3.4 2023 — Elite Division (Tier 1)#
Part 1 — Regular Season Standings Going Into the Showdown (after Week 16)#
Seed | Team | Record | H2H Rank | Total PF | PF Rank | PF/Gm | Margin
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#1 | San Diego Bullshitters | 12-4 | 1 | 3168.56 | 1 | 198.03 | +339.73
#2 | El Paso Pythons | 10-6 | 2 | 2956.66 | 5 | 184.79 | -4.33
#3 | Huntsville Hitmen | 9-7 | 3 | 3067.12 | 2 | 191.69 | +91.05
#4 | New Orleans Hurricanes | 9-7 | 4 | 3010.93 | 4 | 188.18 | +48.86
#5 | Birmingham Maulers | 8-8 | 5 | 2938.74 | 6 | 183.67 | -112.71
#6 | Tuscaloosa Titans | 8-8 | 6 | 2778.99 | 8 | 173.69 | -100.97
#7 | Dodge City Drug Runners | 7-9 | 7 | 3016.59 | 3 | 188.54 | +72.94
#8 | Montgomery Murkers | 7-9 | 8 | 2799.68 | 7 | 174.98 | +3.44
#9 | Abu Dhabi Astronauts | 7-9 | 9 | 2764.67 | 9 | 172.79 | -43.61
#10 | Cape Town Capers | 3-13 | 10 | 2756.21 | 10 | 172.26 | -294.40
Week 14 byes (constructed): New Orleans Hurricanes and San Diego Bullshitters sat out the real Week 14 under the old format. Per the brief, each was given the highest-scoring legal lineup achievable from its reconstructed Week-14 roster, and the two were paired as each other's simulated opponent:
| Team | Real (unset) Wk-14 lineup | Constructed optimal | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Hurricanes | 211.82 | 227.22 | L (vs San Diego Bullshitters) |
| San Diego Bullshitters | 221.06 | 232.06 | W (vs New Orleans Hurricanes) |
Constructed optimal lineups:
- New Orleans Hurricanes (227.22): QB: Brock Purdy (23.4), RB: James Cook (25.1), RB: Rachaad White (20.5), WR: DJ Moore (26.8), WR: Michael Pittman (19.5), WR: Courtland Sutton (15.2), TE: Dallas Goedert (7.0), FLEX: Austin Ekeler (22.0), IDP_FLEX: Alex Singleton (23.6), K: Brandon McManus (3.0), DEF: BUF D/ST (12.1), DL: DeForest Buckner (10.0), LB: Zaire Franklin (16.0), DB: Reed Blankenship (3.0)
- San Diego Bullshitters (232.06): QB: Matthew Stafford (26.7), RB: Christian McCaffrey (17.3), RB: Jerick McKinnon (12.7), WR: Deebo Samuel (34.0), WR: DeAndre Hopkins (25.4), WR: Wan'Dale Robinson (17.5), TE: Cole Kmet (11.6), FLEX: Rashee Rice (18.2), IDP_FLEX: Haason Reddick (17.2), K: Jason Myers (5.0), DEF: NYJ D/ST (21.9), LB: Tremaine Edmunds (16.6), DB: Rayshawn Jenkins (8.0) [empty: DL]
Part 2 — Week 17 Seeding Showdown#
Matchup | Game | Placement
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Championship | #1 San Diego Bullshitters (179.88) vs #2 El Paso Pythons (168.58)| San Diego Bullshitters: 1st, El Paso Pythons: 2nd
Podium (3rd place) | #3 Huntsville Hitmen (132.46) vs #4 New Orleans Hurricanes (177.86)| New Orleans Hurricanes: 3rd, Huntsville Hitmen: 4th
Top half | #5 Birmingham Maulers (229.60) vs #6 Tuscaloosa Titans (190.12)| Birmingham Maulers: 5th, Tuscaloosa Titans: 6th
Mid-table | #7 Dodge City Drug Runners (260.94) vs #8 Montgomery Murkers (167.44)| Dodge City Drug Runners: 7th, Montgomery Murkers: 8th
Relegation death match | #9 Abu Dhabi Astronauts (188.68) vs #10 Cape Town Capers (139.40)| Abu Dhabi Astronauts: 9th, Cape Town Capers: 10th
All Week-17 scores are the teams' real recorded lineups for NFL Week 17 of that season.
Part 3 — Final AFP Table & Relegation Verdict#
Team | H2H | PF | SD | AFP | AFPrk | Status
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San Diego Bullshitters | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe
Huntsville Hitmen | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ✅ Safe
El Paso Pythons | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe
New Orleans Hurricanes | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe
Birmingham Maulers | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | ✅ Safe
Dodge City Drug Runners | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble
Tuscaloosa Titans | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble
Montgomery Murkers | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED
Abu Dhabi Astronauts | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED
Cape Town Capers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED
Relegation verdict: ❌ Montgomery Murkers, Abu Dhabi Astronauts, Cape Town Capers drop (bottom 3 AFP).
