And then there were 8. Congrats to the following teams, listed in order of their final regular season rankings (and playoff seedings), who have braved the last 13 weeks and come out on top --
1. Efren (11-2, Donner Division Champ)
2. Dangle (9-4, Avalanche Division Champ)
3. BaCkStAb! (8-5, Kalt Division Champ)
4. (IO) SA (8-5)
5. Joe the Plumber (8-5)
6. MatzWhat (8-5)
7. Silent Drifter (8-5)
8. Hardwarebeer (8-5)
There really weren't any big surprises or movements in the playoff picture after last week's results, with the teams that were favorites to qualify all qualifying.
Biggest loser
Perhaps the team that came the closest but ended up short, was Kiwi. The only other 8-5 team to not make the playoffs, Kiwi missed out on the 8th and final playoff spot (taken by Hardwarebeer) by a mere 42 points, this even after winning his matchup against, yep, you guessed it, Hardwarebeer in the final week of the regular season.
One story about overachieving, and yet another about underachieving
Despite their impressive Week 13 victories, Wewo and Q-tip both came up short too, as the results of the other matchups did not do them any favors. I'll leave it to you to decide which underachieved and which overachieved.
An exercise in futility
Fluxion and Skippy, the two bottom-dwelling teams heading into Week 13, made sure they remained there with losses in their final games to close out their (might I say, pathetic, but at times hilarious) seasons.
Here are the playoff matchups. Now is when anything can happen, so pay no heed to regular season records. Good luck to all 8 of you!
