The playoffs were set late this year, with four teams deadlocked at 6-7; Pawnee took the final berth, resulting in all six of the league's top point scorers making it to the dance; as fair a draw as can be!
Here were the results from week Thirteen:
Week 13 Matchups
And the final regular season standings:
Both of Larkspur Bowl XIV's competitors (The Champion Treason and Runner-Up Rudy-Toos) ended up at the bottom of the standings, missing out on the consolation bracket entirely. Quite the hangover! The jarring first to worst changeover locks them into the 7th (MAL) and 8th (CRT) draft slots next year.
Conversely, this year's two byes belong to Binghamton and Deputy; Last year Binghamton was in the cellar (13th, in front of only fellow 2023 playoff team Pawnee) while Deputy missed the playoffs. So did South Park, meaning two thirds of this year's dance were not dancing last year.
Hill Valley and Jersey both return to this year's playoffs, each pushing their playoff streaks to... a whopping two. Both teams missed LBXIII after meeting in the semi-finals in LBXII, where Jersey won en route to the championship. Coming into this season, the longest playoff streak belonged to Manitoba, at three straight years following their one year hiatus.
The longest playoff drought? Savannah hasn't sniffed the post-season since LBIX, a six year absence. New York's Finest made it to the playoffs in LBXI, before taking a three season hiatus of their own. This is the third season in a row that no Grimes has made the playoffs, with at least one making it in each of the league's first dozen seasons.
Phoenix has gone 6-7 in four of the last five seasons, only besting that mark in 2020. For nine seasons (from LBII through LBX) the team finished ion the podium every year (four gold, two silver, three bronze) but those days are long gone.
Alright, without further ado, the brackets:
Matchups conclude on Monday night, with Stat Corrections impacting games through Thursday morning!
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