Division and League Champions
| Year | Eastern Division Champion or playoff winner | Central Division Champion or playoff winner | Western Division Champion or playoff winner | League Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chillicothe Paints (31-25) | N/A | Quincy Gems (36-20) | Quincy over Chillicothe, 2 games to 0 |
| 2010 | Chillicothe Paints 5, West Virginia Miners 3 | Danville Dans 4, Nashville Outlaws 2 | Quincy Gems 2, Springfield Sliders 0 | Chillicothe 7, Danville 6 (11) |
| 2011 | West Virginia Miners 2, Slippery Rock Sliders 1 | N/A | Quincy Gems 15, Terre Haute Rex 5 | Quincy 5, West Virginia 0 |
| 2012 | West Virginia Miners 6, Chillicothe Paints 2 | N/A | Dubois County Bombers 3, Terre Haute Rex 2 | West Virginia over Dubois County, 2 games to 0 |
Teams in italics qualified for that season's playoffs as a wild card entry under that particular season's playoff format.
2009 playoff format: After 56-game schedule, teams with best record in each division faced each other in a best-of-three series for the Championship.
2010 playoff format: 56-game schedule divided in two halves. Winners from each half in each division faced each other in a one-game playoff (home field to team with best overall record). Where the same team won both halves in a division, the team with the next-best overall record from that division was declared the wild card. Championship Series was a two-game affair with the divisional playoff winner with the best overall record receiving a bye into the Championship Game. The remaining two divisional playoff winners met in a one-game play-in for the right to go to the Championship Game. Championship Series held at Chillicothe, Ohio.
2011 playoff format: 56-game schedule divided in two halves. Winners from each half in each division faced each other in a one-game playoff (home field to team winning the first half). Where the same team won both halves in a division, the team with the next-best overall record from that division was declared the wild card. Divisional playoff winners met in one-game playoff with home field awarded to the team with the best overall record from the regular season.
2012 playoff format: 60-game schedule divided in two halves. Winners from each half in each division to face each other in a one-game playoff to be hosted by the first-half champions in each division. If the same team wins both halves, the team with the best overall record from that division will be declared the wild card. Winners of each divisional playoff game will meet in a best-of-three Championship Series, with home advantage given to the division that wins the annual All-Star Game (to be held in Butler, PA). Game One of the Championship Series will be played at the home field of the team from the losing division at the All-Star Game, with Game Two and Game Three (if necessary) held at the home field of the team from the winning division at the All-Star Game.
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