Here is scenario in which NC wins 50 additional games (86 total) but does not reach the postseason. Here are the final standings in the scenario: Team W L D PCT GB LG 89 52 3 0.6312 0.0 Samsung 89 52 3 0.6312 0.0 SSG 87 52 5 0.6259 1.0 Hanwha 87 53 4 0.6214 1.5 Lotte 87 53 4 0.6214 1.5 NC 86 53 5 0.6187 2.0 Doosan 49 90 5 0.3525 39.0 KIA 49 92 3 0.3475 40.0 KT 47 94 3 0.3333 42.0 Kiwoom 30 109 5 0.2158 58.0 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings: Team W L D GL PCT GB Hanwha 48 33 2 61 0.593 0.0 KIA 45 36 3 60 0.556 3.0 LG 45 37 2 60 0.549 3.5 Lotte 45 37 3 59 0.549 3.5 SSG 42 38 3 61 0.525 5.5 KT 43 39 3 59 0.524 5.5 Samsung 43 40 1 60 0.518 6.0 NC 36 40 5 63 0.474 9.5 Doosan 33 48 3 60 0.407 15.0 Kiwoom 26 58 3 57 0.310 23.5 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 - 0 7 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 Hanwha 7 - 8 7 8 2 4 3 0 0 39 KIA 0 0 - 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 Kiwoom 0 0 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 KT 0 0 0 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 4 LG 8 3 8 7 9 - 1 0 5 3 44 Lotte 7 2 8 7 4 7 - 5 0 2 42 NC 7 1 9 7 8 5 3 - 2 8 50 Samsung 4 8 6 8 9 0 5 5 - 1 46 SSG 9 6 6 7 8 1 3 0 5 - 45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 42 20 56 51 55 15 16 13 12 14 Scenario Additional Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 KIA 0 0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kiwoom 2 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 KT 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 0 LG 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 1 Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 1 NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 2 SSG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 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 - 4 9 11 8 4 4 2 5 2 49 Hanwha 12 - 13 15 13 6 8 10 5 5 87 KIA 7 3 - 6 11 4 6 4 3 5 49 Kiwoom 3 1 8 - 3 3 2 2 3 5 30 KT 7 3 5 13 - 4 4 3 5 3 47 LG 12 8 12 13 12 - 5 6 10 11 89 Lotte 12 8 10 14 10 10 - 9 7 7 87 NC 12 5 12 13 13 10 7 - 5 9 86 Samsung 11 11 13 13 11 6 8 11 - 5 89 SSG 14 10 10 11 13 5 9 6 9 - 87 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 90 53 92 109 94 52 53 53 52 52 Scenario Total Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 KIA 0 0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Kiwoom 2 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 KT 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 3 LG 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 3 Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 4 NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 5 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 3 SSG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5 4 3 5 3 3 4 5 3 5