2022 Nationals Divisions Announced
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The USAFL is proud to announce the seedings for the six divisions to be contested at the 2022 USAFL National Championships at the Silverlakes Complex in Ontario, California. This year's tournament features 43 teams from across the USA and Canada.
The divisions were announced live on the USAFL Facebook page on Monday, October 3rd, hosted by USAFL.com's Brian Barrish, USA Revolution head coach Tom Ellis, and Seattle Grizzlies player and USAFLWA president April Munn.
UPDATE: 10/8/22 -- Due to the impact of Hurricane Ian and a number of last minute injuries, we had to accommodate some of the Combo teams to balance the numbers in Women's Division 2, Men's Division 3 and Men's Division 4. See below for updated pairings in each division.
Based on the feedback received, we added a Grand Final for all divisions. The Women's Division 2 Grand Final will be played between the top 2 teams at the conclusion of pool play.
Note Division 4 has gone from 8 teams to 6 teams. There will NOT be a roster limit in Division 4. Teams will be placed in 2 pools of 3. Semi Finals will be played between the top 4 teams on Sunday morning. The third place teams at the conclusion of pool play will play for 5th place on Sunday. All teams will be guaranteed a minimum of 3 games.
Game schedules and field assignments will be announced soon. For the fifth straight tournament, the USAFL is proud to team up with GoLive SportsCast to stream more than 30 matches over the course of the two days on GoLiveSportsCast.com and USAFL.com. Coverage begins on Saturday, October 16th and Sunday, October 17th at 9am PDT.
Note that the information below is subject to change. Changes from the original draw are in italics.
*Denotes Reserves
**Denotes 3rds
MEN'S DIVISION 1
Top team in each pool advances to the Grand Final.
| Seed | POOL A | POOL B |
| 1 | Austin Crows | Denver Bulldogs |
| 2 | Golden Gate Roos | New York Magpies |
| 3 | Los Angeles Dragons | Seattle Grizzlies |
| 4 | DC Eagles | San Diego Lions |
WOMEN'S DIVISION 1
Winner of Pool B advances directly to the Grand Final. Winner of Pool A plays the Runner-Up of Pool B in a semifinal to determine the other Grand Finalist.
| Seed | POOL A | POOL B |
| 1 | San Francisco Iron Maidens | Seattle Grizzlies |
| 2 | New York Magpies | Denver Bulldogs |
| 3 | Sacramento Suns | Minnesota Freeze |
| 4 | DC Eagles |
MEN'S DIVISION 2
Top team in each pool advances to the Grand Final.
| Seed | POOL A | POOL B |
| 1 | Boston Demons | Sacramento Suns |
| 2 | Minnesota Freeze | Orange County Giants |
| 3 | Portland Steelheads | Houston Lonestars |
| 4 | Baltimore Dockers | Columbus Cats |
WOMEN'S DIVISION 2
Straight Round Robin, top two advances to Grand Final.
| Seed | Single Pool |
| 1 | Portland / Boston / Philadelphia / North Star |
| 2 | Austin / Houston / North Texas |
| 3 | Orange County / Arizona / Wasatch / Hawaii / Seattle* |
| 4 | Centennial / Columbus / Cincinnati / St Louis / Quebec |
MEN'S DIVISION 3
Top team in each pool advances to the Grand Final.
| Seed | POOL A | POOL B |
| 1 | Nashville / Chicago / Louisville | Quebec / DC Eagles / Ft Lauderdale |
| 2 | Arizona Hawks | Philadelphia / Virginia / Tampa Bay |
| 3 | North Texas Devils | Oklahoma / Dallas |
| 4 | Austin Crows* | Denver Bulldogs* |
MEN'S DIVISION 4
Top two teams advance to the semifinals. 3rd place teams play off for 5th place.
| Seed | POOL A | POOL B |
| 1 | Golden Gate Roos* | Orange County* / Los Angeles* / San Diego* |
| 2 |
Des Moines / Kansas City |
Sacramento* / Wasatch |
| 3 |
Las Vegas / St Louis |
Denver** / Seattle* |
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