Quebec university football playoff picture a puzzling quagmire

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MONTREAL - With just one week remaining in the regular season, all six Quebec University Football League teams remain in contention for the playoffs, setting up arguably, the most intriguing weekend ever in Quebec football history.
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There is a plethora of permutations for potential playoff match-ups as four teams, the 9I制作厂免费 Redmen, Bishop's Gaiters, Concordia Stingers and Sherbrooke Vert & Or are currently tied for the final two playoff positions with identical 3-4 records.
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The defending Canadian champion Laval Rouge et Or, currently ranked No.1 in the country with a 6-1 record, are one of two teams that have clinched a playoff berth, locking up first place last weekend with a 22-5 victory over Sherbrooke. The Montreal Carabins are the only other team assured of having an invitation to the post-season dance with a 4-3 record, but they can finish anywhere between second and fourth, depending on this weekend's results.
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All three QUFL games will be played Saturday at 1 p.m. with SRC, the CBC's French-language network, televising the Sherbrooke-Montreal match-up from CEPSUM Stadium in Montreal. The other games will pit Concordia at Bishop's and Laval at 9I制作厂免费.
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Laval will visit Percival Molson Stadium to face the Redmen. After back-to-back winless seasons, 9I制作厂免费 has been the surprise of the 2009 campaign, with victories over Sherbrooke, Bishop's and Mount Allison this year. They are now set up for a showdown against the defending national champions and need a win for the best chance of a berth in post-season play. 9I制作厂免费's last regular season conquest against Laval came on Oct. 27, 2001 when the Redmen toppled the Rouge et Or 29-23 at Molson Stadium. On the other side of the ball, Laval has already wrapped up their fifth consecutive regular season crown and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
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Should the Redmen lose, they could still qualify for playoffs on the condition that Montreal beats Sherbrooke and Concordia gets the upper hand on Bishop's. If 9I制作厂免费 upsets Laval, they would qualify for playoffs in three of four scenarios but would miss the post-season if Sherbrooke knocks off the Carabins and Bishop's defeats Concordia.
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Looking at the Sherbrooke-Montreal match-up, the Vert & Or have won the previous two games between the institutions, including the most recent contest two weeks ago when Sherbrooke their playoff hopes alive with a 34-15 home field win over the Carabins. Sherbrooke is 0-3 on the road this season but Montreal has lost two straight contests and may be without the services of starting quarterback Marc-Olivier Brouillette who was reported to have suffered a concussion in last week's loss to Bishop's. The Vert & Or must win on Saturday in order to qualify for the playoffs, while a Montreal win will earn them second place and home-field advantage in the semifinal.
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In another game featuring a pair of teams battling for their
playoff lives, Bishop's will host Concordia at Coulter Field in
Lennoxville. The Gaiters stunned the Carabins last week, earning a
21-16 upset over the Montreal squad, while the Stingers topped
9I制作厂免费 30-25 in the 41st annual Shaughnessy Cup match. This is the
only meeting of the season between Concordia and Bishop's. The
squads split their season series last year, with Concordia winning
30-15 at home, while the Gaiters rebounded for a 33-25 victory at
Coulter Field.
