IFL Week 3 Recap and Other Notes

Week 3 of the Illinois Football League is in the books.  Here's a look at the match-ups from Week 3:

• Da Win  122.42
• Romosexual Xperience  80.86

• DaBearColts  127.80
• The Grove Johnsons  77.10

• Most Daring   56.50
• Bad News Bears  92.54

• Muse Academy Muses  114.18
• ItsonlikeNdamukong  89.24

• Sparland Hilltoppers  87.32
• Rex Cooley All-Stars  106.84

• B1R    81.94
• Tim TebOwned  107.20

• Niemi No No  118.54
• The Other Side  97.84

After Week 3, there are three undefeated teams left in the league; Tim TebOwned, Bad News Bears, and Rex Cooley All-Stars.  There are also two teams at 2-1, eight teams at 1-2, and Romosexual Xperience is the only team left in the league to not taste victory.  To check out where everyone lies in the overall standings, just click the link.

And now here is a look at awards from Week 3:

• Most Points
• DaBearColts - 127.80
• Toyota Greatest Fantasy Victory
• DaBearColts - +50.70 points over The Grove Johnsons
• Hard Luck Loser of the Week
• Sparland Hilltoppers - -19.52 points behind Rex Cooley All-Stars

And now a look at the match-ups for Week 4:

• Muse Academy Muses (2-1) vs. The Other Side (1-2) - Match-up of the Week
• Da Win (1-2) vs. Bad News Bears (3-0)
• Romosexual Xperience (0-3) vs. Rex Cooley All-Stars (3-0)
• DaBearColts (1-2) vs. ItsonlikeNdamukong (1-2)
• Most Daring (2-1) vs. Niemi No No (1-2)
• Sparland Hilltoppers (1-2) vs. Tim TebOwned (3-0)
• The Grove Johnsons (1-2) vs. B1R (1-2)

The Match-up of the Week features the 2-1 Muse Academy Muses and the 1-2 The Other Side.  These two teams are the high scoring teams in the league after three weeks, with Muse Academy Muses putting up 308.76 points and The Other Side putting up 304.00 points.  The Other Side is currently 3rd in the Lincoln Division after a tough loss to Niemi No No in Week 3, while Muse Academy Muses is 2nd in the Lincoln Division after a two-game win streak.

And here are some other news and notes from around the various Illinois Fantasy Leagues:

• The second week in the championship matches are underway in the Illinois Fantasy Baseball League.  As of Tuesday afternoon, Sparland Hilltoppers held a 7-3-2 lead over 2010 not a Holliday in the championship match.  In the thirds place match, JSloan leads BJ Penn 6-5-1.  In the 5th place match, BooBooCubs leads Most Daring 7-3-2.  And in the 7th place match, Ferris Indians leads Muse Academy Muses 9-2-1.
• The Illinois Baskeball League is currently in the process of signing up teams for the 2010-11 season.  So far 6 teams have signed up.  The draft is October 24th at 7:00 P.M. CDT.
• This blog will also be keeping tabs on the Mid-American Hockey League.  The league was only able to obtain 5 teams for the season, and held its draft last evening.
• Another name change has occurred.  In the Illinois Football League, first 'n ten has changed its name to ItsonlikeNdamukong.

IFL Weeks 1 and 2 Recap

The inaugural season of the Illinois Football League is well underway with two weeks already in the books.  The league is playing about even right now, with each division have two 2-0 teams, three 1-1 teams, and two 0-2 teams.  The season is still young though.

First, here is a look at results from Weeks 1 and 2:

Week 1

• Da Win  71.58
• B1R  79.52

• Romosexual Xperience  53.18
• Bad News Bears  97.98

• DaBearColts  104.18
• Rex Cooley All-Stars  104.82

• Most Daring  83.02
• Sparland Hilltoppers  40.86

• Muse Academy Muses  77.72
• Tim TebOwned  78.12

• The Grove Johnsons  94.82
• The Other Side  84.18

• first 'n ten  111.22
• Niemi No No  59.54

Plenty of exciting action in Week 1, with two match-ups being decided by less than a point.

