Here is a look at post season equivalents between various sports. I came up with 9 levels, with 9 being the most difficult to reach (least percentage chance).
Notes: Would love to include golf be not sure what is best way since it doesn't really have a post season. Winner and everyone else. Pick a tournament like the Masters and rank from there. Feedback on this would be great.
Sport - Total Teams - Teams in post season - % making post season
MLB – 30 – 8 - 26.7%
NFL - 32 - 12 - 37.5%
NHL - 30 - 16 - 53.3%
NBA - 30 - 16 - 53.3%
College Football – 120 – 68 - 56.7%
College Basketball - 347 - 97 - 18.7%
College Baseball - 196 - 64 – 32.7%
NASCAR – 42 -12 – 28.6%
World Cup – 205 – 32 – 15.6%
Level 1 (53.3% to 56.7% of all teams)
NHL - Conference Quarterfinals
NBA - First Round
NCAA Football – any bowl game
Level 2 (26.7% to 37.5% of all teams)
MLB - First Round
NFL - Wild card Round
NCAA Baseball - Regional Round
NASCAR – Chase for the Sprint Cup
Level 3 (25.0% to 28.6% of all teams)
NFL - Divisional conference round
NHL - Conference Semifinals
NBA - 2nd Round
NCAA Basketball – any post season tournaments (NIT or NCAA tournament)
Level 4 (13.3% to 20.0% of all teams)
MLB - NLCS or ALCS
NFL - AFC or NFC conference championship
NHL - Conference Finals
NCAA Basketball – NCAA Tournament
NCAA Football – Major New Year's Day Bowl
World Cup – Group Stage
Level 5 (6.3% to 9.2% of all teams)
MLB – World Series
NFL – Super Bowl
NHL - Stanley Cup Finals
NBA – Finals
NCAA Football – BCS Bowl game
NCAA Basketball – Round of 32
NCAA Baseball - Super Regional
World Cup – Knockout State – 16 teams
Level 6 (3.9% to 4.6% of all teams)
NCAA Basketball – Sweet Sixteen
NCAA Baseball – College World Series
World Cup – Knockout State – 8 teams
Level 7 (2.0% to 3.3% of all teams)
MLB – World Series Champion
NFL – Super Bowl Champion
NHF – Stanley Cup Winner
NBA – Champion
NCAA Basketball – Elite 8
Sprint Cup Champion
World Cup – Knockout State – 4 teams
Level 8 (1.0% to 1.7% of all teams)
NCAA Football – BCS National Championship Game
NCAA Basketball – Final 4
NCAA Baseball – Final best of 3 series
World Cup – Knockout State – Championship Game
Level 9 (0.3% to 0.8% of all teams)
NCAA Football – BCS National Champion
NCAA Basketball – National Champion
NCAA Baseball – College World Series Champion
World Cup – Champion
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