Following a big week 10, we head to the final week with 11 teams still in contention for a playoff spot, as we lost only two more teams this week, Hallows and Playa del Rey.

On the flip side, despite a beatdown from in-state rivals Twin Cities, Minnesota A&M clinched the HAC championship with Riel's loss to Michigan Institutional. It also jumped the Bucks into a playoff spot if the season ended today.

They bumped Deschutes out of the current picture, as the Pronghorns couldn't knock off Southern Colorado, and leaves the Super West Conference still with three teams vying for that conference title. Both Southern Colorado and Hawaii State have locked up playoff spots heading into the final week of the season. With Southern Colorado and Hawaii State set to battle in southern Colorado, and Deschutes heading to California to take on Playa del Rey, here's how things shake out.
- Southern Colorado is in with a win. They're currently a game up on both Hawaii State and Deschutes.
- If Hawaii State wins and Deschutes loses, Hawaii State and Southern Colorado will be tied. As they will have split the season series in this situation, and they would have identical overall records, points would determine the conference champion. Currently Hawaii State has the points advantage, and would win in this situation, so they would still have that points lead and would win the conference.
- If Hawaii State and Deschutes both win, then it will come to a three way points tiebreaker. Currently Hawaii State is at 1371.93, Southern Colorado is at 1169.02, and Deschutes is at 1079.76. So it will almost assuredly go to Hawaii State in that situation.

With the Southern V Conference, East Coast Conference, and Heartland Athletic Conference champions already in place with Johns Island, St. Brendan's and Minnesota A&M respectively, and Southern Colorado and Hawaii State both clinching a spot already, that leaves only three playoff spots available. With six teams all in position to earn them. The three teams in the driver's seat are Michigan Institutional, Riel, and Kentucky Tech. They win, they're in. Kentucky Tech is in non-conference action facing Pennsylvania Commonwealth. Meanwhile, Riel hosts rival Twin Cities and look to prevent Twin Cities pulling a second upset to close the season, and Michigan Institutional heads to Kansas to face Wichita A&M. 
The teams on the outside looking in are St. Laurent, Buffalo State and Deschutes. St. Laurent hosts Hershey, Buffalo State hosts Chicago Tech, and, as previously mentioned, Deschutes is on the road against Playa del Rey. St. Laurent, Buffalo State, and Deschutes all need a win and a loss from at least one of Michigan Institutional, Riel, and Kentucky Tech to get into a tiebreaker situation. If more than two of the teams end up tied for the final spots, then it would be based on points, which are currently as follows:
Michigan Institutional - 1309.32
St. Laurent - 1265.08
Riel - 1245.26
Buffalo State - 1199.94
Deschutes - 1079.76
Kentucky Tech - 1029.20

Head-to-head would only be needed if exactly one of Michigan Institutional, Riel and Kentucky Tech lose and exactly one of St. Laurent, Buffalo State, and Deschutes win. Those that matter are:
St. Laurent has a head to head win over Riel
Deschutes has a head to head win over Michigan Institutional

I'm honestly not getting into all the seeding scenarios because there's a lot, but know that a Johns Island win or Southern Colorado loss guarantees them the top seed. In a three way tie situation, realistically, only St. Brendan's has a shot to overtake the Angels for the points tiebreaker, needing Johns Island to lose, and both St. Brendan's and Southern Colorado to win. Otherwise, Johns Island would lose the top seed only if they lose to Lake Country Tech at home, St. Brendan's loses to Hallows at home, and Southern Colorado beats Hawaii State. This would leave it to the head to head game between Johns Island and Southern Colorado, which the Stegos won.

EDIT: I almost forgot: If St. Laurent, Buffalo State, or Deschutes win, they will be bowl eligible. As such, please submit ideas for potential "filler" bowls. Currently we have:
First Round:
Avocado Bowl in Phoenix, AZ
Harvest Bowl in Kansas City, MO
Heritage Bowl in Washington, DC
Whiskey Bowl in Nashville, TN

Semifinals:
Beacon Bowl in Boston, MA
North Star Bowl in Minneapolis, MN

Extra Bowl:
Pineapple Bowl in Honolulu, HI

So what we need: one additional bowl game if all three of St. Laurent, Buffalo State, and Deschutes win AND AltFL cities you'd like to see the NationALT Championship played in. Confirmed to have been previously used for that are Miami, FL, Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL. You can submit those HERE. This will be brief, closing on Friday, November 7th at 10pm Central so we can vote before next week.

Last edited by Dan O'Mac (11/04/2025 2:25 pm)

With a big win over Ohio A&M last week in our final home game of the season, we punched our ticket to the AltCAA playoffs. But we still have a chance to host the traditional Super West Conference bowl, the Avocado Bowl. To do so, we just need to go on the road to Southern Colorado and avenge our loss from earlier this season. The Stegos are having their best season in modern times and would really like to claim the conference championship, so we know this won't be easy. Last week we saw Kendrick Raphael enter the starting lineup for us, and get us 112 combined yards on the ground and receiving while punching in three touchdowns, earning him a start again this week. #BeachBirds #TikiManIsEternal

Week 11 - Buffalo State Stampede (5-5) vs Chicago Tech Violets (3-7)

It is win or go home for the Buffalo State Stampede. If the Stampede win they will be bowl eligible but they need a win and some help to make the playoffs. The Stampede will be rocking with the red helmets again at home, hoping they can stay hot in them.

#FearTheHerd

With a big win over Southern Colorado, the Hawks claim the Super West Title. With conference title, we've earned the three seed in the playoffs and the right to host the Avocado Bowl. So we're off to Phoenix to face off against the Michigan Institutional Bucks. We're looking at having top running back Antwan Raymond and top wide receiver KJ Duff unavailable for this one, so it's a bit of an uphill battle. We'll be in the all white, as normal, with the white helmets, jerseys and pants. We're featuring starting quarterback Byrum Brown, who can hopefully continue his stellar play since taking over as the starting quarterback. #BeachBirds #TikiManIsEternal

Pineapple Bowl - Buffalo State Stampede (6-5) vs Kentucky Tech Gryphons (6-5)

While we fell short of our goal of making the playoffs, the Stampede finished the second half of the season strong going 5-1 down the stretch to get bowl eligible. We are heading west, WAY west to Hawaii where the Buffalo Stampede will be facing off against fellow Southern V foe the Kentucky Tech Gryphons in the Pineapple Bowl. The Stampede and Gryphons split the regular season series between the two teams. Buffalo State will look to stay red hot in there red helmets to close out their inaugural season. 

#FearTheHerd