Week 2

• Da Win  107.10
• Sparland Hilltoppers  131.22

• Romosexual Xperience  89.86
• Most Daring  126.82

• DaBearColts  65.06
• Tim TebOwned 107.26

• Muse Academy Muses  116.86
• The Grove Johnson  87.10

• Bad News Bears  93.66
• Niemi No No  60.90

• Rex Cooley All-Stars  78.72
• B1R  71.84

• first 'n ten  84.00
• The Other Side  121.98

And now with the results complete, here is a look at the standings after Week 2.  A note about the standings though.  Beginning today, there will be an experiment to see if the standings would work better as a PDF, with a link provided.

Week 2 Standings

And now here is a look at the various awards from Weeks 1 and 2:

• Week 1
• Most points: first 'n ten (111.22)
• Toyota Greatest Fantasy Victor: first 'n ten (+51.68 points over Niemi No No)
• Hard Luck Loser: Muse Academy Muses (-0.4 points behind Tim TebOwned)
• Week 2
• Most points: Sparland Hilltoppers (131.22)
• Toyota Greatest Fantasy Victor: Tim TebOwned (+42.20 points over DaBearColts)
• Hard Luck Loser: B1R (-6.88 points behind Rex Cooley All-Stars)

That will wrap up the summaries for Weeks 1 and 2.  A couple notes before the end that regards the match-ups.

On Yahoo!, members of the league have two options they can do when viewing individual match-ups.  The first option is talking smack to your opponent for that week from the match-up window.  You can also vote on every match-up to let it be known who you think will win that week.  A few teams have already taken advantage of both those options.

The IFB Championship!: (1) Sparland Hilltoppers vs. (7) 2010 not a Holliday

After 24 exciting weeks of action, the Illinois Fantasy Baseball League has reached the penultimate match-up.  The 2010 championship will feature the Sparland Hilltoppers against 2010 not a Holliday.  A dominate run throughout the regular season that saw them capture the Reagan Division and the top record in the league continued into the playoffs.  A very cold end to the season for 2010 not a Holliday did not deter them from the championship round.  Here is how the two teams got to this point:

• (1) Sparland Hilltopers
• Regular season: 165-79-20
• Reagan Division Champion
• Defeated (8) Most Daring, 8-3-1, in the quarterfinals
• Defeated (4) BJ Penn, 7-4-1, in the semifinals

• (7) 2010 not a Holliday
• Regular season: 131-115-18
• Defeated (2) BooBooCubs, 7-4-1, in the quarterfinals
• Defeated (3) JSloan, 6-5-1, in the semifinals

• Previous match-ups:
• Week 12: Sparland Hilltoppers won 8-4

Sparland Hilltoppers will be a tough out in the championship round, but a getting hot 2010 not a Holliday could be the team to do it.

Here is a look at the other match-ups for positioning:

• 3rd place: (3) JSloan vs (4) BJ Penn
• 5th place: (2) BooBooCubs vs. (8) Most Daring
• 7th place: (5) Ferris Indians vs. (6) Muse Academy Muses

One note about the championship round: instead of the weekly contests, the championship round will take TWO weeks to finish.

Good luck to everyone in the last match-ups of the year!

IFB Semifinals Preview

A day late and a dollar short, but better late than never.  Let's get to it.

The semi-final round is set in the Illinois Fantasy Baseball League after a thrilling quarterfinal round.  Two of the matches went down to the wire, with one ending up in a tie, along with an upset.  Here is a look at the results:

• (1) Sparland Hilltoppers 8
• (8) Most Daring 3

• (4) BJ Penn 5
• (5) Ferris Indians 5

• (3) JSloan 7
• (6) Muse Academy Muses 5

• (2) BooBooCubs 4
• (7) 2010 not a Holliday 7

(Note: BJ Penn advanced on the tiebreaker of previous season match-up)

With those results, here is a look at the semi-final match-ups:

• (1) Sparland Hilltoppers vs (4) BJ Penn
• Previous match-up: Week 13 - Sparland Hilltoppers won 7-5
• (3) JSloan vs (7) 2010 not a Holliday
• Previous match-up: Week 10- JSloan won 6-5

Only 4 teams remain in the playoffs.  Who will take home the title?

