by * Idle thoughts
* Final CISL Standings
* Final Playoff Race Standings
* Notable dates
* Results from last week
IDLE THOUGHTS
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9/27 Houston rolls to keep pace with Monterrey with a come-from-behind
12-6 victory over Indianapolis. Houston scored 8 4th quarter goals.
La Raza's magic number to clinch the division remains at 1.
Washington complicates things with a 3-2 overtime shootout win over
Sacramento. It snapped the Warthogs' 4-game losing streak.
Washington wins the season series with the Knights
and pulls within one of 5th place Anaheim. The Splash lost in
overtime to the Sockers, 8-7. San Diego has won 4 in a row. With
both the Knights and Splash losing, Dallas clinches the 4th seed
and home-field advantage in the first round of playoffs.
9/28 The Detroit Neon narrowed the gap between 5th and 8th to just one
game with a 7-3 victory in Portland. The Pride (10-18) finished the
season on a 4-game losing streak (they ended the 1995 season on a
8-game losing streak). Sacramento (14-14), who went to the finals
last year, barely made it to .500 with a 6-5 victory in San Diego
(17-11). San Diego's 4-game win streak was snapped, but they
finished with 17 or more wins for all 4 CISL seasons.
9/29 Indianapolis (10-18), in their last game known as the Indianapolis
Twisters, came up with a huge upset, beating the Monterrey La Raza
(18-10), 8-7, and preventing La Raza from celebrating the division
title just yet. Luckily, Dallas (16-12) pulled out a thrilling
8-7 victory in overtime over Houston (18-10), who could have clinched
the East title with a win. Houston's 4-game win streak was snapped.
Dallas won their 13th straight game at Reunion Arena.
So Monterrey gets the #1 seed and the division title and Houston
winds up with the #3 seed. Anaheim (15-13) scored five straight
goals to upend Washington (13-15), 8-3, and to take the #5 seed.
Seattle (10-18) became the last team to pick up 10 wins, the first
time every CISL team won at least 10 games in the same season, with
its 11-5 crushing victory over Detroit (13-15). Detroit missed a
chance to finish the #6 seed; instead it will get the #8 seed and
travel to Monterrey to open their first playoff season. Sacramento
is the #6 seed and Washington #7.
FINAL CISL STANDINGS (Morning of Monday, September 30, 1996)
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*** Week 16 of 16 [28-game Regular Season] ***
Eastern Division GP W-L Pct. GB Strk
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1D* y-Monterrey La Raza 28 18-10 .643 --- L1
3 x-Houston Hotshots 28 18-10 .643 --- L1
4 x-Dallas Sidekicks 28 16-12 .571 2.0 W2
7* x-Washington Warthogs 28 13-15 .464 5.0 L1
8 x-Detroit Neon 28 13-15 .464 5.0 L1
10* Indianapolis Twisters 28 10-18 .357 8.0 W1
Western Division GP W-L Pct. GB Strk
________________ __ ___ ____ __ ____
2D y-San Diego Sockers 28 17-11 .607 --- L1
5 x-Anaheim Splash 28 15-13 .536 2.0 W1
6 x-Sacramento Knights 28 14-14 .500 3.0 W1
9* Portland Pride 28 10-18 .357 7.0 L4
11 Seattle SeaDogs 28 10-18 .357 7.0 W1
x-Clinched playoff spot
y-Cliniched division title
*-wins on tiebreaker
NOTE: The top two teams in each division and the next four best
teams will advance to the CISL playoffs. The two division winners
will be ranked 1D-2D based on win-loss records, and the other six teams
will be ranked 3-8 based on win-loss records. The #1D will face #8,
#2D vs. #7, #3 vs. #6, and #4 vs. #5. Each series will be a best-of-three
in a 1-1-1 format, with the team with the best record hosting games one and
three (with the exception that a division winner (#1D or #2D) can host games
one and three over a non-division winner team (#3 through #8) with a better
record).
## next to team name indicates rank in CISL playoff race. The
# 5-8 teams will qualify for the playoffs as wild-card teams.
PLAYOFF RACE STANDINGS
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Rank Team GL Win-Loss W-L Pct. GB BEST
____ ____ __ ________ ___ ____ __ ____
1D y-Monterrey La Raza 0 18 10 18-10 .643 --- 1D
2D y-San Diego Sockers 0 17 11 17-11 .607 1.0 2D
3 x-Houston Hotshots 0 18 10 18-10 .643 --- 3
4 x-Dallas Sidekicks 0 16 12 16-12 .571 2.0 4
5 x-Anaheim Splash 0 15 13 15-13 .536 3.0 5
6 x-Sacramento Knights 0 14 14 14-14 .500 4.0 6
7 x-Washington Warthogs 0 13 15 13-15 .464 5.0 7
8 x-Detroit Neon 0 13 15 13-15 .464 5.0 8
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9 Portland Pride 0 10 18 10-18 .357 8.0 9
10 Indianapolis Twisters 0 10 18 10-18 .357 8.0 10
11 Seattle SeaDogs 0 10 18 10-18 .357 8.0 11
x- Clinched playoff spot
y- Clinched division title
GL- Games left; PGB- Playoff position games back
BEST- Best possible finish
NOTABLE DATES
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9/8 MON clinched playoff spot (#1)
9/13 HOU clinched playoff spot (#2)
9/13 SDG clinched playoff spot (#3)
9/14 DAL clinched playoff spot (#4)
9/20 ANA clinched playoff spot (#5)
9/20 SAC clinched playoff spot (#6)
9/20 WAS clinched playoff spot (#7)
9/20 IND eliminated from the playoffs
9/21 DET clinched playoff spot (#8)
9/21 SDG clinched WESTERN DIVISION title (#2 seed)
9/21 POR eliminated from the playoffs
9/21 SEA eliminated from the playoffs
9/27 DAL clinched the 4th seed
9/29 MON clinched best record in CISL
9/29 MON clinched EASTERN DIVISION title (#1 seed)
9/29 HOU clinched the 3rd seed
9/29 ANA clinched the 5th seed
9/29 SAC clinched the 6th seed
9/29 WAS clinched the 7th seed
9/29 DET clinched the 8th seed
9/29 POR clinched 9th place
9/29 IND clinched 10th place
QUICK RESULTS- Week 16
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(Home team in CAPS)
Friday, September 27
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HOUSTON 12, Indianapolis 6
Washington 3, SACRAMENTO 2 (SO 2-1)
SAN DIEGO 8, Anaheim 7 (OT)
Saturday, September 28
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Detroit 7, PORTLAND 3
Sacramento 6, SAN DIEGO 5
Sunday, September 29
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Indianapolis 8, MONTERREY 7
DALLAS 8, Houston 7 (OT)
SEATTLE 11, Detroit 5
ANAHEIM 8, Washington 3
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Scott HW
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