Playoff Explanation

SECTION 5- THE PLAYOFFS AND ARENA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

(Please note that the AFL Playoff and Arena Football Championship Game Licensee Agreement controls this entire section)

5.1

Playoff Qualifications/Selection of Team

8 teams make the 2012 playoffs

4 Division Champions
Next two (2) best records from the American/National Conference

TIEBREAKING PROCEDURES

If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division are tied with identical won-lost percentages, the following steps will be taken to determine rank.

DIVISION CHAMPIONS

If two teams are tied for Division Champions

Record in head-to-head games
Record within the Division
Record against common opponents
Point spread in head-to-head games
Point spread in games against common opponents
Coin Toss

CONFERENCE SEEDING

If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division are tied with identical won-�lost percentages, the following steps will be taken to determine rank.

TWO CLUBS

Head-to-head best won-lost percentage in games among clubs
If teams split head-to-head games, the next tiebreaker will be the point differential in those two games
Best won-lost percentage in common games, if applicable
Strength of Schedule strength up
Best net total touchdowns in all games
Coin Toss

THREE OR MORE CLUBS

If two clubs remain tied after a third club is eliminated during any step, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format.

If one team wins multiple team tiebreaker to advance to playoff round, remaining teams revert to step 1 of the two club format.

All teams must have played head-to-head for step 1 to be utilized in a multiple-team tie.