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

1. Record in head-to-head games
2. Record within the Division
3. Record against common opponents
4. Point spread in head-to-head games
5. Point spread in games against common opponents
6. 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

1. Head-to-head best won-lost percentage in games among clubs
2. If teams split head-to-head games, the next tiebreaker will be the point differential in those two games
3. Best won-lost percentage in common games, if applicable
4. Strength of Schedule strength up
5. Best net total touchdowns in all games
6. 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.

1. Head-to-head best won-lost percentage in games among clubs
2. Best won-lost percentage in common games, if applicable
3. Strength of schedule strength up
4. Best net total touchdowns in all games
5. Coin Toss