Week 8 Playoff Picture

After seven games, here we are:

American Conference:

1. Team Vote 4 Pedro (6-1) – Takes over the top spot after beating the Cocks last week.
   Has a 2-game division lead over the Assassins and LOBs.
   
2. Fighting Cocks (5-2) – Falls to #2 after picking up their second loss. Has the largest divisional lead of any division leader, up 3 over the second place Boobs.
   
3. Avalon Park Assassins (4-3) – Tied with division rival LOBs for the record-based playoff spot, the Assassins are here based on their total points. Despite seeing their overall average score drop by nearly five points, the Assassins still lead the league in scoring and lead the next closest non-division leader by more than 170 points.
   
4. The Legend of Bo (4-3) – Increased their lead over the Boobs, now holding a 97-point advantage.
   

Outside looking in:

• Estelle Getty's Boobs (2-5) – The Boobs will need to pick up the scoring, with time running out on their chances based on their record.
  
• Auburn Hills Alley Cats (0-7) – Their playoff hopes continue to get bleaker. They are not mathematically eliminated based on record and there's always the hope that they blow up points-wise (they're 144 points out of the last playoff spot).
  

This picture hasn't changed much, other than the top two teams swapping places. In fact, these teams actually strengthened their playoff chances this past week.

National Conference:

1. Amesbury Lake Armadillos (6-1) – Still feeling the heat from the Turtleheads with a 1-game lead in the ND2, but won a big matchup against the WOPs last weekend.
   
2. Wings of Pastrami (4-3) – ND1 lead shrunk to one game after a loss to the Armadillos and a Pricks victory.
   
3. Floating Turtleheads (5-2) – Continuing their strong play, the Turtleheads trail the Armadillos by a game, yet lead the conference in scoring.
   
4. Afton Creek Monsters (2-5) – Saw about 10 points shaved off their lead in total points over the Pricks.
   

Outside looking in:

• Cottonwood Hills Pricks (3-4) – Still 2 games back of the WOPs, but a little closer to the 4-seed after gaining some ground on the Monsters.
  
• Reflection Ra-Tards (1-6) – The lowest scoring team in the league also faces a 5-game deficit within the division. 192+ points out of the last playoff spot.
  

The National Division 1 is shaping up to be a very intriguing matchup. No team has run away with the division, and there is only about 30 points difference between the top team (WOPs) and the bottom team (Pricks, scoring-wise). With the Armadillos and the Turtleheads looking in good shape, if things hold, we're going to have three fairly even teams fighting for two playoff spots.