The #4 seed Philadelphia Stars (7-6) vs. the #1 seed Memphis Showboats (10-3).
The Showboats bounced back from last years' 1-10-2 season and lead the Southern
Division most of the way though the season. The Stars are the defending USFL champs
and after another shaky regular season turned it on just in time to attempt to
defend their crown in the playoffs.
#3 seed Washington Federals (7-6) vs. the #2 seed Birmingham Stallions (9-4).
The Feds made their first appearance in my version of the USFL this year, and after
starting the season at 0-4, went 7-2 the rest of the way to lock up a spot in the
playoffs. The Stallions repeated last years record at 9-4, once again winning the
Atlantic Division, but this year they hope to make it farther than the first round
of the playoffs.
Western Division
#4 seed Pittsburgh Maulers (7-6) vs. #1 seed Michigan Panthers (9-4)
The Maulers also made their first appearance in my version of the USFL this year,
and after starting out as a middle of the pack team, turned it on when they needed to
down the stretch. Michigan repeated as Central Division champs this year, and hope
to fair better than last year by making it past the first round this year.
#3 seed Denver Gold (8-5) vs. #2 seed Arizona Wranglers (9-4).
The Gold are also new to the league this year, and like Pittsburgh
and Washington, took advantage of great draft position to build
playoff teams. They'll need to get past an Arizona team that still
has the taste of last year's USFL championship game loss in their mouths.
My picks record for the regular season was 64-40, and my picks for the first
round of the playoffs are:
MEM over PHI
BIRM over WASH
MICH over PIT
DEN over ARIZ
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