the second single "don't lean on me" was released on 15 may. following the final round of matches on the weekend of 5–7 september, all six play-off teams were set (in order of finishing place):

home field advantage was given by league position at the end of regular rounds, with the lower of the two teams playing at the higher team's ground. the standard fall semester of a university, in which classes start in late august and continue through september, october, november, and early december, counts as part of five calendar months. it includes the song "mermaid avenue." 