With one week to go, it seemed Victory League was all but wrapped up. The Minnesota North Stars held a 5.5-game lead while the Atlanta Outkasts were up by 3.5.
The second-place Austin Lone Stars then proceeded to win five straight to close the season, including a sweep of Minnesota in the final series of the year, to force a one-game playoff which has yet to be played.
But in the East, the Stanwix Fire Ants had a perfect final week, 7-for-7, and overtook Atlanta by one game to win their first division title since entering the league as an expansion team three seasons ago. Austin was part of the same expansion class.
The full story is here. As commissioner, to watch this happen before my eyes was unbelievable. I wasn't even paying attention to the West, as there was no doubt in my mind that Minnesota was going to the playoffs and I was so engrossed in watching Stanwix win and win and win. Then, when the simming was done and there was still a game on the schedule, I was a bit confused until I saw the two teams that were scheduled.
This happened a few hours ago and I'm still in a bit of disbelief. I've never seen something like this as a commissioner.