2018 USAFL National Divisions Announcement
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The USAFL is proud to announce the seedings for seven divisions to be contested at the 2018 USAFL National Championships in Racine, Wisconsin to be held October 13-14 at the SCORe Complex. This year's tournament features 45 teams, representing nearly forty clubs across the USA and Canada.
The men's divisions and women's Division 1 were announced live on the USAFL Facebook page on Thursday, September 27th, hosted by USAFL.com's Brian Barrish, USAFL Revolution head coach Tom Ellis and New York Magpies and USA Liberty forward Lauren Skonieczny.
The divisions and seedings were based on the nominations of the clubs, as well as season performance and past history, among other factors. The USAFL Nationals Seeding committee took great care in balancing club requests with logistics of the tournament and ensuing a fair competition in all divisions.
On Friday, September 28th, following Following the live announcement of the seedings, the Dallas Magpies asked to be moved from D1 to D2 due to manpower concerns. Therefore, Division 1 will be six teams while Division 2 will be a nine team comp.
Men's Division 1 - 6 Teams
2 pools of three teams each. Each team plays two pool games on Saturday.
Sunday semifinals: 1st A v 2nd B // 1st B v 2nd A > Winners to Grand Final Sunday 4:15pm CDT
Consolation: 3A v 3B
| Seed | Pool A | Pool B |
| 1 | Golden Gate Roos | Austin Crows |
| 2 | New York Magpies | Los Angeles Dragons |
| 3 | Denver Bulldogs | Quebec Saints |
Women's Division 1 - 6 Teams
2 pools of three teams each. Each team plays two pool games on Saturday.
Sunday semifinals: 1st A v 2nd B // 1st B v 2nd A > Winners to Grand Final Sunday 4:15pm CDT
Consolation: 3A v 3B
| Seed | Pool A | Pool B |
| 1 | San Francisco Iron Maidens | Denver Lady Bulldogs |
| 2 | New York Magpies | Minnesota Freeze |
| 3 | Seattle Grizzlies | Portland Sockeyes |
Men's Division 2 - 9 Teams
3 pools of three teams each. Each team plays two pool games on Saturday.
Pool winners are ranked 1-2-3 based on record, then percentage, and qualify
Sunday semifinals: 1st A v 2nd B // 1st B v 2nd A > Winners to Grand Final Sunday 4:15pm CDT
Consolation: 3A v 3B
| Seed | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| 1 | Portland Steelheads | Dallas Magpies | Orange County Bombers |
| 2 | Minnesota Freeze | San Diego Lions | Houston Lonestars |
| 3 | Calgary Kangaroos | Seattle Grizzlies | Chicago Swans |
Women's Division 2 - 5 Teams
Straight Round Robin - Each team plays four games
Best record declared premiers. First tiebreaker is head-to-head, then percentage.
| Seed | Round Robin |
| 1 | Columbus Cats / Montreal / Chicago |
| 2 | Sacramento Suns / Los Angeles / Toronto / AZ Outlaws |
| 3 | Baltimore-Washington / Boston / Nashville |
| 4 | Calgary Kookaburras / North Star / AZ Hawks / Wisconsin |
| 5 | Texas Heat / Philadelphia / Oklahoma / Des Moines |
Men's Division 3 - 9 Teams
3 pools of three teams each. Each team plays two pool games on Saturday.
Pool winners are ranked 1-2-3 based on record, then percentage, and qualify
Sunday semifinals: 1st A v 2nd B // 1st B v 2nd A > Winners to Grand Final Sunday 4:15pm CDT
Consolation: 3A v 3B
| Seed | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| 1 | Philadelphia Hawks/Indianapolis | Columbus Cats | Sacramento Suns |
| 2 | Ohio Valley River Rats | DC Eagles/Chicago* | Boston Demons |
| 3 | Oklahoma FC | Des Moines Roosters/Quebec* | North Carolina Tigers |
*Denotes partial reserves side
Men's Division 4 - 6 Teams
2 pools of three teams each. Each team plays two pool games on Saturday.
Sunday semifinals: 1st A v 2nd B // 1st B v 2nd A > Winners to Grand Final Sunday 4:15pm CDT
Consolation: 3A v 3B
| Seed | Pool A | Pool B |
| 1 | Baltimore Dockers | Nashville Kangaroos |
| 2 | Atlanta/Los Angeles* | Houston*/Fort Lauderdale |
| 3 | AZ Outlaws/Las Vegas/Seattle* | Wisconsin/Arizona Hawks |
*Denotes partial reserves side
Men's Reserves - 4 Teams
Straight Round Robin - Each team plays four games
Best record declared premiers. First tiebreaker is head-to-head, then percentage.
| Seed | Round Robin |
| 1 | Austin Crows |
| 2 | Golden Gate Roos |
| 3 | Denver Bulldogs |
| 4 | New York / Portland / Minnesota |
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