NEFL Week 3 (May 26, 2012)

NEFL Weekly - There will be no radio show this week--just not enough time to get guests booked and recorded today given the circumstances.

Week 4 guests: Crush, Predators, Thunderhawks (confirmed)
Also planning on: Pioneers, Storm (not confirmed)

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NEFL Week 3 Release (Will be available Thursday night)

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Game Notes (Click on the game below you want to learn more about)

River City Rough Riders at Minnesota Spartans (not available)

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NEFL in the Community (Week 3 stories)

-Chippewa Valley Predators host NFL Play 60 and USA Football FUNdamentals camp

-The River City Rough Riders’ TV show, “Rough Riders Live,” will air at 11 a.m. Saturday on Fox 25/48 (WLAX/WEUX La Crosse / Eau Claire). This is the fourth episode of the show, in its first season.

-The Chippewa Valley Predators' TV show, "It's Time! Predators Live," will air at 9:30 p.m. Saturday on Fox 25/48 (WLAX/WEUX La Crosse / Eau Claire). This is the second episode of the show, in its third season.

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All-time rankings - These are already in the forum and updated weekly. Check the league release for more details.

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WEEK 3 and 4 POWER RANKINGS (Last 10 games played, including non-league games)
NOTE: Week 5 and beyond will include 2012 NEFL game results only
NOTE: Rankings changed with the removal of the Dragons from the league during week 3

1. Pioneers (LW: 1) High: 1 Low: 1
2. Predators (LW: 4) High: 2 Low: 4
3. Force (LW: 2) High: 2 Low: 4
4. Rage (LW: 5) High: 4 Low: 5
5. Crush (LW: 5) High: 5 Low: 6
6. Gladiators (LW: 7) High: 6 Low: 7
7. Giants (LW: 7) High: 7 Low: 8
8. Thunderhawks (LW: 8 ) High: 8 Low: 9
9. Storm (LW: 9) High: 9 Low: 10
10. Rough Riders (LW: 10) High: 10 Low: 12
11. CW Spartans (LW: 11) High: 11 Low: 12
12. MN Spartans (LW: NR) High:12 Low: 12

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PRESEASON COACHES POLL

1. Pioneers (10) - 50
2. Force - 31.5
3. Predators - 26.5
4. Dragons - 19
5. Rage - 17.5

Also receiving votes: Crush - 5, Thunderhawks - 0.5.

Teams participating: Crush, Force, Gladiators, Pioneers, Predators, Rage, Rough Riders, Spartans, Storm, Thunderhawks (10 total)

Poll facts: The Pioneers are unanimously voted #1... Only 3 teams appeared on every ballot: the Pioneers, Force and Rage... every team ranked 2-5 received at least one 2nd-place vote... Only two ties were cast in balloting... 5 teams did not receive a vote, but all of those teams participated in the polling... The Predators and Dragons did not appear on one ballot apiece (not the same ballot)... The Central Division teams all received votes, while two from the West and just one from the East got on ballots... The Pioneers (50 points) out-ranked the entire Central Division combined (49.5 points)... Of the 10 ballots cast, only 2 had the same order of ranked teams.

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PLAYOFF PICTURE

Place-Team...Record/NEFL, Record/DIV, PA/NEFL, PA/Div

### Division Leaders ###
*W* 1-Pioneers 2-0 1-0 0 0 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
*E* 2-Gladiators 2-0 1-0 24 10 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
*C* 3-Rage 2-0 1-0 76 0 (wins tiebreaker based on division record)
### Wild Cards ###
4-Predators 1-0 0-0 7 0
5-Crush 1-1 1-0 19 6 (wins teibreaker based on division record)
6-Force 1-1 0-0 26 0 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
### Currently Would Miss The Playoffs ###
7-Storm 1-1 1-1 50 50
8-MN Spartans* 0-1 0-0 15 0 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
9-Rough Riders 0-1 0-0 46 0 (wins tiebreaker based on division record)
10-Giants 0-1 0-1 37 37 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
11-Thunderhawks 0-2 0-2 75 75 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
12-CW Spartans 0-2 0-1 108 42

If season ended today
Force at Rage
Crush at Predators
Byes: Pioneers, Gladiators

Clinching scenarios for week 4: None
Elimination scenarios for week 4: None

*Note: The Minnesota Spartans assume the Minnesota Dragons' Week 1 result (15-0 loss) for playoff purposes--their actual record for the season is different than what is reflected above. The Playoff Picture takes into account the records that matter for the NEFL playoffs.

Minnesota Spartans actual record in 2012 (NOT for playoff purposes): 0-0 0-0 0 0