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Providence Basketball League

Right now: Season 1 • Preseason

Step 5

Playoffs

The top 8 teams make the playoffs. Your division doesn't earn a spot by itself; season points do. The bracket pairs the best seed with the worst (#1 vs #8, #2 vs #7, and so on).

Seeding

Teams are seeded by:

  1. Total season points
  2. Total season wins
  3. Total season PD
  4. Total points scored

Play-in round

Seeds #5–#8 first play the next 4 teams outside the field (#5 vs #12, and so on). Each winner takes the better seed of its game.

Top seeds choose

The top 4 seeds pick their own first-round opponent, highest seed first. Owners get a menu by DM and have until 11:59 PM ET that day, or they face the lowest seed left.

Advancing

Win and you move on; lose and you're out. Each round re-pairs best against worst. If both teams forfeit, both are out, and an odd number left gives the top seed a bye. The last team standing is champion.

/help playoffs shows the current projected or live playoff matchups in Discord.