Blog Update Delay Apology

Life is overtaking me at the moment, and too stressed right now to come up with proper posts.  IFB semi preview and IFL Week One recap posts will come today, just not sure when.

IFB 2010 Season: The Final Numbers

An exciting regular season in the first year of the Illinois Fantasy Baseball League came to a close last evening.  16 teams competed to see who would be the best of the best, with 8 of them now fighting for the title in the playoffs.  Some teams showed utter dominance in their divisions and the league, while other teams could not seem to get it going.  And now this season wrap-up blog post will take a look at some of the final numbers from 2010.

First, the final overall standings:

1. Sparland Hilltoppers (165-79-20)
2. BooBooCubs (144-102-18)
3. JSloan (142-101-21)
4. BJ Penn (140-109-15)
5. Ferris Indians (132-108-24)
6. Muse Academy Muses (132-114-18)
7. 2010 not a Holliday (131-115-18)
8. Most Daring (128-122-14)
9. All Balls No Strikes (123-117-24)
10. Funky Cold Molina (122-126-16)
11. Bo Hart All Stars (105-135-24)
12. Triple Crown (109-141-14)
13. Anabolic A Rods (99-135-30)
14. Bambinos (97-146-21)
15. Quincy Dirtbags (99-152-13)
16. Bushwackers (90-156-18)

And this season's four division champions are:

• Reagan - Sparland Hilltoppers
• Lincoln - BooBooCubs
• Obama - JSloan
• Grant - BJ Penn

And now a look at who performed the best in each statistical category.  First off, the teams with the best records in each stat:

• Runs - Sparland Hilltoppers (18-3-1)
• Hits - Sparland Hilltoppers (19-3-0)
• HRs - Most Daring (14-6-2)
• RBIs - Sparland Hilltoppers (16-5-1)
• SBs - Sparland Hilltoppers (15-3-4)
• AVG - Sparland Hilltoppers (15-6-1)
• Wins - Bo Hart All Stars (16-4-2)
• Losses - Bushwackers (15-5-2)
• Saves - Ferris Indians/Bambinos (16-3-3)
• BBs - BooBooCubs (19-3-0)
• Ks - Muse Academy Muses (18-4-0)
• ERA - Bo Hart All Stars (17-5-0)

And since best record in a stat did not necessarily mean the highest or best number in that category, here is who was tops in each category:

• Runs - Sparland Hilltoppers (818)
• Hits - Sparland Hilltoppers (1614)
• HRs - Most Daring (202)
• RBIs - Sparland Hilltoppers (786)
• SBs - Muse Academy Muses (163)
• AVG - Funky Cold Molina (.284)
• Wins - Bo Hart All Stars (97)
• Losses - Funky Cold Molina (35)
• Saves - Bambinos (100)
• BBs - Funky Cold Molina (200)
• Ks - Bo Hart All Stars (1141)
• ERA - Bo Hart All Stars (2.89)

And now, looking ahead to the 2011 season, here is a look at the draft order for next year:

1. Bushwackers
2. Quincy Dirtbags
3. Bambinos
4. Anabolic A Rods
5. Triple Crown
6. Bo Hart All Stars
7. Funky Cold Molina
8. All Balls No Strikes
9. (Consolation 8th place)
10. (Consolation 7th place)
11. (Consolation 6th place)
12. (Consolation 5th place)
13. (Playoffs 4th place)
14. (Playoffs 3rd place)
15. (Playoffs Runner-up)
16. (Playoffs Champion)

Congrats to everyone on a great first season, and looking forward to many more!

IFB Quarterfinal #4: (2) BooBooCubs vs. (7) 2010 not a Holliday

(2) BooBooCubs

• Record - 144-102-18
• Series record - 16-5-1
• Lincoln Division Champion, 46-23-3 (best divisional record in league)
• 7-4 series record vs. playoff teams, 69-56-7
• Has not lost a series since Week 13

(7) 2010 not a Holliday

• Record -  131-115-18
• Series record - 9-10-3
• Wild card
• 1-7-2 series record vs. playoff teams, 43-67-10 game record
• Was formerly known as 7 heaven

Previous match-ups:

• Week 6 - BooBooCubs won 7-5
• Week 21 - BooBooCubs won 9-1

This has the potential to be one of the most lopsided match-ups this week.  BooBooCubs comes in as one of the hottest teams in the league, going 35-10-2 in the final four weeks of the season.  2010 not a Holliday  comes in as one of the coldest teams in the league right now, posting a 12-32-4 record in the final four weeks of the season.  Anything can still happen, but it would not be a surprise if this one was out-of-hand Sunday evening.

