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The NSFF 2022 regular season is in the books. Here is how everything stands heading into the playoffs:

Division Champions:
1. Korneuburg 4th and 20 (9-5) (1-1, +36.7)¹
2. Stockerau Bulldogs (9-5) (1-1, -44.4) (1-0)
3. Wiener Schnitzels (9-5) (1-1, +7.7) (0-1)
4. Okeechobee Brahmas (8-6)
Peleton:
5. Senefelder Spatzen (8-6)
6. Marburg Crusaders (6-8) (1805.8)²
7. Dresden Titans (6-8) (1759.9)³
8. Marburg Gamblers (6-8) (3-1)⁴

Rookie Draft Playoff:
9. Gehrden Warriors (6-8) (1-2) (1-1, +20.7)⁵
10. Berlin Cowboys (6-8) (1-2) (1-1, -23) (1-0)
11. Berlin Basher (6-8) (1-2) (1-1, +2.3) (0-1)
12. Merican Black Stallions (5-9)

¹Three team tie-breaker won by Korneuburg 4th and 20 by head-to-head point differential (+36.7) over Stockerau Bulldogs (-44.4) and Wiener Schnitzels (+7.7)
²Six team tie-breaker won by Marburg Crusaders by points for (1805.8) over Berlin Basher (1695.2), Berlin Cowboys (1576.5), Dresden Titans (1759.9), Gehrden Warriors (1745), and Marburg Gamblers (1694)
³Five team tie-breaker won by Dresden Titans by points for (1759.9) over Berlin Basher (1695.2), Berlin Cowboys (1576.5), Gehrden Warriors (1745), and Marburg Gamblers (1694)
⁴Four team tie-breaker won by Marburg Gamblers by head-to-head record (3-0) over Berlin Basher (1-2), Berlin Cowboys (1-2), Gehrden Warriors (1-2)
⁵Three team tie-breaker won by Gehrden Warriors by head-to-head point differential (+20.7) over Berlin Basher (+2.3), and Berlin Cowboys (-23)

The standings and any tie-breakers are set using the following criteria:
1. Winning Percentage (Direkter Vergleich Sieg/Niederlagen-Verhältnis)
2. Head-to-head record with point differential (Direkter Vergleich mit Punkteverhältnis)
3. Total points scored (Totale Punkte erzielt während der Saison)
4. Total points against (Totale Punkte gegen das eigene Team während der Saison)

Based on these standings the playoff match-ups have been set as follows:

Championship Playoff:
P1: #1 4th vs. #8 MGS
P2: #2 STB vs. #7 DDT
P3: #3 WIE vs. #6 MRC
P4: #4 OBB vs. #5 SEN

Rookie Draft Playoff:
D1: #9 GWS vs. #10 BCB
D2: #11 BEB vs. #12 MBS

The teams are re-seeded after every round.

We now have our first look at the 2023 Veteran Draft order based on the inverse standings.  The 1st and 2nd place teams after the playoffs will be slotted into the 12th and 11th spot respectively.

1. Merican Black Stallions (5-9)
2. Berlin Basher (6-8)
3. Berlin Cowboys (6-8)
4. Gehrden Warriors (6-8)
5. Marburg Gamblers (6-8)
6. Dresden Titans (6-8)
7. Marburg Crusaders (6-8)
8. Senefelder Spatzen (8-6)
9. Okeechobee Brahmas (8-6)
10. Wiener Schnitzels (9-5)
11. Stockerau Bulldogs (9-5)
12. Korneuburg 4th and 20 (9-5)

Good luck in the playoffs!