Post by Nationals GM (Preston - Old) on Sept 3, 2012 11:25:00 GMT -8
2012 Final Regular Season Standings
Note: Standings reflect playoff seeding, so wild card teams with better records than division winners are ranked worse.
American League
1. Tampa Bay Rays (16-6)
2. Texas Rangers (15-7)
3. Cleveland Indians (13-9)
4. Boston Red Sox (14-8)
5. Baltimore Orioles (12-10)
6. New York Yankees (11-11)
7. Oakland Athletics (10-12)
8. Los Angeles Angels (10-12)
9. Detroit Tigers (9-12-1)
10. Toronto Blue Jays (9-12-1)
11. Chicago White Sox (8-13-1)
11. Kansas City Royals (8-13-1)
13. Seattle Mariners (6-14-2)
14. Minnesota Twins (5-16-1)
National League
1. San Diego Padres (18-4)
2. Houston Astros (18-4)
3. Washington Nationals (16-6)
4. Cincinnati Reds (17-5)
5. Los Angeles Dodgers (15-7)
6. Arizona Diamondbacks (11-11; 2-1 in three-way tiebreaker with Marlins and Giants)
7. Miami Marlins (11-11; 1-1)
8. San Francisco Giants (10-10-2; 1-2)
9. St. Louis Cardinals (10-11-1)
10. Atlanta Braves (10-12)
10. Philadelphia Phillies (10-12)
12. Pittsburgh Pirates (8-13-1)
13. Milwaukee Brewers (7-13-2)
14. New York Mets (7-15)
15. Colorado Rockies (6-14-2)
16. Chicago Cubs (1-18-3)
Playoff Matchups and Seedings:
American League
1. Tampa Bay Rays - BYE (plays worst seed remaining in Round 2)
2. Texas Rangers - BYE (plays best seed remaining in Round 2)
3. Cleveland Indians vs. 6. New York Yankees
4. Boston Red Sox vs. 5. Baltimore Orioles
National League
1. San Diego Padres - BYE (plays worst seed remaining in Round 2)
2. Houston Astros - BYE (plays best seed remaining in Round 2)
3. Washington Nationals vs. 6. Arizona Diamondbacks
4. Cincinnati Reds vs. 5. Los Angeles Dodgers
Note: Standings reflect playoff seeding, so wild card teams with better records than division winners are ranked worse.
American League
1. Tampa Bay Rays (16-6)
2. Texas Rangers (15-7)
3. Cleveland Indians (13-9)
4. Boston Red Sox (14-8)
5. Baltimore Orioles (12-10)
6. New York Yankees (11-11)
7. Oakland Athletics (10-12)
8. Los Angeles Angels (10-12)
9. Detroit Tigers (9-12-1)
10. Toronto Blue Jays (9-12-1)
11. Chicago White Sox (8-13-1)
11. Kansas City Royals (8-13-1)
13. Seattle Mariners (6-14-2)
14. Minnesota Twins (5-16-1)
National League
1. San Diego Padres (18-4)
2. Houston Astros (18-4)
3. Washington Nationals (16-6)
4. Cincinnati Reds (17-5)
5. Los Angeles Dodgers (15-7)
6. Arizona Diamondbacks (11-11; 2-1 in three-way tiebreaker with Marlins and Giants)
7. Miami Marlins (11-11; 1-1)
8. San Francisco Giants (10-10-2; 1-2)
9. St. Louis Cardinals (10-11-1)
10. Atlanta Braves (10-12)
10. Philadelphia Phillies (10-12)
12. Pittsburgh Pirates (8-13-1)
13. Milwaukee Brewers (7-13-2)
14. New York Mets (7-15)
15. Colorado Rockies (6-14-2)
16. Chicago Cubs (1-18-3)
Playoff Matchups and Seedings:
American League
1. Tampa Bay Rays - BYE (plays worst seed remaining in Round 2)
2. Texas Rangers - BYE (plays best seed remaining in Round 2)
3. Cleveland Indians vs. 6. New York Yankees
4. Boston Red Sox vs. 5. Baltimore Orioles
National League
1. San Diego Padres - BYE (plays worst seed remaining in Round 2)
2. Houston Astros - BYE (plays best seed remaining in Round 2)
3. Washington Nationals vs. 6. Arizona Diamondbacks
4. Cincinnati Reds vs. 5. Los Angeles Dodgers