Perth secured their own fate by toppling Sydney, meanwhile Canberra knocked out Brisbane in their matchup, but required a loss from Melbourne against Adelaide to tie in the standings qualify on the subsequent head-to-head tiebreaker.
[1] All postseason series will use a best-of-three format, with the first-placed Sydney Blue Sox hosting the fourth-placed Canberra Cavalry and the second-placed Adelaide Giants hosting the third-placed Perth Heat.
[1] Canberra Cavalry and Perth Heat played a best-of-three final, the first time the Championship Series did not feature one of the top two seeds.
Canberra and Perth faced each other in back-to-back finals in 2013 and 2014, winning a Claxton Shield title each.
Indy-ball pitcher Colten Davis of the American Association won Championship MVP after pitching 8⅔ scoreless innings in game two.