We have completed the first half of the 5th season in the XFL and we are starting to get a clear picture of who will contend for a chance to reach XFL V.

AXC

In the West, the defending and two time champion Oakland (7-1) looks for its 4th straight division title. An amazing run for a team that went 0-16 in its inaugural season. The team has been owned and run by Privatesnowflake since the inception of the league.

Kansas City (4-4) is a distant 2nd, run by Arjona16, another original owner who is looking to finish with his best record since 2020 where he finished (7-8--1).

Los Angeles (0-8) is winless this season, run by Bhass in his 2nd year of ownership where he is attempting to rebuild the team and looks for better days ahead.

Finally there is Denver (0-8), a team in limbo with no owner with the league appointing a committee to run its day to day affairs. The commissioner has hopes that new ownership with buy the franchise with no guarantee that the team will remain in Denver.

In the East, Buffalo (7-1) is looking for its 3rd straight division title. The team has been owned from inception by Smirt211 where he has seen great regular season success but has fallen short in the playoffs. Buffalo has reached the playoffs the last 3 seasons and was conference champion in 2020 but lost its only appearence in XFL III.

Miami (6-2) is in 2nd place, a game behind Buffalo. This is the 2nd year of ownership for Gridironfan after his first season completing an (8-8) record. Things will get interesting in the 2nd half of the season as Buffalo and Miami still have 2 games to play against each other.

New England (5-3) sits in 3rd place with a game remaining against both Miami and Buffalo in the 2nd half after beating Miami but losing to Buffalo earlier in the year. A wildcard team last season, they came under new ownership Dendro that season and he will look for a strong finish to get back to the playoffs this season.

New York (4-4) sits in 4th place and is its its 2nd year of ownership by Brohl. He will look to improve on a (6-10) record from last season but his schedule in the 2nd half is difficult with games against Buffalo, Oakland, Atlanta and 2 against New England.

In the North, one of the biggest surprises of the season sits atop the division, Birmingham (8-0). Owned by Frosty96 for the last 3 seasons with the previous 2 seasons being played in Baltimore. After finishing (8-8) last season, the franchise was moved to Birmingham and renamed the Thunderbolts. The move has seemed to energize the team as they have gone undefeated in the first half but the schedule gets harder in the second half with 7 out of 8 games remaining against teams with winning records.

Pittsburgh (5-3) is tied for 2nd place with a lose to Birmingham already in the books. ArmchairQB is in his 2nd year of ownership where he finished a disappointing (2-14) last season. He has worked hard to turn around this franchise and seems to have them headed in the right direction.

Cincinnati (5-3) is also tied for 2nd place. Fhunt3 is an original owner and has won the division the previous 2 seasons and made the playoffs the previous 3 seasons. After starting (5-0), they have dropped the last 3 games and things dont get any easier as they face undefeated Birmingham in week 9 in the 1st of 2 meetings.

Finally winless Cleveland (0-7-1) sits in last place. This is Tman0115's 2nd season as owner and has started the long hard process of rebuilding the franchise. Despite going winless, this team has fought hard with 4 games being decided by 6 points or less. Unfortunately things wont get any easier for Cleveland as 7 out of the last 8 games are against teams with winning records.

In the South, Dakota (7-1) sits on 1st place and will look to win the division for the 4th straight year. Owned by Cjfred68, one of the original owners in the XFL, he will look to make the playoffs for the 5th straight time which includes a win in XFL I.

Houston (5-3) sits in 2nd place and is owned by one of the original owners, Dyluckyguess. Despite never winning the division, he will look to make the playoffs for the 3rd straight year and in week 9 will match up against Dakota in a very important game.

Indianapolis (4-4) sits in 3rd place and is the 2nd of 3 teams without an owner being run by a league appointed committee. Sonce the inception of the league, they have had a hard time finding a owner for this franchise, the commissioner has made it public that a new venue for the franchise is not out of the question and is open to moving the team just about anywhere in hopes of landing a new owner for this franchise.

Finally Jacksonville (1-7) sits in last place in the division. The team has seen a revolving door at ownership and hopes new owner, Turtlephoot is a permanent answer. He will have some work ahead of him to turn this franchise around but if he puts in the time and effort, it could be a very rewarding experience for this owner.

NXC

In the highly competitive East, Philadelphia (5-3) sits in 1st place just 1/2 game better then the two 2nd place teams. Jouameng is in his 2nd year of ownership and is looking to improve on back to back (8-8) seasons.

Providence (4-3-1) is tied for second place and under new ownership. Rednu took ownership of a floundering New York francise during the last draft when the team made a questionable 1st round pick. Selecting 7th overall, the previous regime took a FB that wasnt even in most mock drafts top 100 players. The backslash from that draft pick had the previous owner sell the team amongst all the criticism to the new ownership group who moved the team to Providence. As a side note, the controversial selection, FB Richie Pritchett was cut by new ownership and is currently out of football.

