National Zingerball League

The National Zingerball League (NZL) is a national zingerball league. It consists of 24 teams split into two 12-team divisions!

East Division

 * Boston Blue Socks
 * Cincinnati Voyagers
 * Cleveland Men
 * Montreal Panthers
 * New York Digletts
 * New York Zingerball Players
 * Toronto Elvis Impersonators
 * Totemsburgh Poles

South Division

 * Houston Engineers
 * Jacksonville Tigers
 * Miami Floridians
 * New Orleans Street Blockers
 * North Carolina Discrimination
 * San Antonio Something Else
 * Santa Fe Chickens
 * Washington Gridlock

West Division

 * Arizona Emperors
 * Bozeman Bozites
 * Dimsdale Ball Hogs
 * Los Angeles Protestors
 * Oakland B's
 * St. Louis Other Cardinals
 * Seattle Jasons
 * Vancouver Wildcats

Regular season
The regular season lasts from late November through late April. Specifically, the season commences the Friday after Thanksgiving and goes lasts 147 days, ending on the Wednesday between April 18-24. Games are not allowed to be played on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, or Easter Sunday. There is a four-day All-Star Break on a Tuesday through Friday in late February.

Each team plays 4-5 games against division opponents and 2 against all other opponents, for a total of 64 games

Playoffs
13 teams qualify for the playoffs: 3 division champions and 10 wild cards. The 3 division champions get a first round bye, while the wild cards must play in the Intense Wild Card Round.

Intense Wild Card Round
Ten wild cards are seeded 1-10, and the following match-ups are played: 10 vs 1, 9 vs 2, 8 vs 3, 7 vs 4, and 6 vs 5. This round is two games, both at the home of the better seed. The better seed must win one game while the worse seed must win two games. The winners of this round will be placed into the Division Round