Versus actual history (old format)#
- Title: actual champion was San Diego Bullshitters — the new format agrees: they win the #1v#2 Showdown (179.88 pts in Week 17).
- Relegation: the old system relegated Abu Dhabi Astronauts, Cape Town Capers. New AFP bottom 3 = Abu Dhabi Astronauts, Cape Town Capers, Montgomery Murkers — overlaps with history on Abu Dhabi Astronauts, Cape Town Capers; Montgomery Murkers would newly drop (they actually survived).
| Team | Old AFP (site) | Old rank | Actual outcome (next season) | New AFP | New rank | New status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Bullshitters | 96.67 | 1 | Stayed | 3 | 1 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe |
| Huntsville Hitmen | 80.00 | 3 | Stayed | 9 | 2 | ✅ Safe |
| El Paso Pythons | 70.00 | 4 | Stayed | 9 | 3 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe |
| New Orleans Hurricanes | 86.67 | 2 | Stayed | 11 | 4 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe |
| Birmingham Maulers | 43.33 | 7 | Stayed | 16 | 5 | ✅ Safe |
| Dodge City Drug Runners | 26.67 | 9 | Stayed | 17 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Tuscaloosa Titans | 53.33 | 6 | Stayed | 20 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Montgomery Murkers | 53.33 | 5 | Stayed | 23 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Abu Dhabi Astronauts | 30.00 | 8 | Relegated to Second | 27 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Cape Town Capers | 10.00 | 10 | Relegated to Second | 30 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED |
Engine notes: AFP tie among ['Huntsville Hitmen', 'El Paso Pythons'] broken by raw PF
Weekly score matrix (Weeks 1–16 regular season + Week 17 Showdown)#
* = constructed optimal lineup (Week-14 bye rule). Bold pair weeks 14–17 included consolation/idle games now counting as regular season.
| Seed / Team | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 San Diego Bullshitters | 142.8 | 168.7 | 152.5 | 201.8 | 220.2 | 156.3 | 197.7 | 188.0 | 207.5 | 178.9 | 213.7 | 233.8 | 221.7 | 232.1* | 264.0 | 188.8 | 179.9 |
| #2 El Paso Pythons | 212.6 | 215.9 | 209.1 | 168.5 | 135.9 | 199.8 | 157.9 | 202.0 | 156.4 | 177.9 | 209.9 | 220.1 | 187.5 | 142.1 | 150.8 | 210.3 | 168.6 |
| #3 Huntsville Hitmen | 182.7 | 230.6 | 214.9 | 151.0 | 191.0 | 209.0 | 143.7 | 222.2 | 166.0 | 255.3 | 161.8 | 215.4 | 204.4 | 147.6 | 177.7 | 193.8 | 132.5 |
| #4 New Orleans Hurricanes | 162.6 | 194.5 | 198.2 | 182.4 | 221.6 | 155.2 | 171.7 | 203.1 | 169.3 | 174.4 | 182.5 | 224.7 | 214.9 | 227.2* | 179.3 | 149.5 | 177.9 |
| #5 Birmingham Maulers | 136.2 | 181.7 | 221.5 | 210.9 | 197.3 | 183.6 | 181.9 | 169.4 | 204.9 | 167.3 | 145.1 | 157.8 | 213.2 | 221.7 | 189.1 | 157.2 | 229.6 |
| #6 Tuscaloosa Titans | 152.6 | 154.9 | 216.3 | 207.6 | 195.8 | 186.1 | 182.0 | 193.1 | 146.1 | 171.0 | 169.1 | 169.8 | 142.8 | 176.4 | 150.4 | 165.0 | 190.1 |
| #7 Dodge City Drug Runners | 163.0 | 137.6 | 194.3 | 236.0 | 159.5 | 190.8 | 157.5 | 173.7 | 182.9 | 148.0 | 197.4 | 213.8 | 180.2 | 212.5 | 216.3 | 253.1 | 260.9 |
| #8 Montgomery Murkers | 220.6 | 181.2 | 163.7 | 189.9 | 207.7 | 153.5 | 125.5 | 219.4 | 170.5 | 148.1 | 196.2 | 200.3 | 187.1 | 140.9 | 97.6 | 197.5 | 167.4 |
| #9 Abu Dhabi Astronauts | 155.8 | 182.5 | 214.6 | 167.8 | 168.5 | 187.3 | 189.6 | 202.5 | 146.0 | 161.7 | 209.0 | 158.4 | 142.6 | 173.3 | 152.4 | 152.7 | 188.7 |
| #10 Cape Town Capers | 184.1 | 151.4 | 184.4 | 144.3 | 171.1 | 161.3 | 209.5 | 175.8 | 150.2 | 225.5 | 154.2 | 168.2 | 157.0 | 166.6 | 183.5 | 169.0 | 139.4 |