series was used as the CFL's playoff format prior to 1973), while the four Western teams played a single-elimination playoff over the same timeframe. The...

Officially considered separate from the NBA playoffs, the NBA play-in tournament uses a modified Page playoff format in which the seventh- and eighth-place...

the playoff seeding is determined by a set of tie-breaking rules. The names of the first two playoff rounds date back to the postseason format that was...

Playoffs Format and Schedule" (Press release). Major League Soccer. February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023. "MLS reveals new playoff format for...

represent women photographers Playoff format, type of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion Radio format, the overall content broadcast...

a single-elimination system or one of several other different playoff formats. Playoff, in regard to international fixtures, is to qualify or progress...

I FBS football season under a four-team format. The CFP Board of Managers voted in 2023 to expand the playoff to twelve teams beginning in 2024, an arrangement...

third MLS Cup title after defeating Los Angeles FC 2–1. The playoffs featured a new format from previous years with an expanded field of 18 teams—the top...

round where the Cup Series champion is decided). The Xfinity Series Playoff format is competed over seven races with twelve drivers and three rounds with...

The Board of Governors also elected to change the playoff format such that all rounds of the playoffs are now best of seven series. For 2012–13, the Conference...

needed. Eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs. In the playoff series format instituted in 2014, the first, second, and third place teams...

Overtime/shootout loss The AHL will continue to use the same playoff format used since 2022. The playoff field will include the top six finishers in the eight-team...

1982, earlier rounds have been held in late November. The playoffs expanded to a 16-team format in 1986, requiring four postseason victories to win the...

playoff format for 2023 season". Major League Soccer. February 21, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023. "Inter Miami begin Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs path...

game of the 2024–25 College Football Playoff (CFP), the first CFP National Championship under the 12-team format, and, aside from any all-star games afterward...

played on separate days. With the altered format and expanded playoff field, this season saw the first playoff berths given to teams with losing records...

The Page playoff system is a playoff format. It is used in top level competitions in softball, curling, and the Indian Premier League and Pakistan Super...

a best-of-seven series with a 2–2–1–1–1 format similar to that of the NBA Finals. The WNBA's playoff format has changed several times in the league's...

The Stanley Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion club of the National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey league. It was donated by the...

Shaughnessy playoff system is a method of determining the champion of a sports league that is not in a divisional alignment. This format is also known...

qualified for the World Cup. Then, the second round (which followed a playoff format) was contested by the ten group runners-up, plus the best two Nations...

Governors made this format permanent. The format is similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff. The 9th place team...

1968–1974 and 1982–1993 playoffs (top four finishers from each division) are not true wild card formats. When a wild card playoff format is used, the number...

has changed its playoff format several times since 1927, and thus the final round has not always pitted conference or division playoff champions against...

both won. The Kelly Cup playoffs is an elimination tournament, consisting of four rounds of a best-of-seven series. The format has changed often throughout...

football) of an automatic end-of-season playoff between the regular season winner and runner-up. This postseason format would later be adopted when the western...

through 5th then played in a direct playoff format to fight for the 2nd promotion slot. During the 2004–05 season a playoff occurred in the Pro D2, however...

February 27, 2023. "MLS announces new playoff format for 2019 season". December 17, 2018. "MLS overhauls playoff format, alters league schedule". December...

Overtime/shootout loss The AHL will continue to use the same playoff format used in the previous playoffs. The playoff field will include the top six finishers in the...

two-hole aggregate playoff format, after consulting fans, players and media partners. Sudden death will still be played if the playoff ends tied. The U...