Brooklyn (4-3-1) is tied for 2nd place. After 4 disappointing seasons in Dallas, the previous 2 seasons under owner Amalric7, the team was moved to Brooklyn to fill the void in New York after the original New York francise moved to Providence. With the division so tight, Brooklyn still has 5 division games left in the last 8 games of the season.

Finally Washington (3-5) finds itself in last place. Owned by Crm63, the 7th out of the 9 original owners left in the XFL. Crm63 has led his team to 4 straight division titles and will look to right the ship in the 2nd half to continue that streak. With 5 division games remaining on the scedule, this division is quite lierally up for grabs.

In the West, Seattle (6-1-1) has a comfortable lead in the division. Media mogul Timreesejr is an original owner and looking to follow up his NXC Conference Championship with a trip to XFL V and a XFL Championship.

Arizona (3-3-2) is in 2nd place and 3rd year owner, Wieczoreks is looking to make the playoffs for the first time. With his 2 ties, he sits 8th in the NXC playoff seeding but 6 out of there last 8 games are against teams with 1 win halfway through the season.

The Portland Thunder (1-6-1) is tied for 3rd place in the division. After 4 straight years without making the playoffs, the San Fransico franchise was bought by Yellowcat53 and moved to Portland. One of the 5 teams that moved during the offseason as the league has looked to grow its fan base by bringing pro football to some of the hungry fan bases. Yellowcat53 has taken over a team that needs to be rebuilt and the commisioner believes that Yellowcat is the right man for the job.

Finally Los Angelos (1-6-1) is tied for 3rd place in the division. In Ken357's 2nd year of ownership, he is attempting to turn around a francise that hasnt finished with a winning record in any season. Although the wins havent started to pile up, the team is competing in most games and seems to be heading in the right direction.

In the North, the Gem City Gansters (8-0) have been the biggest surprise in the NXC. The team was bought by Raidergreg69 last season when they were located in Minnesota. The commisioner approved the sale to the Ohio native with full knowledge that the team would be relocating. After finishing last season on a 7-3 stretch, experts expected the team to improve on its 7-9 record from last season but not to this extent. With Raidergregs alleged connection to the mob, guns in the team logo and the scantily clad cheerleaders, Commissioner Cjfred68 was asked if he was worried about tarnishing the image of the XFL. He responded with this quote: " This aint the NFL kid, the XFL is all about hard hitting, no holds barred, good old fashioned American Football, not that watered down, dont touch the quarterback, cant hit a defenseless player, soon to be flag football brand they play in that other league."

Green Bay (6-2) sits in 2nd place. The team is owned by original owner Beefkabaab and he has work to do to continue his streak of 4 straight division titles. It all starts this week as they travel to Gem City to avenge an earlier lose at home. If Green Bay has any hope of winning the division, they have to win this game or they with be 3 games out with 7 games remaining plus the season sweep by Gem City as the tiebreaker.

Detroit (2-5-1) sits in 3rd place in the diviaion. This is Trslick's 3rd season as owner. During the offseason, Detroit changed their team and logo to the Executioners. The name change may have been done to bring a new attitute to the team and incite fear in the opponent or it might have been a sign of what is to come of the coaching staff if things dont start turning around soon.

Finally Chicago (1-7) is in last place in the division. This is James32 3rd year as owner and after an 8-8 season last year, the team has taken a step back this season only winning 1 game. The record is a little misleading since 6 of the first 8 games have been against some of the teams with the best records in the league. In the second half, Chicago plays 7 out of 8 games against teams with .500 records or worse.


In the South, Atlanta (6-2) sits atop the division. Chrisbronext has owned the team for 4 years making the playoffs every season with a NXC Conference Championship and an XFL Championship under his belt, winning XFL III.

Carolina (3-4-1) is in 2nd place, 2 1/2 games behind Atlanta. Jon75 is the last of the 9 original owners left in the XFL. He has alternated each of his first 4 seasons making the playoffs twice which includes a NXC Conference Championship where he lost in XFL I. They have already been swept by Atlanta in the division so they will be playing to get a wildcard spot

Tampa Bay (1-7) is tied for 3rd place in the division. They are owned by Caualcnote in his 2nd year of ownership. After going 10-6 last season and making the playoffs, it appears they are in the process of rebuilding the team.

Memphis Maniacs (1-7) are also tied for 3rd place and currently without an owner. The commisioner was very disappointed that an owner had bought the club, moved them to Memphis and made the playoffs last season, only to bail out of the league leaving the club ownerless. Without a quality owner in place, this team has taken a nosedive and hopefully a new owner will buy the club and get them back on track.