3.6 2023 — Third Division (Tier 3)#
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 | Gainesville Biscuit Boyz | 12-4 | 1 | 2193.70 | 2 | 137.11 | +321.16
#2 | Houston Diablos | 12-4 | 2 | 2152.18 | 4 | 134.51 | +4.18
#3 | Sulligent Suckles | 10-6 | 3 | 2279.58 | 1 | 142.47 | +70.12
#4 | Wichita Scouts | 9-7 | 4 | 2155.12 | 3 | 134.69 | +170.40
#5 | Topeka Toes | 9-7 | 5 | 2056.06 | 5 | 128.50 | +205.22
#6 | Classic City Cattlemen | 7-9 | 6 | 1892.10 | 8 | 118.26 | -88.42
#7 | Jacksonville Golden Panthers| 7-9 | 7 | 1635.90 | 10 | 102.24 | -245.20
#8 | Norwalk Creatures | 5-11 | 8 | 2041.74 | 6 | 127.61 | -64.64
#9 | Orlando Ocelots | 5-11 | 9 | 1965.92 | 7 | 122.87 | -116.30
#10 | Seattle Stingers | 4-12 | 10 | 1811.00 | 9 | 113.19 | -256.52
Week 14 byes (constructed): Gainesville Biscuit Boyz and Sulligent Suckles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Biscuit Boyz | 110.38 | 152.86 | W (vs Sulligent Suckles) |
| Sulligent Suckles | 134.02 | 139.72 | L (vs Gainesville Biscuit Boyz) |
Constructed optimal lineups:
- Gainesville Biscuit Boyz (152.86): QB: Russell Wilson (17.5), RB: Tyjae Spears (16.8), RB: Alvin Kamara (13.5), WR: Odell Beckham (19.7), WR: A.J. Brown (16.4), TE: Isaiah Likely (19.3), FLEX: Deebo Samuel (34.0), K: Jason Sanders (7.1), DEF: IND D/ST (8.6)
- Sulligent Suckles (139.72): QB: Josh Allen (21.5), RB: Saquon Barkley (23.1), RB: Christian McCaffrey (16.3), WR: Garrett Wilson (20.1), WR: Jakobi Meyers (7.5), TE: Jake Ferguson (12.2), FLEX: Joe Mixon (21.5), K: Jake Elliott (10.6), DEF: GB D/ST (6.9)
Part 2 — Week 17 Seeding Showdown#
Matchup | Game | Placement
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Championship | #1 Gainesville Biscuit Boyz (126.68) vs #2 Houston Diablos (212.84)| Houston Diablos: 1st, Gainesville Biscuit Boyz: 2nd
Podium (3rd place) | #3 Sulligent Suckles (109.26) vs #4 Wichita Scouts (105.00) | Sulligent Suckles: 3rd, Wichita Scouts: 4th
Top half | #5 Topeka Toes (109.90) vs #6 Classic City Cattlemen (107.62) | Topeka Toes: 5th, Classic City Cattlemen: 6th
Mid-table | #7 Jacksonville Golden Panthers (27.68) vs #8 Norwalk Creatures (114.20)| Norwalk Creatures: 7th, Jacksonville Golden Panthers: 8th
Relegation death match | #9 Orlando Ocelots (128.48) vs #10 Seattle Stingers (148.62) | Seattle Stingers: 9th, Orlando Ocelots: 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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Gainesville Biscuit Boyz | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe
Sulligent Suckles | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe
Houston Diablos | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe
Wichita Scouts | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ✅ Safe
Topeka Toes | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | ✅ Safe
Classic City Cattlemen | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble
Norwalk Creatures | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble
Jacksonville Golden Panthers| 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED
Orlando Ocelots | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED
Seattle Stingers | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED
Relegation verdict: ❌ Jacksonville Golden Panthers, Orlando Ocelots, Seattle Stingers drop (bottom 3 AFP).
Versus actual history (old format)#
- Title: actual champion was Houston Diablos — the new format agrees: they win the #1v#2 Showdown (212.84 pts in Week 17).
