how mlb playoff bracket works?
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The proposed first-round format will be best-of-three series, with the higher seeds hosting every game. The second seed may choose to play the fifth, sixth or seventh-seeded team; then the third seed from remaining two; with the fourth playing the remaining team. No changes will be made for the rest of the playoffs.
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The Giants have been eliminated from playoff contention. The chance the Giants make the playoffs if this happens. As you pick winners, the colors on some games will change, reflecting their relative importance for a Giants postseason berth.
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To be clear, Jon, the ESPN.com standard settings do say that if there is a tie in a playoff matchup, the team with the higher seed wins. The beauty of playing fantasy football, though, is that a league always can choose to use whatever rules it prefers.
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Within each conference, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record. Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the series ends when one team wins four games, and that team advances to the next round.
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Format. The NLDS is a five-game series where the wild-card team is assigned to play the divisional winner with the best winning percentage in the regular season. The two remaining divisional winners meet in the other series with the team with the second best winning percentage, hosting that series.
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In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series (ALDS) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring the three division winners and the winner of the wild-card play-off.
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In the event two or more teams are tied in the standings, a series of tiebreakers are applied to determine which team receives the higher seeding. Two-Team Tiebreaker: 1. Better record in head-to-head games.
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One-game tiebreakers are played between teams tied for a division championship or a league's second wildcard berth. These games are to be played the day after the season is scheduled to end. Home-field advantage is determined using the rules listed below ("Breaking Ties Without Playoff Games").
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In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring the three division winners and the winner of the wild-card play-off.
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MLB has 3 divisions in each of its 2 leagues. Only 1 team can win their division. They also have the Wild Card which allows for 2 more teams to make the Playoffs if they didn't win their division. ... The team that wins 4 out of 7 in the World Series is the team that wins it all.
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The schedule format was approved by the league's Board of Governors during the offseason. Eight teams will once again qualify for the playoffs. The three division winners will now automatically receive the top three seeds in the playoffs, based on their records and tiebreakers.
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In the First Round, the top-ranked team in the conference plays against the lowest-ranked wild-card, while the other division winner plays against the higher ranked wild-card. The second and third place teams in each division then play each other. The first round winners then meet in the Second Round.
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The winner of the ALCS wins the AL pennant and advances to the World Series, MLB's championship series, to play the winner of the National League's (NL) Championship Series. The ALCS began in 1969 as a best-of-five playoff and used this format until 1985, when it changed to its current best-of-seven format.
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During the NFL regular season, each team will play 16 games to decide who goes through to the playoffs. In total 12 teams qualify, with the playoff seeds determined by their positions in the respective divisions. Across the AFC and NFC, each winner of the four divisions qualify, making up 8 places.
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Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the series ends when one team wins four games, and that team advances to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format.
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Playoff Format The number of playoff rounds increased from three to four. The top two seeds receive a bye to the semifinals (third round), and the third and fourth seeds receive a bye to the second round. Teams will be re-seeded after each postseason round. The first and second rounds are single elimination.
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Two wild cards per league (2012–present) The two wild-card teams in each league face each other in a one-game playoff. The winner of this game advances to meet the top seed in the Division Series. The revised playoff system began with the 2012 season.