Your Guide to the Final Week

Only one game left in the chase for the Markinson, Montoya, and Dufresne Championships. And then it's League Cup time, aka playoff time, aka Julius/Texas time. Here's the situation:

Markinson

The title of ultimate champion is officially down to two managers, Drew and Gina.

• Drew simply needs to beat Eddy, who has lost 6 of his last 7 games. Even if he loses, he will still claim the title if Gina loses to Lisa, who has lost 6 of her last 8.
  
  
• Gina claims the title if she beats Lisa AND Eddy beats Drew.
  

Montoya

This title is also down to two managers, Andrew and Hubert.

• If Andrew beats Gina, or Hubert loses to Jeremy, Andrew is champion.
  
  
• If Hubert beats Jeremy AND Andrew loses to Gina, Hubert is champion.
  

Gina's team is dangerous. In her last 6 games, she has scored, 132, 142, 125, 90, 121, and 125. She's actually scoring at the same pace as Andrew on the season. So there is some hope for Hubert. But Hubert faces the second highest scoring team in the league behind his own, so he has his hands full, too.

For Markinson bids, Andrew has officially clinched his first ever bid! Congratulations, Andrew!

The Hubert/Jeremy winner will also clinch a spot in next year's Markinson.

Dan, Lisa, and Scott will need to win the League Cup to qualify for Markinson. If Gina doesn't win Markinson, she'll be added to this list. If she does win Markinson, the Hubert/Jeremy loser and I will be added to this list. Simply put, Hubert, Jeremy, and I are rooting for you, Darby United!

Dufresne

There are three teams still alive in the title chase, Nalu, Russell, and Dean.

• For Nalu, it's simple. Well, simple to explain, not to accomplish. Beat Dean and he is champion. But Dean is going to win Starling Cup, so obviously that's a brutal matchup.
  
  
• Russell is champion if he beats 7th place Steve AND Nalu loses to Dean. But watch out for Steve, who put up over 130 points this week and finally showed some life.
  
  
• Dean is champion if he beats Nalu AND Steve beats Russell.
  

No one in Dufresne has clinched a Markinson birth. The Dean/Nalu winner will clinch a birth, and Russell would clinch one with a win.

Jason, Amer, Steve, and Eddy will need to win the League Cup to qualify for Markinson.

Good luck!