3.11 2025 — Second Division (Tier 2)#

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   | Tuscaloosa Titans           | 12-4   | 1        |   2628.47 | 1       |  164.28 |  +338.44
#2   | Sulligent Suckles           | 11-5   | 2        |   2371.44 | 6       |  148.22 |  +173.24
#3   | Seattle Stingers            | 9-7    | 3        |   2621.21 | 2       |  163.83 |  +137.40
#4   | Wichita Scouts              | 9-7    | 4        |   2413.22 | 5       |  150.83 |   -44.65
#5   | Nairobi Soldiers            | 8-8    | 5        |   2447.76 | 4       |  152.99 |   -13.08
#6   | Prattville Snappers         | 8-8    | 6        |   2363.79 | 7       |  147.74 |   +54.01
#7   | Memphis Majors              | 6-10   | 7        |   2450.76 | 3       |  153.17 |   -57.35
#8   | Topeka Toes                 | 6-10   | 8        |   2338.06 | 8       |  146.13 |  -170.03
#9   | Rodeo Reapers               | 6-10   | 9        |   2139.06 | 10      |  133.69 |  -210.28
#10  | San Diego Bullshitters      | 5-11   | 10       |   2222.91 | 9       |  138.93 |  -207.70

Week 14 byes (constructed): Seattle Stingers and Tuscaloosa Titans 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
Seattle Stingers 112.60 112.70 L (vs Tuscaloosa Titans)
Tuscaloosa Titans 144.50 152.80 W (vs Seattle Stingers)

Constructed optimal lineups:

  • Seattle Stingers (112.70): RB: Omarion Hampton (15.7), RB: David Montgomery (14.3), WR: Jaxon Smith-Njigba (27.1), WR: Khalil Shakir (9.6), TE: Trey McBride (10.8), FLEX: Devaughn Vele (7.0), K: Evan McPherson (4.0), DEF: PHI D/ST (22.2), IDP_FLEX: Micah Parsons (2.0) [empty: QB, IDP_FLEX]
  • Tuscaloosa Titans (152.80): QB: Jalen Hurts (3.8), RB: Jahmyr Gibbs (37.0), RB: Jaylen Warren (15.2), WR: Jakobi Meyers (14.8), WR: Emeka Egbuka (3.5), TE: Tyler Warren (3.7), FLEX: Kenny Gainwell (16.2), K: Jason Myers (14.7), DEF: SEA D/ST (23.9), IDP_FLEX: Maxx Crosby (13.0), IDP_FLEX: Jordyn Brooks (7.0)

Part 2 — Week 17 Seeding Showdown#

Matchup                   | Game                                                            | Placement
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Championship              | #1 Tuscaloosa Titans (106.90)  vs  #2 Sulligent Suckles (120.68)| Sulligent Suckles: 1st, Tuscaloosa Titans: 2nd
Podium (3rd place)        | #3 Seattle Stingers (204.74)  vs  #4 Wichita Scouts (144.80)    | Seattle Stingers: 3rd, Wichita Scouts: 4th
Top half                  | #5 Nairobi Soldiers (138.58)  vs  #6 Prattville Snappers (163.42)| Prattville Snappers: 5th, Nairobi Soldiers: 6th
Mid-table                 | #7 Memphis Majors (128.80)  vs  #8 Topeka Toes (111.11)         | Memphis Majors: 7th, Topeka Toes: 8th
Relegation death match    | #9 Rodeo Reapers (119.56)  vs  #10 San Diego Bullshitters (72.60)| Rodeo Reapers: 9th, San Diego Bullshitters: 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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Tuscaloosa Titans           |   1 |   1 |   2 |    4 |     1 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe
Seattle Stingers            |   3 |   2 |   3 |    8 |     2 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe
Sulligent Suckles           |   2 |   6 |   1 |    9 |     3 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe
Wichita Scouts              |   4 |   5 |   4 |   13 |     4 | ✅ Safe
Nairobi Soldiers            |   5 |   4 |   6 |   15 |     5 | ✅ Safe
Memphis Majors              |   7 |   3 |   7 |   17 |     6 | ⚠️ Bubble
Prattville Snappers         |   6 |   7 |   5 |   18 |     7 | ⚠️ Bubble
Topeka Toes                 |   8 |   8 |   8 |   24 |     8 | ❌ RELEGATED
Rodeo Reapers               |   9 |  10 |   9 |   28 |     9 | ❌ RELEGATED
San Diego Bullshitters      |  10 |   9 |  10 |   29 |    10 | ❌ RELEGATED

Relegation verdict: ❌ Topeka Toes, Rodeo Reapers, San Diego Bullshitters drop (bottom 3 AFP).

