Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Projected AUDL Cross-Divisional Matchups in 2018

The American Ultimate Disc League teased their 2018 schedule with an expanded cross-divisional matchups. In the 2017 season, AUDL had 4 cross-divisional games in the regular season.

If, if, if next season's cross division games were scheduled based on how teams finished within their division in the 2017 regular season, here would be the hypothetical match-ups for all 2017 teams:

1st-place finish in the Division
Raleigh Flyers (13-1) @ Madison Radicals (12-2) *
Toronto Rush (11-3) @ San Francisco FlameThrowers (10-4) *

2nd place in the Division
LA Aviators (9-5) @ Dallas Roughnecks (11-3) *
Minnesota Wind Chill (11-3) @ DC Breeze (10-4)

3rd place in the Division
San Jose Spiders (8-6) @ Montreal Royal (9-5)
Tampa Bay Cannons (10-4) @ Pittsburgh Thunderbirds (9-5)

4th place in the Division
New York Empire (6-8) @ Seattle Cascades (7-7)
Atlanta Hustle (5-9) @ Indianapolis AlleyCats (5-9)

5th place in the Division
Philadelphia Phoenix (4-10) @ San Diego Growlers (7-7)
Chicago Wildfire (3-11) @ Austin Sol (4-10)

Last place in the Division
Vancouver Riptide (1-13) @ Ottawa Outlaws (2-12)
Nashville NightWatch @ Detroit Mechanix (1-13)


As of today, only 4 cross-divisional games have been released; three* of which follow the divisional finish logic plus a 2nd-vs-4th place meeting between Minnesota Wind Chill (3rd in Midwest) and Seattle Cascades (4th in West). The other 2nd-vs-4th scenarios besides Minnesota Wind Chill (11-3) vs Seattle Cascades (7-7) would be:

Indianapolis AlleyCats (5-9) vs LA Aviators (9-5)
Dallas Roughnecks (11-3) vs New York Empire (6-8)
Atlanta Hustle (5-9) vs DC Breeze (10-4)

NOTE: Vancouver is not scheduled to play in the 2018 AUDL season.

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