Here is scenario in which NC wins 87 additional games (101 total) but does not reach the postseason. Here are the final standings in the scenario: Team W L D PCT GB LG 100 40 4 0.7143 0.0 Samsung 99 41 4 0.7071 1.0 KIA 101 43 0 0.7014 1.0 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Kiwoom 101 43 0 0.7014 1.0 See explanation of tie-breakers below. SSG 101 43 0 0.7014 1.0 See explanation of tie-breakers below. NC 101 43 0 0.7014 1.0 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Doosan 39 105 0 0.2708 63.0 Hanwha 37 107 0 0.2569 65.0 KT 32 112 0 0.2222 70.0 Lotte 5 139 0 0.0347 97.0 Explanation of Tie-breakers: The following table shows how many games each of the teams tied for fifth place in the scenario have already won against each other: Team KIA Kiwoom NC SSG Total KIA - 1 0 1 2 Kiwoom 0 - 0 1 1 NC 0 2 - 3 5 SSG 2 2 0 - 4 The following table shows how many additional games each of the teams tied for fifth place win against each other in the scenario: Team KIA Kiwoom NC SSG Total KIA - 15 11 0 26 Kiwoom 0 - 14 13 27 NC 5 0 - 2 7 SSG 13 0 11 - 24 The following table shows how many games total each of the teams tied for fifth place win against each other in the scenario: Team KIA Kiwoom NC SSG Total KIA - 16 11 1 28 Kiwoom 0 - 14 14 28 NC 5 2 - 5 12 SSG 15 2 11 - 28 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings: Team W L D GL PCT GB KIA 15 6 0 123 0.714 0.0 NC 14 7 0 123 0.667 1.0 SSG 14 9 0 121 0.609 2.0 Kiwoom 12 8 0 124 0.600 2.5 Samsung 11 10 1 122 0.524 4.0 LG 11 11 1 121 0.500 4.5 Hanwha 10 11 0 123 0.476 5.0 Doosan 9 14 0 121 0.391 7.0 KT 7 16 0 121 0.304 9.0 Lotte 5 16 0 123 0.238 10.0 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 - 13 0 0 4 0 13 0 0 0 30 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 13 0 14 0 0 0 27 KIA 13 13 - 15 13 0 14 11 7 0 86 Kiwoom 16 13 0 - 13 2 13 14 5 13 89 KT 9 0 0 0 - 0 16 0 0 0 25 LG 13 14 13 11 13 - 13 0 0 12 89 Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 NC 14 14 5 0 13 13 13 - 13 2 87 Samsung 13 16 6 9 14 10 13 0 - 7 88 SSG 13 13 13 0 13 4 14 11 6 - 87 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 91 96 37 35 96 29 123 36 31 34 Scenario Additional Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KIA 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KT 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 LG 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 4 0 3 Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 0 3 SSG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 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 - 15 1 0 6 2 14 1 0 0 39 Hanwha 1 - 0 0 16 1 15 1 0 3 37 KIA 15 16 - 16 15 3 16 11 8 1 101 Kiwoom 16 16 0 - 14 4 16 14 7 14 101 KT 10 0 1 2 - 1 16 1 0 1 32 LG 14 15 13 12 15 - 15 2 2 12 100 Lotte 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 0 5 NC 15 15 5 2 15 14 15 - 15 5 101 Samsung 16 16 8 9 16 10 16 1 - 7 99 SSG 16 13 15 2 15 4 16 11 9 - 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 105 107 43 43 112 40 139 43 41 43 Scenario Total Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KIA 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KT 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 LG 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 4 0 4 Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 0 4 SSG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0