FANTASY BOWL IX FANTASY BOW L IX FANTASY BOWL IX It doesn't matter anymore. Playoff seedings - they don't matter. Records, total points - they don't matter. Previous matchups. League history. Sexual preference. Well, ok, maybe that matters a little. But, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to announce that FANTASY BOWL IX WILL BE HELD BETWEEN DEFENDING CHAMPION CHEEKTOWOJO AND ALDENLEAGUE ROOKIE LOS PETATES MEXICANOS! Winner takes all - the prize money, the glory, and their name etched on the AldenLeague Trophy for all time! How They Got Here: After a dominating regular season in which they backed up their 2007 league title, CheektoWojo took a first round bye before thumping the L.A. Ninjas - the second highest scoring team in the league - by 30 points. Los Petates Mexicanos took the hard road - as the last team to qualify for the post season, they defeated Crittenden Division Champions Fireseed in the first round, Westwood Division Champions Boys of Summer in the seco...

In 2001, the second year of AldenLeague history, Adam Wojnowski entered the league as BaltoWojo, and won Fantasy Bowl II in his first season. In 2002, Corey Maras's C-Men were added to AldenLeague as an expansion team, and won Fantasy Bowl III. In 2004, Ben Metz joined AldenLeague as the Widgets, and made a run to Fantasy Bowl V, finishing as the runner-up. Moral of the story? Beginner's luck exists in AldenLeague! Welcome to the semi-finals Los Petates Mexicanos! Joining you are first-time playoff contender L.A. Ninjas, and the two of you are taking on some of the more historical and decorated teams in AldenLeague history - CheektoWojo and the Boys of Summer. Andy's Red Hots and Fireseed? Another early exit to add to their own histories. Onto the Semi-Finals! Semi-Final Matchup #1: #1 CheektoWojo vs. #4 L.A. Ninjas How They Got Here: CheektoWojo is on an impressive streak. Since they finished the 2007 season 6-7, they ran through the playoffs to become Fantasy...

They fought for 13 hard weeks, suffered through benchings and bye weeks, injuries and idiocy. When the dust cleared, only 6 remained standing: CheektoWojo, Boys of Summer, Fireseed, L.A. Ninjas, Andy's Red Hots, and Los Petates Mexicanos. Their reward for surviving this far? A 3-week fight to death. Let the playoffs begin! Wild Card Matchup #1: #3 Fireseed vs. #6 Los Petates Mexicanos How they Got Here: Los Petates Mexicanos dropped three of their final four games, but on the strength of a 5-game win streak midseason, they carried a 7-6 record into the playoffs, the third team entered from the Sandridge Division. Fireseed, despite a 6-7 record, slashed their way to a Crittenden Division title with some Week 13 heroics in a big win vs. the Ice Cold Bruschi's paired with a last-minute TD by David Garrard to put Karate Xplosion over the Skyns. Fireseed ranks 3rd in the league in total points scored; Los Petates Mexicanos are 10th. Last Meeting: Los Petates Mexicanos won...

This is it, guys and gals: the final week of the AldenLeague regular season. Top 6 teams advance to the Fantasy Bowl playoffs. Bottom 6 teams are left to fight for draft pick positions. It all comes down to Week 13 - the final divisional matchup week, and a rematch of Week 1. Playoff Scenerios *Reminder: the first tiebreaker after Won-Loss records is total points for all situations EXCEPT when deciding a division champion. In the event that teams have identical records at the top of the same division, the first tiebreaker becomes divisional record, with points scored as the second tiebreaker. Teams are listed in order of current league standings. 1. CheektoWojo (8-4, 3-2, 1st-Sandridge) : Has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch Sandridge Division title and first-round bye in the playoffs with victory over Los Petates Mexicanos -OR- a loss by Andy’s Red Hots to BountyHunters. Can clinch #1 seed and first-round bye in the playoffs with a victory –OR- a Boys of Summer vict...