- Relegation: Classic City Cattlemen, Orlando Ocelots left the league (franchise exit, not AFP relegation). New AFP bottom 3 = Jacksonville Golden Panthers, Orlando Ocelots, Seattle Stingers — overlaps with history on Orlando Ocelots; Jacksonville Golden Panthers, Seattle Stingers would newly drop (they actually survived); Classic City Cattlemen would have been spared.
| Team | Old AFP (site) | Old rank | Actual outcome (next season) | New AFP | New rank | New status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Biscuit Boyz | 93.33 | 1 | Promoted to Second | 5 | 1 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe |
| Sulligent Suckles | 90.00 | 2 | Promoted to Second | 7 | 2 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe |
| Houston Diablos | 86.67 | 3 | Promoted to Second | 7 | 3 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe |
| Wichita Scouts | 70.00 | 4 | Stayed | 11 | 4 | ✅ Safe |
| Topeka Toes | 60.00 | 5 | Promoted to Second | 15 | 5 | ✅ Safe |
| Classic City Cattlemen | 30.00 | 8 | Left league | 20 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Norwalk Creatures | 36.67 | 6 | Promoted to Second | 21 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Jacksonville Golden Panthers | 36.67 | 7 | Stayed | 25 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Orlando Ocelots | 20.00 | 10 | Left league | 26 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Seattle Stingers | 26.67 | 9 | Stayed | 28 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED |
Engine notes: AFP tie among ['Sulligent Suckles', 'Houston Diablos'] 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 Gainesville Biscuit Boyz | 99.3 | 106.4 | 167.2 | 174.1 | 119.3 | 147.7 | 149.7 | 152.4 | 121.7 | 113.0 | 99.3 | 162.0 | 161.1 | 152.9* | 152.4 | 115.2 | 126.7 |
| #2 Houston Diablos | 94.9 | 124.6 | 108.6 | 133.1 | 100.4 | 135.3 | 153.4 | 137.9 | 137.9 | 137.8 | 137.4 | 168.0 | 163.4 | 112.2 | 183.3 | 124.0 | 212.8 |
| #3 Sulligent Suckles | 149.1 | 170.8 | 134.2 | 150.1 | 113.8 | 111.6 | 148.1 | 149.9 | 127.6 | 148.6 | 142.3 | 160.9 | 136.5 | 139.7* | 136.0 | 160.5 | 109.3 |
| #4 Wichita Scouts | 125.8 | 126.1 | 116.5 | 142.2 | 146.6 | 108.3 | 113.4 | 134.8 | 109.3 | 170.8 | 145.0 | 140.5 | 152.2 | 160.2 | 120.8 | 142.7 | 105.0 |
| #5 Topeka Toes | 131.7 | 121.8 | 161.0 | 85.9 | 191.9 | 111.1 | 113.5 | 158.9 | 100.5 | 83.6 | 173.8 | 129.9 | 150.9 | 113.5 | 145.2 | 83.0 | 109.9 |
| #6 Classic City Cattlemen | 80.9 | 98.1 | 104.9 | 97.1 | 105.4 | 148.4 | 152.4 | 115.1 | 116.2 | 125.3 | 129.8 | 140.0 | 113.7 | 144.0 | 86.0 | 134.7 | 107.6 |
| #7 Jacksonville Golden Panthers | 67.2 | 95.8 | 115.8 | 88.7 | 162.8 | 117.4 | 70.7 | 125.3 | 127.8 | 126.1 | 115.3 | 91.1 | 131.7 | 86.6 | 90.1 | 23.6 | 27.7 |
| #8 Norwalk Creatures | 135.3 | 152.6 | 217.4 | 94.3 | 87.5 | 128.9 | 139.9 | 84.0 | 101.1 | 136.7 | 128.0 | 133.8 | 130.5 | 150.9 | 113.1 | 107.6 | 114.2 |
| #9 Orlando Ocelots | 121.5 | 140.9 | 130.3 | 150.1 | 94.3 | 141.1 | 123.2 | 110.8 | 104.2 | 114.9 | 94.0 | 103.0 | 131.7 | 141.0 | 142.8 | 122.1 | 128.5 |
| #10 Seattle Stingers | 151.8 | 91.7 | 110.1 | 134.3 | 165.7 | 106.9 | 82.5 | 123.2 | 164.3 | 130.5 | 78.6 | 112.4 | 115.4 | 98.1 | 78.6 | 66.9 | 148.6 |