Fun fact relevant to the homefield topic.<br /><br />I just went back and checked all of the seasons and how the #1 seeded conference teams did on their own maps:<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />Winter 2007:<br />Both top seeded teams win on their homefields and progress to MasterBowl<br /><br />Summer 2007:<br />#1 Overall team of the league, Team Sausage Fest, loses on their homefield in the first round to Caveman Syndicate. #1 IDC Seed Dee Colons progresses to MasterBowl.<br /><br />Winter 2008:<br />#1 WDC Seed, The Best Around, progresses to MasterBowl. #1 Overall team of the league, Pak Attack, loses on their homefield in the first round to Virgin Roster.<br /><br />Summer 2008:<br />#1 Overall team, We&#039;re All Doomed, loses on their homefield in the Conference championship to Deep Thrusts. #1 IDC Seed, Reign in Blood, progresses to MasterBowl.<br /><br />Winter 2009:<br />#1 WDC Seed, Berserker Packers, loses on their homefield in the Conference championship to the Flag Steelers. #1 Overall seed, Super Chargers, progress to MasterBowl.<br /><br />Summer 2009:<br />#1 WDC Seed, Berserker Packers, loses on their homefield in the Conference championship to the Brokeback Cowboys. #1 Overall seed, Super Chargers, progress to MasterBowl.<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />I guess what I&#039;m getting at is that for the past 5 of 6 consecutive seasons, the #1 seed in at least one conference has lost on their homefield. This more or less splits it down the middle as to the &quot;fairness&quot; since the outcome is typically 50/50 overall. <br /><br />Another interesting and relevant stat is related to all-time playoff performances in the league, which indicates that roughly 27% of playoff games result in an underdog victory.<br /><br />Also discovered during this research is that at least one #1 seeded team from each conference [i]has[/i] made it to the MasterBowl each season (excepting Winter 2007 where both #1 seeds progressed) and, subsequently, defeated their opponent who won their conference at a lower seed.<br /><br />Winning your conference is a reward for doing so. If there were no playoffs at all, conference champions would be the team with the most wins at the end of the regular season. <br /><br />The playoffs are a way for teams who typically performed commendable during the season to redeem themselves with a championship run and, as the trends show, are indeed possible.<br /><br />By making it into the playoffs you have roughly a 1/4 chance of defeating a higher seeded opponent and a little bit under 50% chance of winning the Conference Championship seeded #2 or lower.<br /><br />Summation: The system works.