IFB Quarterfinal #3: (3) JSloan vs. (6) Muse Academy Muses

(3) JSloan

• Record - 142-101-21
• Series record - 15-4-3
• Obama Division Champion, 44-21-7 (best division record)
• 4-1-2 series record vs. playoff teams, 41-34-9 game record
• Did not lose a series from Weeks 5-19

(6) Muse Academy Muses

• Record - 132-114-18
• Series record - 11-7-4
• Wild card
• 30-35-7 Reagan Division record
• 3-5-2 series record vs. playoff teams, 55-56-9 game record

Previous match-ups:

• Week 11 - 6-6 tie

This is another match-up that could go either way.  Both team played around .500 in the last 4 weeks of the season; JSloan with a 25-19-4 record and Muse Academy Muses with a 22-23-3 record.  The key to this match-up may be which Muse Academy Muses team shows up.  While JSloan pulled off an impressive streak from Weeks 5-19 that helped them win the Obama Division by 17.5 games, the same can not be said for the Muse Academy Muses.  Consistency has been a problem all year for the Muses, having series winning or losing streak last no longer than 3 weeks.

IFB Quarterfinal #2: (4) BJ Penn vs (5) Ferris Indians

(4) BJ Penn

• Record - 140-109-15
• Series record - 14-6-2
• Grant Division Champion, 39-30-3 Division record
• 3-4-1 series record vs. playoff teams, 43-45-8 game record

(5) Ferris Indians

• Record - 132-108-24
• Series record - 13-7-2
• Wild card
• 29-28-3 Lincoln Division record
• 4-6 series record vs. playoff teams, 48-63-9 game record

Previous match-ups:

• Week 11 - BJ Penn won 6-4

This is a match-up that could go either way.  Both teams finished out strong in the last month of the season, with one slip-up each.  BJ Penn took a loss in Week 22 to Most Daring, 8-4, that helped put Most Daring in the playoffs, yet still finished the last four weeks with a 27-21 record.  Ferris Indians' finished below .500 in the last four weeks of the year, with a 21-22-5 record.  But take away an 1-11 beating in Week 19 by Sparland Hilltoppers, and that record is 20-11-5.  BJ Penn won in the previous match-up, but that was in Week 11 and times have changed.  This match-up could go down to Sunday before it's decided.

IFB Quarterfinal #1: (1) Sparland Hilltoppers vs (8) Most Daring

This is the first of the four playoff previews for the quarterfinal round in the Illinois Fantasy Baseball League.  This preview will take a look at the 1-8 match-up.


(1) Sparland Hilltoppers

• Record - 165-79-20
• Series record - 17-2-3
• Reagan Division Champion
• Has not lost a series since Week 4
• 7-2-1 series record vs. playoff teams, 70-43-7 game record
• 40-25-7 Reagan Division record
• Finished 22 games ahead of second place team

(8) Most Daring

• Record - 128-122-14
• Series record - 12-9-1
• Wild card
• 4-6 series record vs. playoff teams, 53-64-3 game record
• 27-31-2 Lincoln Division record
• Finished season on a 4 series win streak going 28-16-4
• Earned playoff berth on a tiebreaker against All Balls No Strikes

Previous match-ups:

• Week 3 - Sparland Hilltoppers won 10-2
• Week 18- Sparland Hilltoppers won 8-4

Based off regular season performance, Sparland Hilltoppers is the safest bet to win the IFB Championship.  Sparland Hilltoppers was the first to clinch almost everything; first to win their division and clinch a playoff berth.  Hilltoppers also finished a remarkable 22 games ahead of second place, and won their division by 34 games, the largest difference of all four divisions.
Most Daring will not go down without a fight, going on a 4 series win streak to close out the year just to make the playoff, and taking a game record of 28-16-4 in the process.  Sparland Hilltoppers will be a tough out for anyone, and the expectations are no less now that the IFB is in the playoffs.

