2026 season
Playoff picture
Where the 7 seeds in each conference stand
— nowhere yet.
Nothing has been played
No 2026 game has gone final, so all 32 clubs
are 0–0 and there is no seeding to show. Seven identical records are not a
top seven, and this page is not going to print one and let the order look like a
verdict. The season opens Sep 9.
What it will show, from the first
result: each conference's 7 seeds in order, who is in on record
alone, who can no longer reach the field, and how many clubs are still live for
the places that are open.
In the meantime, the
predictor will seed a whole season from your own picks, and
division standings lists every club in its
division.
How the 14 are decided
- The four division winners in each conference are seeded 1 to 4 by record. Winning a division outranks any wild-card record.
- The three best clubs left in the conference take seeds 5, 6 and 7.
- The 1 seed rests through Wild Card weekend. It is the only bye.
- Every round before the Super Bowl is hosted by the higher remaining seed, and the bracket reseeds each round — see the bracket.
Ties are not broken on this page.
Two clubs level on record are shown level. Separating them takes the league's
published procedure — head-to-head, then division record, then common
games, then conference record, then strength of victory — and the last steps
of it need points scored and points allowed. The full list is on
the predictor pages, where it is also run against a pick
sheet as far as picks can carry it.