Arena Football League Playoff Seedings Through Monday, June 18, 2007

[The General]

National Conference


#1 Dallas (14-1)**

#2 Georgia (13-2)**

#3 Orlando (8-7)* ahead of TAM based on head-to-head sweep

#4 Tampa Bay (8-7)*

#5 Philadelphia (7-8)*

#6 Columbus (6-9)

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#7 New York (5-10)

#8 New Orleans (5-10)

#9 Austin (4-11)


American Conference


#1 San Jose (12-3)**

#2 Chicago (11-4)*

#3 Kansas City (10-5)*

#4 Los Angeles (9-6)* ahead of COL based on record vs. common opponents

#5 Colorado (8-7)*

#6 Utah (7-8)


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#7 Nashville (6-9)

#8 Grand Rapids (4-11) ahead of ARI based on record vs. common opponents

#9 Arizona (4-12)

#10 Las Vegas (2-13)





*Clinched playoff spot

**Clinched division and first-round bye

Teams in italics have been eliminated from the 2007 playoffs

2007 PLAYOFF FORMAT:



12 Teams qualify for the Playoffs:
6 Teams qualify from each Conference
2 Division Champions from each Conference
4 Wild Card from each Conference (teams with the remaining best records within the conference)


Playoffs are separated into Conferences with the Division Champions receiving a bye in the Wild Card Round. The highest seeded Wild Card hosts the lowest seeded Wild Card team and the second highest seeded Wild Card hosts the third highest seeded Wild Card team.


Winners of the Wild Card Rounds within each Conference advance to the Divisional Round. The highest seeded Division Champion hosts the lowest seeded Wild Card team remaining and the second highest seeded Division Champion hosts the highest seeded Wild Card team remaining.


Winners of the Divisional Rounds within each Conference advance to the Conference Championships. The highest seeded team remaining hosts the lowest seeded team remaining and the second highest seeded team remaining hosts the third highest seeded team remaining.


Winners of the Conference Championships advance to ArenaBowl XXI New Orleans.


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