Sunday, February 15, 2009

Post Season Equivalencies for various sports

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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