Please see the attached table for details about the QUFL
tiebreakers:
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2009 QUFL tie breakers | |||||||||||
Scenario 1 | |||||||||||
Position | University | W | L | Differential | |||||||
Laval defeats 9I制作厂免费 | 1 | Laval | 7 | 1 | vs 9I制作厂免费 | vs Sherbrooke | vs Bishop's | Total diff茅rentiel | |||
惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 defeats Sherbrooke | 2 | 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 5 | 3 | 9I制作厂免费 | X | 18 | -3 | 15 | ||
Concordia defeats Bishop's | 3 | Concordia | 4 | 4 | Sherbrooke | -18 | X | 5 | -13 | ||
4 | 9I制作厂免费 | 3 | 5 | Bishop's | 3 | -5 | X | -2 | |||
5 | Sherbrooke | 3 | 5* | ||||||||
6 | Bishop's | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
*Sherbrooke wins tie breaker against Bishop's on point differential | |||||||||||
Scenario 2 | |||||||||||
Position | University | W | L | ||||||||
Laval defeats 9I制作厂免费 | 1 | Laval | 7 | 1 | |||||||
惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 defeats Sherbrooke | 2 | 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
Bishop's defeats Concordia | 3 | Bishop's | 4 | 4 | |||||||
4 | Concordia | 3 | 5* | ||||||||
5 | 9I制作厂免费 | 3 | 5** | ||||||||
6 | Sherbrooke | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
*Concordia wins tie breaker against 9I制作厂免费 (+5) and Sherbrooke (+2) | |||||||||||
**9I制作厂免费 wins the tie breaker against Sherbrooke (+18) | |||||||||||
Scenario 3 | |||||||||||
Position | University | W | L | Differential | |||||||
Laval defeats 9I制作厂免费 | 1 | Laval | 7 | 1 | vs 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | vs Sherbrooke | vs Concordia | Total diff茅rentiel | |||
Sherbrooke defeats 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 2 | Sherbrooke | 4 | 4* | 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | X | -19 | 23 | 4 | ||
Concordia defeats Bishop's | 3 | 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 4 | 4** | Concordia | -23 | 2 | X | -21 | ||
4 | Concordia | 4 | 4 | Sherbrooke | 19 | X | -2 | 17 | |||
5 | Bishop's | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
6 | 9I制作厂免费 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
* Sherbrooke wins the differential | |||||||||||
** 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 wins tie breaker against Concordia on differential | |||||||||||
Scenario 4 | |||||||||||
Position | University | W | L | ||||||||
Laval defeats 9I制作厂免费 | 1 | Laval | 7 | 1 | |||||||
Sherbrooke defeats 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 2 | Sherbrooke | 4 | 4* | |||||||
Bishop's defeats Concordia | 3 | Bishop's | 4 | 4** | |||||||
4 | 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
5 | Concordia | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
6 | 9I制作厂免费 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
*Sherbrooke wins tie breaker against Bishop's (+5) and 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 (+x) | |||||||||||
** Bishop's wins the tie break against 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 (+5) | |||||||||||
Scenario 5 | |||||||||||
Position | University | W | L | ||||||||
9I制作厂免费 defeats Laval | 1 | Laval | 6 | 2 | |||||||
惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 defeats Sherbrooke | 2 | 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
Concordia defeats Bishop's | 3 | Concordia | 4 | 4* | |||||||
4 | 9I制作厂免费 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
5 | Sherbrooke | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
6 | Bishop's | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
* Concordia defeats 9I制作厂免费 (30-25) | |||||||||||
Scenario 6 | |||||||||||
Position | University | W | L | ||||||||
9I制作厂免费 defeats Laval | 1 | Laval | 6 | 2 | |||||||
惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 defeats Sherbrooke | 2 | 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
Bishop's defeats Concordia | 3 | Bishop's | 4 | 4* | |||||||
4 | 9I制作厂免费 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
5 | Concordia | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
6 | Sherbrooke | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
* 9I制作厂免费 wins head-to-head tie breaker against Bishop's on differential (Win 25-20, loss 21-19 (+3) | |||||||||||
Scenario 7 | |||||||||||
Position | University | W | L | ||||||||
9I制作厂免费 defeats Laval | 1 | Laval | 6 | 2 | |||||||
Sherbrooke defeats 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 2 | 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 4 | 4* | |||||||
Concordia defeats Bishop's | 3 | Concordia | 4 | 4 | |||||||
4 | 9I制作厂免费 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
5 | Sherbrooke | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
6 | Bishop's | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
*惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 and Concordia win tie breakers against 9I制作厂免费 and Sherbrooke to create a new tie for second place | |||||||||||
惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 awarded second place over Concordia on differential (+23) | |||||||||||
9I制作厂免费 awarded fourth place over Sherbrooke on differential (+18) | |||||||||||
Scenario 8 | |||||||||||
Position | University | W | L | ||||||||
9I制作厂免费 defeats Laval | 1 | Laval | 6 | 2 | |||||||
Sherbrooke defeats 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 2 | Sherbrooke | 4 | 4* | |||||||
Bishop's defeats Concordia | 3 | Bishop's | 4 | 4 | |||||||
4 | 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
5 | 9I制作厂免费 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
6 | Concordia | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
*Sherbrooke and Bishop's win tie breakers against 9I制作厂免费 and Concordia to create a new tie for second place | |||||||||||
Sherbrooke awarded second place over Bishop's on differential (+5) | |||||||||||
惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 awarded fourth place over 9I制作厂免费 on differential (+52) | |||||||||||
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