Illinois Football League Draft Order and Divisions

14 teams will make up the 2010 Illinois Football League.  The managers of these teams have various backgrounds; a radio news director, a former IHSA Class 1A Slam Dunk Champion, a former college football player, the Communications Director for a Congresswoman, and many more have come together to battle on the fantasy gridiron to see who can become champion.

But in order to become champion, you first have to get your roster.  And you get your roster through the draft, which takes place tonight at 7:00 CDT.  The draw for the draft took place last night, and here is the order in which teams will draft in the first round:

1. Bad News Bears
2. Rex Cooley All-Stars
3. Most Daring
4. Da Win
5. B1R
6. The Grove Johnsons
7. Niemi No No
8. DaBearColts
9. Romosexual Xperience
10. The Other Side
11. Muse Academy Muses
12. Sparland Hilltoppers
13. Tim TebOwned
14. first 'n ten

Since the draft is a snaking draft, that will be the order for all odd-numbered rounds.  All even-numbered rounds will have the draft order in reverse.

Since the league only received 14 teams instead of the desired 16, the divisions had to go down from 4 to 2.  The divisions will be named 'Reagan' and 'Lincoln' as a tribute to the former North Central Illinois Conference.  The draw for the divisions also happened last night, and here is where every team is placed:

• Reagan
• The Grove Johnsons
• Niemi No No
• Bad News Bears
• DaBearColts
• Sparland Hilltoppers
• Muse Academy Muses
• Most Daring
• Lincoln
• Romosexual Xperience
• The Other Side
• first 'n ten
• Tim TebOwned
• Rex Cooley All-Stars
• Da Win
• B1R

Sometime before the first NFL games kick-off on Thursday, the league's schedule will be posted.  Good luck to all in the IFL!

IFB Week 22 Playoff Update: Sunday Edition

The final day of the IFB regular season is upon us, but the playoff picture is far from settled.  The way things are looking, the division champs appear to be set, with 2nd-4th place slots to be determined.  On the wild card side, 3 teams appear to be on their way to gaining playoff births, with pecking order to be determined.  For the final playoff spot, it appears the battle is down to two teams, only separated by a game.  Let's get to the numbers as we hit the final day of the final week of the season.

First, the relevant match ups...

• All Balls No Strikes 4
• Funky Cold Molina 7

• Most Daring 8
• BJ Penn 4

• Muse Academy Muses 9
• 2010 not a Holliday 2

• Quincy Dirtbags 5
• BooBooCubs 7

• Bambinos 6
• JSloan 3

• Ferris Indians 6
• Anabolic A Rods 5

And now a look at the standings, with those results figured in, going into the last day:

1. Sparland Hilltoppers (162-82-20)
2. BooBooCubs (144-103-17)
3. JSloan (139-102-23)
4. BJ Penn (140-109-15)
5. Ferris Indians (132-110-22)
6. Muse Academy Muses (133-113-18)
7. 2010 not a Holliday (130-116-18)
8. Most Daring (128-122-14)
9. All Balls No Strikes (122-118-24)
10. Funky Cold Molina (123-125-16)

And now a look at the two division races up for grabs:

• Lincoln
• BooBooCubs (144-103-17)
• Ferris Indians (132-110-22), 9.5 GB
• Grant
• BJ Penn (140-109-15)
• 2010 not a Holliday (130-116-18), 8.5 GB

And now with all the information at hand, he is the final projected playoff match-ups if the results hold:

• (1) Sparland Hilltoppers vs. (8) Most Daring
• (4) BJ Penn vs. (5) Ferris Indians
• (3) JSloan vs. (6) Muse Academy Muses
• (2) BooBooCubs vs. (7) 2010 not a Holliday

All Balls No Strikes and Funky Cold Molina would miss out on the playoffs if the current results hold.  For a more in-depth look at the playoff picture, here is the gap between certain teams in the playoff race.  Remember, the first tiebreaker is overall winning percentage, which could come into play.  If that does not settle any ties, then it goes to this week's results, and so on and so forth.

