2015 American Ultimate Disc League season

American Ultimate Disc League
Season2015
ChampionsSan Jose Spiders
Highest scoringMinnesota Wind Chill (45)
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The 2015 American Ultimate Disc League season was the fourth season for the league. Each team played a 14-game schedule. The San Jose Spiders won the AUDL Championship over the Madison Radicals at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California.[1] The Spiders won the championship despite entering the final four with the lowest seed after a regular-season finish of 10-4.

Offseason

  • The Ottawa Outlaws, the Los Angeles Aviators, the Atlanta Hustle, The Raleigh Flyers, the Jacksonville Cannons, the Charlotte Express, the Nashville Nightwatch, the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds, and the San Diego Growlers joined the league as the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th franchises.
  • The Seattle Raptors changed their name to the Seattle Cascades
  • The Salt Lake Lions went on hiatus

Regular Season Standings

[2]

East Division

Team W L PD
T- Toronto Rush 13 1 +136
P- New York Empire 11 3 +60
P- Montreal Royal 9 5 10
Ottawa Outlaws 7 7 13
DC Breeze 7 7 -14
Philadelphia Phoenix 1 13 -89
Rochester Dragons 1 13 -116

Midwest Division

Team W L T PD
T- Madison Radicals 13 1 0 +128
P- Pittsburgh Thunderbirds 12 2 0 +116
P- Chicago Wildfire 8 5 1 +60
Indianapolis AlleyCats 7 7 0 +34
Minnesota Wind Chill 6 7 1 -11
Cincinnati Revolution 2 12 0 -117
Detroit Mechanix 0 14 0 -210

The Chicago Wildfire and Minnesota Wind Chill had one tie in a weather-shortened game.

West Division

Team W L PD
T- San Jose Spiders 10 4 +26
P- Seattle Cascades 8 6 +42
P- SF FlameThrowers 8 6 +11
San Diego Growlers 7 7 -14
Los Angeles Aviators 5 9 -28
Vancouver Riptide 4 10 -37

South Division

Team W L PD
T- Raleigh Flyers 11 3 +60
P- Jacksonville Cannons 10 4 +30
Atlanta Hustle 10 4 +45
Nashville Nightwatch 2 12 -58
Charlotte Express 2 12 -76

T indicates top seed in the playoffs. P indicates a team advanced to the playoffs. PD indicates point difference. The Jacksonville Cannons advanced to the playoffs because they won the head-to-head regular-season series with the Atlanta Hustle. Only two playoff spots were allocated to the newer and smaller South Division.

Playoffs

Play-in Games Divisional Finals Semifinals AUDL Championship
            
E1 Toronto 25
E2 New York 19
E2 New York[3] 33
E3 Montreal 20
1* Toronto[4] 20
4 San Jose 25
W1 San Jose 21
W2 Seattle 19
W2 Seattle 21
W3 San Francisco 19
4 San Jose[1] 17
2 Madison 15
M1 Madison 24
M2 Pittsburgh 21
M2 Pittsburgh 24 (OT)
M3 Chicago 23
2 Madison 22
3 Raleigh 19
S1 Raleigh 28 (2OT)
S2 Jacksonville 27

*Semifinal match-ups were determined by seeds based on regular season records.

All-AUDL Season Awards

First Team

Second Team

Division Teams

[5]

East

Midwest

South

West

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2015 AUDL Champions". theAUDL.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  2. ^ "Standings". theAUDL.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  3. ^ "Full Schedule". theAUDL.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  4. ^ "Madison's Year, or Will the Spiders Repeat?". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  5. ^ "2015 All-AUDL Division Teams". theAUDL.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2015-08-28.