoff Tiebreaking System

DIVISION TIES

If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division finish with identical best won-lost-tied percentages, the following steps will be taken until a champion is determined. The same steps are used to determine the sites of postseason games.

Two Clubs

1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).

2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.

3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.

4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, if applicable.

5. Best net points in division games.

6. Best net points in all games.

7. Best net touchdowns in all games.

8. Coin toss.

Three or More Clubs

1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).

2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.

3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.

4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.

5. Best net points in division games.

6. Best net points in all games.

7. Best net touchdowns in all games.

8. Coin toss.

Note: If one team wins mutiple-team tiebreaker to advance to playoff round, remaining teams revert to step 1 of applicable two-club format, i.e.,in division tiebreaker . If two teams in a mutiple-team tie possess superior marks in a tiebreaking step, this pair of teams advances to the top of the applicable two-club format to break the tie. One team advances to playoff round, while others return to step 1 of applicable two-club or three-club tiebreaker.