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Originally Posted by Matty81
I think it's kind of a joke that two conferences you only have to beat 3 teams to get in the playoffs and 2 you have to beat 4. Its a huge inequity.
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Except standings are not based on the number of teams that are below you. They are based on the top 4 teams. So as long as you have enough points for 4th; it doesn't matter if there are 3, 4, or even 5 teams worse than you.
Put in a crossover rule in case 5th in one division is better than 4th in the other; and this all goes away.
Back in the 80s and early 90s one division always had 6 teams. It just meant it had 2 really crappy teams instead of just one.