The final season of D1 Elite as we know it is over. And what a strange year it was. We saw an undefeated regular season team. We saw a dynasty continue its reign. We saw a newly promoted team shock the league. We saw several historic clubs fight for survival. Most importantly, we saw the beginning of a new era. For the first time in French football history, standings were not the only thing that mattered. The creation of Ligue Élite for 2027 added an extra layer of drama, c

1. Bern Grizzlies (Swiss Bowl Champs) Undefeated champions! For the first time since 2022, the capital takes home the championship. After two rebuilding years in 2023 and 2024, Bern went all in this season, and it paid off. Nolan O‘Leary has been the best WR in the league alongside MVP frontrunner Angel “Money” Mata and veteran superstar QB Aaron Ellis. The defense is still elite, led by Tim Hänni, Dominik Liechti, and Andreas Buri. 2. Calanda Broncos (Vice Champs) The Euro

Tyresö gets it’s championship After a lot of years of being the dark horse to win the prestigious SM-Guld, the Tyresö Royal Crowns can finally call themselves Champions of Sweden upsetting #1 seed Carlstad and #3 seed Stockholm in the semis and final respectively. This team had arguably no weakness and only finished in the #4 seed by having a game overturned and losing to both SMM and Calrstad with only one score each during the regular season. While the semi against the C