After eleven seasons, president Jim Combs left the league to pursue other opportunities.
Combs was replaced by Doug Price on January 17, 2019.
[2] Final standings:[6] For 2019, the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the playoffs.
The league kept the format implemented in the previous season where the top three seeds choose their opponent from the bottom four qualifiers, calling it the "challenge round".
The second round will still have the highest versus lowest remaining seed format.