2023 Nationals Divisions Announced
The USAFL is proud to announce the seedings for the seven divisions to be contested at the 2023 USAFL National Championships at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch, Florida. This year's tournament features 43 teams from across the USA and Canada.
The divisions were announced live on the USAFL Facebook page on Thursday, September 28th, hosted by USAFL.com's Brian Barrish, USA Revolution head coach emeritus Tom Ellis, and USA Freedom player Lizzy Sawyer of the Wasatch WarGulls.
Game schedules and field assignments will be announced soon. The USAFL is proud to team up with Gridiron Productions to stream more than 30 matches over the course of the two days. Coverage begins on Saturday, October 14th and Sunday, October 15th at 9am EDT.
Note that the information below is subject to change.
*Denotes Reserves
Men's Division 1
Top team in each pool advances to the Grand Final.
Seed | Pool A | Pool B |
1 | Austin Crows | Golden Gate Roos |
2 | New York Magpies | Denver Bulldogs |
3 | Los Angeles Dragons | San Diego Lions |
4 | Boston Demons | Quebec Saints |
Women's Division 1
Top two teams play in Grand Final.
Seed | Team |
1 | Golden Gate Iron Maidens |
2 | Minnesota Freeze |
3 | Denver Bulldogs |
4 | Seattle Grizzlies |
Men's Division 2
Top team in each pool advances to the Grand Final.
Seed | Pool A | Pool B |
1 | Sacramento Suns | Seattle Grizzlies |
2 | D.C. Eagles | Baltimore Dockers |
3 | Minnesota Freeze | Houston Lonestars |
4 | Columbus Cats | Calgary Kangaroos (w/Quebec*) |
Women's Division 2
Four game round robin with no Grand Final. First tiebreaker is head-to-head.
Seed | Teams |
1 | Quebec Saints (w/ North Star) |
2 | Austin Crows (w/ North Texas & Boston) |
3 | New York Magpies (w/ Columbus, Arizona, & St Louis) |
4 | D.C. Eagles (w/ Philadelphia) |
5 | Houston/Sacramento (w/ Denver* & Wasatch) |
Men's Division 3
Top team in each pool advances to the Grand Final.
Seed | Pool A | Pool B |
1 | Nashville Kangaroos (w/ Cleveland) | Philadelphia/Virginia |
2 | Des Moines Roosters | Chicago/Minnesota* |
3 | Oklahoma Buffaloes (w/ Kansas City) | Arizona/Orange County (w/DC*) |
4 | North Texas Devils | St Louis/Ohio Valley |
Men's Division 4
Four game round robin with no Grand Final. First tiebreaker is head-to-head.
Seed | Teams |
1 | North Carolina Tigers |
2 | Tampa Bay Tiger Sharks (w/ Atlanta) |
3 | Jacksonville/Wisconsin |
4 | Ft. Lauderdale Fighting Squids (w/ Baton Rouge) |
5 | Rome Redbacks (w/ Birmingham & Wasatch) |
Men's Reserves
Four game round robin with no Grand Final. First tiebreaker is head-to-head.
Seed | Teams |
1 | Golden Gate Roos* |
2 | Austin Crows* |
3 | Denver Bulldogs* (w/ North Texas*) |
4 | Sacramento Suns* (w/ Seattle*) |
5 | Boston Demons* (w/ New York) |
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