Here is scenario in which NC wins 73 additional games (98 total) but does not reach the postseason. Here are the final standings in the scenario: Team W L D PCT GB Doosan 96 44 4 0.6857 0.0 KIA 96 44 4 0.6857 0.0 LG 96 44 4 0.6857 0.0 Samsung 96 44 4 0.6857 0.0 SSG 96 44 4 0.6857 0.0 NC 98 45 1 0.6853 -0.5 Kiwoom 49 95 0 0.3403 49.0 KT 26 114 4 0.1857 70.0 Lotte 26 114 4 0.1857 70.0 Hanwha 26 117 1 0.1818 71.5 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings: Team W L D GL PCT GB KIA 26 16 1 101 0.619 0.0 NC 25 17 1 101 0.595 1.0 Samsung 24 18 1 101 0.571 2.0 Doosan 25 20 1 98 0.556 2.5 LG 23 20 2 99 0.535 3.5 SSG 23 20 1 100 0.535 3.5 Kiwoom 18 24 0 102 0.429 8.0 KT 18 25 1 100 0.419 8.5 Hanwha 16 26 1 101 0.381 10.0 Lotte 14 26 1 103 0.350 11.0 The next two tables show, respectively, how many of their remaining games each team wins and ties against each of the other teams in the scenario: Scenario Additional Wins Against Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Wins Doosan - 10 10 10 10 11 13 6 1 0 71 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 KIA 0 11 - 12 10 0 14 12 3 8 70 Kiwoom 0 10 0 - 11 0 10 0 0 0 31 KT 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0 0 0 8 LG 0 14 9 11 13 - 10 10 1 5 73 Lotte 0 12 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 12 NC 5 11 1 14 11 0 10 - 10 11 73 Samsung 6 13 8 11 14 9 11 0 - 0 72 SSG 13 10 0 13 10 4 12 0 11 - 73 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 24 91 28 71 89 24 88 28 26 24 Scenario Additional Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 KIA 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KT 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 0 0 3 LG 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 2 2 Lotte 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 0 0 3 NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 Samsung 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 SSG 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3 0 3 0 3 2 3 0 3 3 The next two tables show, respectively, how many total games each team wins and ties against each of the other teams in the scenario: Scenario Total Wins Against Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Wins Doosan - 14 12 15 15 15 14 9 2 0 96 Hanwha 2 - 1 2 13 1 1 1 1 4 26 KIA 3 15 - 16 13 4 16 14 5 10 96 Kiwoom 1 14 0 - 12 4 15 0 2 1 49 KT 1 3 3 4 - 1 9 3 0 2 26 LG 1 15 11 12 15 - 15 14 4 9 96 Lotte 2 15 0 1 3 1 - 1 2 1 26 NC 7 14 2 16 13 2 15 - 13 16 98 Samsung 11 15 11 14 16 11 14 3 - 1 96 SSG 16 12 4 15 14 5 15 0 15 - 96 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 44 117 44 95 114 44 114 45 44 44 Scenario Total Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 KIA 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KT 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 0 0 4 LG 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 2 4 Lotte 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 0 0 4 NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 Samsung 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 SSG 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4 1 4 0 4 4 4 1 4 4