Different from 11-man football, an arena team fields eight players on each team. Six of those players must play both offense and defense. There are two conferences and four divisions, the American Conference and the National Conference. The American Conference includes the Northeast and Southeast Divisions. The National Conference includes the South Central and Midwest Divisions.
Teams also help players acquire day jobs and can provide housing for two players.
The wild card teams will be the ones who have the best win-loss percentage at the end of the season regardless of divisional alignment. There are local players as well as players from Colorado and Mississippi. All of the current players have played in college. Some players have actual Arena Football experience. There are four 15-minute quarters.