In the race between the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th spots:

• BooBooCubs (144-103-17, .578)
• JSloan (139-102-23, .570), 2 GB
• BJ Penn (140-109-15, .559), 5 GB

In the wild card race, starting with the current 5th placed team:

• Ferris Indians (132-110-22, .542)
• Muse Academy Muses (133-133-18, .538), 1 GB
• 2010 not a Holliday (130-116-18, .527), 4 GB
• Most Daring (128-122-14, .511), 8 GB
• All Balls No Strikes (122-118-24, .508), 9 GB
• Funky Cold Molina (123-125-16, .496), 12 GB

Good luck to everyone on the final day of the season!

IFB Week 22 Playoff Update: Saturday Edition

Only two day are left in the regular season for the Illinois Fantasy Baseball League, and the action is picking up.  First, a look at the match-ups with teams in playoff races and more:

• All Balls No Strikes  4
• Funky Cold Molina   7

• Muse Academy Muses   7
• 2010 not a Holliday        4

• Most Daring   7
• BJ Penn         3

• Quincy Dirtbags  3
• BooBooCubs     9

• Bambinos  7
• JSloan       4

• Ferris Indians        5
• Anabolic A Rods  6

And now a look at the overall standings if those results hold:

1. Sparland Hilltoppers (161-82-21)
2. BooBooCubs (146-101-17)
3. JSloan (140-103-21)
4. BJ Penn (139-108-17)
5. Ferris Indians (131-111-22)
6. 2010 not a Holliday (132-114-18)
7. Muse Academy Muses (131-115-18)
8. Most Daring (127-121-16)
9. All Balls No Strikes (122-118-24)
10. Funky Cold Molina (123-125-16)

And now a look at the two remaining divisional races:

• Lincoln
• BooBooCubs (146-101-17)
• Ferris Indians (131-111-22), 12.5 GB
• Grant
• BJ Penn (139-108-17)
• 2010 not a Holliday (132-114-18), 6.5 GB

And with all the information above, here is what the playoffs would look like:

• (1) Sparland Hilltoppers vs. (8) Most Daring
• (4) BJ Penn vs. (5) Ferris Indians
• (3) JSloan vs. (6) 2010 not a Holliday
• (2) BooBooCubs vs. (7) Muse Academy Muses

A couple notes about the overall standings.  The difference in games right now between 5th and 6th and 6th and 7th are one game each, meaning that 5th-7th could be in any order by the time Sunday evening hits.  Also, the difference between 8th and 9th right now is 1 game, with 10th place 4 games back.  Nothing is set in stone as we enter the last weekend of the regular season.

IFB Week 22 Playoff Update: Friday Edition

There were only 6 games on the MLB schedule for Thursday, but that didn't mean there wasn't plenty of action in the Illinois Fantasy Baseball League playoff race.  Here is the Thursday update.

First, the match-ups after Thursday that have an impact on the playoff hunt:

• All Balls No Strikes  4
• Funky Cold Molina 7

• Bambinos 6
• JSloan 4

• Ferris Indians  6
• Anabolic A Rods 5

• Most Daring 8
• BJ Penn 3

• Muse Academy Muses 6
• 2010 not a Holliday 3

• Quincy Dirtbags  3
• BooBooCubs  9

Thursday's action saw most match-ups either tighten up, or see a new leader.  With the current results in mind, let's see what the standings would look like with those results:

1. Sparland Hilltoppers (161-82-21)
2. BooBooCubs (146-101-17)
3. JSloan (140-102-22)
4. BJ Penn (139-109-16)
5. Ferris Indians (132-110-22)
6. 2010 not a Holliday (131-113-20)
7. Muse Academy Muses (130-114-20)
8. Most Daring (128-121-15)
9. All Balls No Strikes (122-118-24)
10. Funky Cold Molina (123-125-16)

And now, a look at the division races still up for grabs:

Lincoln

1. BooBooCubs (146-101-17)
2. Ferris Indians (132-110-22), 11.5 GB

Grant

1. BJ Penn (139-109-16)
2. 2010 not a Holliday (131-113-20), 6 GB

So with all the information above, here is what the playoffs would look like if these results hold:

• (1) Sparland Hilltoppers vs. (8) Most Daring
• (4) BJ Penn vs. (5) Ferris Indians
• (3) JSloan vs. (6) 2010 not a Holliday
• (2) BooBooCubs vs. (7) Muse Academy Muses

All Balls No Strikes and Funky Cold Molina would miss out on the playoffs.  And after Thursday's results, the gap between 7th and 8th increased from 1.5 games to 4.5 games.  Although there is still a lot to be played, it appears 3 teams are fighting for the 8th and final playoff spot.

