Reminder, after this weekend’s games, ALL teams should expect to have a game scheduled on 3/2.  For those that don’t advance to the semi-final matchups, this will be your final game of the season.  For the four teams that advance to the semi-finals, they will skate on 3/9 in the finals or consolation game as well.  Heading into next weekend, Orange and Yellow have locked up a spot, and the other two spots need this weekend’s games to play out to determine.  Here are the updated playoff standings after last week.

Place	Team	Games Played	Points	Seed
1	Orange	3	6	1
2	Yellow	2	4	2
3	Black	3	4	9
4	Green	3	2	3
5	Red	2	2	4
6	Teal	2	2	5
7	Neon	3	2	7
8	Gold	2	2	8
9	Silver	2	0	6
10	Purple	2	0	10

The fourth week of the playoffs opens at 5:00 PM with a rematch of Red and Purple.  Red outscored Purple 8-7 en route to a split in the regular season.  Purple will not advance, but a Red win secures one of the two open spots, a loss eliminates them.  A tie requires help, but does not eliminate Red, details on that later. 

Out of order, but in the order of controlling their own destiny, Teal takes on Silver at 7:00PM.  Silver outscored Teal 4-3 with a win and a tie in the regular season, but has been eliminated from advancing.  Teal wins and they claim a spot, regardless of Red’s outcome, lose and they are eliminated.  A tie requires help, but also does not eliminate Teal, details on that later.

In between these games, at 6:00PM, Yellow takes on Gold.  Yellow outscored Gold 8-2 in a regular season sweep.  Yellow is locked in to advancing, but one more win here eliminates Gold.  A Gold win requires Red or Teal to tie or lose for their win to put Gold in the semi finals.  Finally, a tie does not eliminate Gold, but requires help for them to advance.

While these are the remaining games, two more teams have yet to be eliminated.

Black is sitting in a decent position, currently 3rd, and would stay there if Red, Teal, and Gold all tie or lose.  If one of these three wins, Black moves to 4th.  If two or three win, they are eliminated.

If Red, Teal, and Gold all lose, there will be seven 1-2 teams after the round, and Green would advance with the highest seed of the seven.

Finally, the ties.  In the scenario where Black remains in 3rd, no wins by Red, Teal, or Gold, the fourth seed can be claimed by a tie on the final evening.  The highest seeded team who tied on the final night would claim that fourth spot.  Red is the highest seed of the three, then Teal, then Gold.

To recap, Red and Teal control their ability to claim the last two spots, with Gold in position to claim it if either falter, Black already making their case if two or more fail to win, messy tie scenarios with no wins but one or more ties, and finally Green backing in if all three fail to win or tie.