All-American Championship Football (SNES)

## Game info

Sport: American football

Teams: 28

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### Playoffs

In each conference, the three division champions and four wildcard teams will participate in the playoffs.

The three division champions from each conference are ranked 1 through 3 based on their overall record.

The four wild-card qualifiers from each conference are ranked 4 through 7.

**Wild-card playoffs**: 2v7, 3v6, 4v5.

**Divisional playoffs**: The outcome of the Wild Card games determine the matchups of the Divisional playoffs games, with the lowest remaining ranked team in each conference traveling to the first seed, and the second-lowest remaining ranked team traveling to the second-highest remaining ranked team.

**Conferenece championship**: The winners of the Divisional Playoff games play each other. Home field goes to the higher-remaining ranked team in each conference.

**Championship game**: The winners of the Conference Championship games play each other.

### Divisional tie-breakers

1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games (games played against the same opponents).
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory (the combined won-lost-tied percentage of all the teams that a club has defeated).
6. Strength of schedule (the combined won-lost-tied percentage of all the teams that a club has played against).
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.

### Conference tie-breakers

1. Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2.
2. Head-to-head, if applicable. (For ties among three or more teams, this step is only applied if there is a head-to-head sweep; i.e., if one club has defeated each of the others or if one club has lost to each of the others.)
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
5. Strength of victory (record of all the teams they defeated that season).
6. Strength of schedule (record of all the teams they played that season).
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in conference games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.

## Teams

**AFC East**: Buffalo; Indianapolis; Miami; New England; New York A

**AFC Central**: Cincinnati; Cleveland; Houston; Pittsburgh

**AFC West**: Denver; Kansas City; Los Angeles A; San Diego; Seattle

**NFC East**: Dallas; New York N; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Washington

**NFC Central**: Chicago; Detroit; Green Bay; Minnesota; Tampa Bay

**NFC West**: Atlanta; Los Angeles N; New Orleans; San Francisco

## Seedings

The seedings are based on their 1993 regular season record. It is used to determine the matches in the regular season.

## Standings

* Buffalo has secured the AFC East division.
* Houston has secured the AFC Central division.
* San Diego has secured the AFC West division.
* Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Miami have secured a wild-card spot.
* Head-to-head: Cincinnati 2-0; Cleveland 1-1; Pittsburgh 0-2.

* Dallas has secured the NFC East division.
* Green Bay has secured the NFC Central division.
* Atlanta has secured the NFC West division.
* San Francisco, Washington, Los Angeles, and Detroit have secured a wild-card spot.
* Philadelphia is placed ahead of Phoenix because of a better head-to-head record.
* Minnesota is placed ahead of Detroit because of a better head-to-head record.

## Post-season

### Championship game

San Diego vs Atlanta
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