In February 1993, the USISL continued its tradition of peculiarplayoffs. The first round had two Southwest Conference teams, the Arizona Cotton and Tucson Amigos playing two games. Arizona won both 6-3 and 10-9. Then, all four Southeast Conference teams, the Atlanta Magic, Chattanooga Railroaders, Knoxville Impact, played a round robin series to determine which team advanced in the playoffs. Both South Central Conference teams, the Oklahoma City Warriors and Dallas Kickers received first round byes.
Although the Oklahoma City Warriors finished with the same record and a better goal differential than the Arizona Cotton, the Cotton had defeated the Warriors, giving them the second spot in the Sizzlin' Four round.