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American Ultimate Disc League
Season 2013
Champions Toronto Rush
Longest winning run Toronto Rush (16)
2012
2014

The 2013 season was the second year for the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). This is a professional league where teams play ultimate frisbee. Each team played 16 games during the regular season.

The Toronto Rush had an amazing year! They won the AUDL Championship II. They beat the Madison Radicals in the final game, which was held in Chicago. The Toronto Rush made history by being the first team in AUDL history to have a perfect season. They won all 16 of their regular season games and both of their playoff games.

What Happened Before the Season?

Team Changes

Before the season started, some teams made changes. One team, the Bluegrass Revolution, moved to a new city. They moved from Lexington, Kentucky to Cincinnati, Ohio. This move happened because not enough fans were coming to watch their games in Lexington.

How Teams Ranked: The Standings

The standings show how well each team did during the regular season. Teams are grouped into divisions. The standings show how many games a team won and lost. They also show their goal difference and winning percentage.

  • W means Wins (how many games they won).
  • L means Losses (how many games they lost).
  • GD means Goal Difference (how many more points they scored than their opponents, minus points their opponents scored).
  • PCT means Winning Percentage (the percentage of games they won).

Eastern Division Standings

Team W L GD PCT
T- Toronto Rush 16 0 +171 1.000
P- New York Empire 11 5 +46 .688
P- Philadelphia Phoenix 9 7 +7 .563
Rochester Dragons 6 10 -50 .375
DC Breeze 4 12 -85 .250
New Jersey Hammerheads 2 14 -89 .125

Midwestern Division Standings

Team W L GD PCT
T- Windy City Wildfire 14 2 +97 .875
P- Madison Radicals 13 3 +51 .813
P- Indianapolis AlleyCats 9 7 +29 .563
Minnesota Wind Chill 4 12 -20 .250
Cincinnati Revolution 4 12 -76 .250
Detroit Mechanix 4 12 -81 .250

T means the team was the top seed in the playoffs. P means a team made it to the playoffs.

The Playoffs: Who Played for the Championship?

The playoffs are a series of games after the regular season. Teams compete in a knockout style tournament. The goal is to find the best team in each division and then the overall league champion.

  Divisional Semifinals     Divisional Finals     AUDL Championship II
                           
        M1 Windy City 15  
  M3 Indianapolis 15     M2 Madison 21    
  M2 Madison 18         E Toronto 16
      M Madison 14
        E1 Toronto 25    
  E3 Philadelphia 13     E2 New York 18  
  E2 New York 21  

The playoffs started with the Divisional Semifinals. In the Midwestern Division, the Madison Radicals beat the Indianapolis AlleyCats. In the Eastern Division, the New York Empire won against the Philadelphia Phoenix.

Next were the Divisional Finals. The Madison Radicals continued their winning streak, defeating the Windy City Wildfire. For the Eastern Division, the undefeated Toronto Rush beat the New York Empire.

Finally, it was the AUDL Championship II game. The Toronto Rush played against the Madison Radicals. The Toronto Rush won the championship game with a score of 16 to 14. This victory completed their perfect, undefeated season!

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