Versus actual history (old format)#

  • Title: actual champion was Sulligent Suckles — the new format agrees: they win the #1v#2 Showdown (120.68 pts in Week 17).
  • Relegation: the old system relegated Topeka Toes and Rodeo Reapers, San Diego Bullshitters left the league (franchise exit, not AFP relegation). New AFP bottom 3 = Rodeo Reapers, San Diego Bullshitters, Topeka Toes — overlaps with history on Rodeo Reapers, San Diego Bullshitters, Topeka Toes.
Team Old AFP (site) Old rank Actual outcome (next season) New AFP New rank New status
Tuscaloosa Titans 96.67 1 Promoted to Elite 4 1 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe
Seattle Stingers 86.67 2 Stayed 8 2 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe
Sulligent Suckles 73.33 3 Promoted to Elite 9 3 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe
Wichita Scouts 36.67 7 Stayed 13 4 ✅ Safe
Nairobi Soldiers 70.00 4 Stayed 15 5 ✅ Safe
Memphis Majors 63.33 5 Stayed 17 6 ⚠️ Bubble
Prattville Snappers 56.67 6 Stayed 18 7 ⚠️ Bubble
Topeka Toes 23.33 8 Relegated to Third 24 8 ❌ RELEGATED
Rodeo Reapers 20.00 10 Left league 28 9 ❌ RELEGATED
San Diego Bullshitters 23.33 9 Left league 29 10 ❌ RELEGATED

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 Tuscaloosa Titans 143.1 131.9 176.6 156.9 159.6 156.2 195.3 138.1 146.1 239.4 145.1 181.1 176.9 152.8* 181.8 147.5 106.9
#2 Sulligent Suckles 134.3 156.1 119.9 178.4 121.7 114.5 173.4 153.8 117.0 160.1 162.5 133.3 140.7 144.5 201.3 160.0 120.7
#3 Seattle Stingers 143.8 147.8 143.8 167.8 128.9 217.3 197.8 151.5 169.5 157.2 180.1 178.7 153.2 112.7* 190.1 181.0 204.7
#4 Wichita Scouts 156.5 118.8 118.7 141.6 145.4 104.4 166.6 195.0 204.1 120.0 114.0 133.3 168.9 208.5 148.4 169.0 144.8
#5 Nairobi Soldiers 133.5 172.9 185.1 150.5 174.9 96.3 144.3 133.1 154.3 111.2 136.8 163.5 152.4 189.8 175.4 173.6 138.6
#6 Prattville Snappers 133.5 154.1 173.5 122.6 128.7 106.9 160.6 137.1 145.9 156.2 156.3 189.4 139.6 111.0 181.9 166.4 163.4
#7 Memphis Majors 142.1 176.9 132.9 146.5 181.4 203.5 156.3 128.0 177.9 192.8 130.9 139.0 119.0 156.7 139.9 126.9 128.8
#8 Topeka Toes 118.7 162.4 121.2 220.5 138.0 187.9 106.7 154.9 164.4 106.7 117.5 152.7 135.1 174.3 126.4 150.6 111.1
#9 Rodeo Reapers 150.6 105.0 159.5 145.0 172.2 137.2 112.6 161.9 122.8 127.0 128.0 99.6 95.7 147.7 145.5 128.9 119.6
#10 San Diego Bullshitters 137.8 174.3 128.7 198.6 184.5 136.8 151.2 143.1 127.4 136.5 69.5 156.4 126.2 123.5 119.8 108.7 72.6