IFB Week 22 Playoff Update: Thursday Edition

We're halfway through the week in the IFB's final week of the season.  It's time for the Thursday Playoff Update.  First, a look at the relevant match-ups for the playoffs in the final week:

• All Balls No Strikes          4 - 7    Funky Cold Molina
• Bambinos                         7 - 4    JSloan
• Ferris Indians                   9 - 3    Anabolic A Rods
• Most Daring                     8 - 3    BJ Penn
• Muse Academy Muses     4 - 7    2010 not a Holliday
• Quincy Dirtbags               4 - 8    BooBooCubs

And now here's what the overall standings would look like if those results stayed the same at the end of the week:

1. Sparland Hilltoppers       161-83-20
2. BooBooCubs                 145-102-17
3. JSloan                            140-103-21
4. BJ Penn                          139-109-16
5. Ferris Indians                 135-108-21
6. 2010 not a Holliday        135-111-18
7. Muse Academy Muses   128-118-18
8. Most Daring                   128-121-15
9. All Balls No Strikes        122-118-24
10. Funky Cold Molina         123-125-16

And now a look at the two remaining division races:

Lincoln

1. BooBooCubs 145-102-17
2. Ferris Indians  135-108-21, 8 GB

Grant

1. BJ Penn                  139-109-16
2. 2010 not a Holliday 135-111-18, 3 GB

So, with all that in consideration, here is what the playoff match-ups would be as of today:

• (1) Sparland Hilltoppers vs. (8) Most Daring
• (4) BJ Penn vs. (5) Ferris Indians
• (3) JSloan vs. (6) 2010 not a Holliday
• (2) BooBooCubs vs. (7) Muse Academy Muses

All Balls No Strikes and Funky Cold Molina would miss out on the playoffs.

IFB Week 22 Playoff Update: Wednesday Edition

This begins a daily segment on the Illinois Fantasy League Blog that will updated daily the playoff picture in the IFB.  Each day during the final week of the season, the blog will take a look at an updated standings picture, and who the first round playoff match-ups would be if the season ended that day.

Here's a look at the relevant match-ups involving playoff potential teams this week, after Tuesday's games:

• All Balls No Strikes           4   -   6      Funky Cold Molina
• Bambinos                          6   -   4      JSloan
• Most Daring                      5   -   3      BJ Penn
• Muse Academy Muses      5   -   6      2010 not a Holliday
• Quincy Dirtbags                 2   -   8     BooBooCubs
• Ferris Indians                     6   -    3     Anabolic A Rods

And now here is how the standings would look if those results stayed the same:

1. Sparland Hilltoppers - 160-82-22
2. BooBooCubs - 145-100-19
3. JSloan - 140-102-22
4. BJ Penn - 139-106-19
5. Ferris Indians - 132-108-24
6. 2010 not a Holliday - 134-106-16
7. Muse Academy Muses - 129-117-18
8. All Balls No Strikes - 122-117-25
9. Most Daring - 125-121-18
10. Funky Cold Molina - 122-125-17

And a look at the two remaining division races:

Lincoln:

1. BooBooCubs - 145-100-19
2. Ferris Indians - 132-108-24

Grant:

1. BJ Penn - 139-106-19
2. 2010 not a Holliday - 134-106-16

So with all that information, here is what the playoff match-ups would be as of Wednesday morning:

• (1) Sparland Hilltoppers vs. (8) All Balls No Strikes
• (4) BJ Penn vs. (5) Ferris Indians
• (2) BooBooCubs vs. (7) Muse Academy Muses
• (3) JSloan vs. (6) 2010 not a Holliday

Most Daring and Funky Cold Molina would miss out on the playoffs.  But the week is still early, and FCM is only 4 games out of 8th currently, while MD is only a half-game out.