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tklem321 · 07-09-2018, 09:56 PM

I made 2 test leagues, one with 4 divisions of 5 teams each and one with 4 divisions of 4 teams each. I ran both leagues for 25 years --- 100 division races (4x25).

In the 5-team/division league a division was won by a sub-0.500 team zero times.

In the 4-team/division league a division was won by a sub-0.500 team zero times.

I had wild cards in the 5-team/division league and one sub-0.500 wild card team made the playoffs.

If the goal is to keep sub-0.500 teams out of the playoffs, the number of teams in a division doesn't seem to be matter. What matters is whether there are wild cards and even then it appears to be a rare occurrence.

07-09-2018, 09:56 PM	#9
tklem321 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 246	I made 2 test leagues, one with 4 divisions of 5 teams each and one with 4 divisions of 4 teams each. I ran both leagues for 25 years --- 100 division races (4x25). In the 5-team/division league a division was won by a sub-0.500 team zero times. In the 4-team/division league a division was won by a sub-0.500 team zero times. I had wild cards in the 5-team/division league and one sub-0.500 wild card team made the playoffs. If the goal is to keep sub-0.500 teams out of the playoffs, the number of teams in a division doesn't seem to be matter. What matters is whether there are wild cards and even then it appears to be a rare occurrence. Last edited by tklem321; 07-09-2018 at 09:58 PM.