Week 20 NLL Playoffs Clinching and Elimination Scenarios

Buffalo Bandits (12-4)

• Has clinched a playoff berth and a first-round home playoff game.
• Can clinch the top overall seed throughout the playoffs with a win.

Saskatchewan Rush (11-5)

• Has clinched a playoff berth and a first-round home playoff game.
• No additional scenarios exist this week.

Halifax Thunderbirds (10-6)

• Has clinched a playoff berth.
• Can clinch a first-round home playoff game with a win.

Rochester Knighthawks (10-7)

• Has clinched a playoff berth.
• No additional scenarios exist this week.

Vancouver Warriors (9-7)

• Can clinch a playoff berth with a win, OR
• Any of the following combinations:

• • An Ottawa loss AND a Colorado loss, OR
  • An Ottawa loss AND a Georgia loss, OR
  • A Colorado loss AND a San Diego loss, OR
  • A Colorado loss AND a Georgia loss, OR
  • A San Diego loss AND a Georgia loss.

Georgia Swarm (8-8)

• Can clinch a playoff berth with a win AND a San Diego loss AND an Ottawa loss.

San Diego Seals (8-8)

• Can clinch a playoff berth with a win AND one of the following:

• • A Colorado loss, OR
  • An Ottawa loss.

Colorado Mammoth (8-8)

• No scenarios exist this week.

Calgary Roughnecks (8-8)

• No scenarios exist this week.

Ottawa Black Bears (7-9)

• Can be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss AND:

• • A San Diego win AND a Colorado win AND a Toronto loss, OR
  • A Georgia win AND one of the following:

• • • A San Diego win, OR
    • A Colorado win.

Albany FireWolves (6-10)

• Can be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss, OR
• A Georgia win AND an Ottawa win AND a Colorado win AND a Toronto loss.

Toronto Rock (5-10)

• Can be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss, OR
• Any of the following:

• • A Georgia win, OR
  • A Colorado win, OR
  • An Ottawa win.

Philadelphia Wings (6-10)

• Can be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss.

Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-12)

• Have been eliminated from playoff contention.
• Will clinch last place with a loss AND a Toronto win.