how do mlb playoff brackets work?
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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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Seven teams from each league make postseason. Teams with best record in each league get wild card round byes. Two other division winners and top wild card team host all games of three-game series in wild card round.
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The wild card teams play a single game, and the team with the better record from the season hosts. The winner then goes on to play the division winner with the best record from the season in a best 3 of 5 game playoff, with the winners going on to play each other.
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Teams play eighteen regular season games, playing two divisional opponents three times and all of the other teams twice. Teams were awarded two points for a win and one point for a tie. The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, with the first place team gaining a bye to the divisional finals.
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Two wild-card teams in each league play each other in a single-game playoff after the end of the regular season. The winner of each league's Wild Card Game advances to face the top-seeded team in that league's Division Series. ... Through the 2018 postseason, 19 of the 30 MLB franchises have appeared in a Wild Card Game.
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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. ... Initially, the best-of-5 series played in a 2-3 format, with the first two games set at home for the lower-seed team and the last three for the higher seed.
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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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Since 2012, the playoffs for each league—American and National—consist of a one-game wild-card playoff between two wild card teams, four best-of-five Division Series (LDS) featuring the wild-card winner and the winner of each division, and finally the best-of-seven League Championship Series (LCS).
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This is the system currently in use. The ALCS and NLCS, since the expansion to best-of-seven, are always played in a 2–3–2 format: Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and Games 3, 4, and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not.
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Seeding: The winners of each division are awarded the top 3 seeds in each league. They are then seeded based on overall record. The 4th and 5th seeds will be the two teams with the best records outside of the division winners.
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The two series winners move on to the best-of-seven ALCS. ... Since 1998, the series has followed a 2-2-1 format, where the higher seed team plays at home in Games 1 and 2, the lower seed plays at home in Game 3 and Game 4 (if necessary), and if a Game 5 is needed, the teams return to the higher seed's field.
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The ALCS and NLCS, since the expansion to best-of-seven, are always played in a 2–3–2 format: Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and Games 3, 4, and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not. The series concludes when one team records its fourth win.
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Two wild cards per league (2012–present) On November 17, 2011, MLB announced that it would be adding two wild-card teams to the postseason. 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.
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The National Football League (NFL) playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Seven teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs. A tie-breaking procedure exists if required.
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Do the NFL Playoffs Reseed. Yes, they do. If the 6 seed wins in the wild card round, that team plays the top seed. If the 3 seed beats the 6, the 3 seed plays the 2 seed.
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If there is a tie(s) for any place(s) in the standings, then the results of the in-season head-to-head competition shall be used to break that tie. ... The tied teams shall be seeded in order of games won. The team with the most games won is seeded highest. If both teams in the two-way tie remain tied, proceed to C.
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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 series winners move on to the best-of-seven NLCS.