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*Streaks and Droughts - mithrandir - 06-24-2021 Streaks and Droughts often get a lot of attention in major sports leagues. Whether it be consecutive trips to the conference championships, playoff droughts, or playoff losing streaks (looking at you, Bengals), it is always interesting to see what sort of league trends emerge. This article will look at the longest streaks and droughts for making the playoffs, winning a playoff game, Ultimus appearances, and Ultimus wins. Ultimus Wins Longest Streak: 3 Wins Arizona Outlaws - S1-S3 Orange County Otters - S4-S6 Orange County Otters - S17-S19 Longest Active Streak: 1 Win Yellowknife Wraiths Longest Drought: 21 Seasons Colorado Yeti - S1-S21 Philadelphia Liberty - S8-S28 Longest Active Drought: 21 Seasons Philadelphia Liberty Active Drought for Each Team: Philadelphia Liberty: 21 Seasons Chicago Butchers: 13 Seasons (their entire existence) Baltimore Hawks: 13 Seasons Arizona Outlaws: 12 Seasons Orange County Otters: 9 Seasons Austin Copperheads: 8 Seasons Honolulu Hahalua: 7 Seasons (their entire existence) New Orleans Second Line: 7 Seasons Colorado Yeti: 6 Seasons Berlin Fire Salamanders: 4 Seasons (their entire existence) New York Silverbacks: 4 Seasons (their entire existence) San Jose Sabercats: 3 Seasons Sarasota Sailfish: 1 Season Yellowknife Wraiths: 0 Seasons Ultimus Appearances Longest Streak: 4 Appearances Orange County Otters: S4-S7 New Orleans Second Line: S8-S11 Baltimore Hawks: S9-S12 Yellowknife Wraiths: S18-S21 Longest Active Streaks: 1 Appearance Yellowknife Wraiths Austin Copperheads Longest Drought: 13 Seasons San Jose Sabercats: S1-S13 Chicago Butchers: S16-S28 (their entire existence) Longest Active Drought: 13 Seasons Chicago Butchers Active Drought For Each Team: Chicago Butchers: 13 Seasons (their entire existence) Arizona Outlaws: 12 Seasons Philadelphia Liberty: 12 Seasons Baltimore Hawks: 11 Seasons Honolulu Hahalua: 7 Seasons (their entire existence) Orange County Otters: 6 Seasons Berlin Fire Salamanders: 4 Seasons (their entire existence) New York Silverbacks: 4 Seasons (their entire existence) Colorado Yeti: 3 Seasons San Jose Sabercats: 3 Seasons Sarasota Sailfish: 1 Season New Orleans Second Line: 1 Season Austin Copperheads: 0 Seasons Yellowknife Wraiths: 0 Seasons At Least One Playoff Win In a Season Longest Streak: 4 Seasons Orange County Otters: S4-S7 New Orleans Second Line: S8-S11 Baltimore Hawks: S9-S12 Yellowknife Wraiths: S18-S21 Colorado Yeti: S22-S25 Longest Active Streak: 1 Season Yellowknife Wraiths Austin Copperheads Longest Drought: 13 Seasons San Jose Sabercats: S1-S13 Honorable Mentions: 12 Seasons Arizona Outlaws: S4-S15 Philadelphia Liberty: S17-S28 Longest Active Drought: 12 Seasons Philadelphia Liberty: S17-S28 Active Droughts For Each Team: Philadelphia Liberty: 12 Seasons Arizona Outlaws: 10 Seasons Baltimore Hawks: 9 Seasons Honolulu Hahalua: 7 Seasons (their entire existence) Berlin Fire Salamanders: 4 Seasons (their entire existence) New York Silverbacks: 4 Seasons (their entire existence) Orange County Otters: 4 Seasons San Jose Sabercats: 3 Seasons Chicago Butchers: 3 Seasons Colorado Yeti: 1 Season New Orleans Second Line: 1 Season Sarasota Sailfish: 1 Season Austin Copperheads: 0 Seasons Yellowknife Wraiths: 0 Seasons Playoff Appearances Longest Streak: 27 Seasons Orange County Otters: S1-S27 Honorable Mentions: 8 Seasons Colorado Yeti: S19-S26 Yellowknife Wraiths: S16-S24 Longest Active Streak: 5 Seasons Sarasota Sailfish Longest Drought: 8 Seasons Arizona Outlaws: S8-S15 Longest Active Drought: 7 Seasons Baltimore Hawks Active Droughts For Each Team Baltimore Hawks: 7 Seasons Philadelphia Liberty: 5 Seasons San Jose Sabercats: 3 Seasons Orange County Otters: 2 Seasons Colorado Yeti: 1 Season New Orleans Second Line: 1 Season Chicago Butchers: 1 Season Honolulu Hahalua: 1 Season Remaining Six Teams: 0 Seasons S29 Outlook: As we go into the playoffs next week, a few teams might be looking to break long droughts. Arizona is looking for its first playoff win in over a decade, while New York and Berlin hope to bag their first playoff wins ever. Arizona (12 Seasons) and Orange County (6 Seasons) have the longest Ultimus appearance droughts of all the teams still in contention, and OCO stretches their drought to nine seasons when you consider Ultimus win droughts. Meanwhile, Chicago, Baltimore, Philly, Austin, and Honolulu have already been eliminated and will see their long Ultimus win droughts grow a year longer. One Last Fascinating Tidbit During my research I noticed some very interesting years: S20 through S22. These seasons marked three consecutive playoffs which contained the exact same six playoff participants. In the NSFC, Colorado, Yellowknife, and Baltimore were at the top, and in the ASFC, Orange County, New Orleans and Austin. If you consider just the ASFC teams, that trio of AUS, OCO, and NOLA tacks on consecutive appearances on either side of that stretch, dominating the ASFC for 5 consecutive seasons from S19-S23. Thanks for reading, and good luck to all those in the playoffs next week! Happy Streaking! RE: Streaks and Droughts - WildfireMicro - 06-24-2021 Philly would like some playoff rain soon Or at least a winning season RE: Streaks and Droughts - Air Crou - 06-24-2021 You really had to remind us of S18-S21 huh? I still try to remove these seasons from my mind. RE: Streaks and Droughts - Jay_Doctor - 06-24-2021 Pay this man RE: Streaks and Droughts - Net - 06-25-2021 Great article, really shows the history of some teams