Here is scenario in which NC makes the postseason with 36 additional wins (39 total). Here are the final standings in the scenario: Team W L D PCT GB Hanwha 141 2 1 0.9860 0.0 SSG 115 25 4 0.8214 24.5 Kiwoom 108 33 3 0.7660 32.0 LG 105 35 4 0.7500 34.5 NC 39 101 4 0.2786 100.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. KIA 39 101 4 0.2786 100.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. KT 39 101 4 0.2786 100.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Lotte 39 101 4 0.2786 100.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Doosan 39 102 3 0.2766 101.0 Samsung 39 102 3 0.2766 101.0 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 KT Lotte NC Total KIA - 0 2 0 2 KT 0 - 0 0 0 Lotte 0 0 - 0 0 NC 0 0 0 - 0 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 KT Lotte NC Total KIA - 6 2 14 22 KT 8 - 16 0 24 Lotte 12 0 - 7 19 NC 2 16 6 - 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 KT Lotte NC Total KIA - 6 4 14 24 KT 8 - 16 0 24 Lotte 12 0 - 7 19 NC 2 16 6 - 24 The first tiebreaker does not resolve the tie. The following table shows how many runs each of the teams tied for fifth place as already scored against each other in the scenario: Team KIA KT Lotte NC Total KIA - 0 10 0 10 KT 0 - 0 0 0 Lotte 3 0 - 0 3 NC 0 0 0 - 0 The following table shows how many additional runs each of the teams tied for fifth place scores against each other in the scenario: Team KIA KT Lotte NC Total KIA - 6 2 14 22 KT 17 - 16 0 33 Lotte 24 0 - 7 31 NC 2 16 16 - 34 The following table shows how many runs total each of the teams tied for fifth place scores against each other in the scenario: Team KIA KT Lotte NC Total KIA - 6 12 14 32 KT 17 - 16 0 33 Lotte 27 0 - 7 34 NC 2 16 16 - 34 NC wins the second tie-breaker against KIA NC wins the second tie-breaker against KT To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings: Team W L D GL PCT GB KIA 3 0 0 141 1.000 0.0 Hanwha 4 1 0 139 0.800 0.0 LG 3 1 1 139 0.750 0.5 NC 3 1 0 140 0.750 0.5 Doosan 3 2 0 139 0.600 1.0 Samsung 2 2 1 139 0.500 1.5 SSG 2 3 0 139 0.400 2.0 KT 1 4 0 139 0.200 3.0 Kiwoom 0 3 0 141 0.000 3.0 Lotte 0 4 0 140 0.000 3.5 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 4 0 1 0 12 3 16 0 36 Hanwha 16 - 16 16 16 14 15 15 16 13 137 KIA 12 0 - 0 6 0 2 14 2 0 36 Kiwoom 16 0 15 - 16 9 16 14 16 6 108 KT 10 0 8 0 - 0 16 0 4 0 38 LG 16 0 16 6 16 - 16 16 13 3 102 Lotte 3 1 12 0 0 0 - 7 16 0 39 NC 11 0 2 0 16 0 6 - 1 0 36 Samsung 0 0 12 0 10 0 0 15 - 0 37 SSG 16 0 16 8 16 11 14 16 16 - 113 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 100 1 101 30 97 34 97 100 100 22 Scenario Additional Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 KIA 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 KT 2 0 2 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 4 LG 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 1 2 3 Lotte 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 4 NC 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 4 Samsung 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 SSG 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 4 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 - 0 4 0 3 0 12 4 16 0 39 Hanwha 16 - 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 141 KIA 12 0 - 1 6 0 4 14 2 0 39 Kiwoom 16 0 15 - 16 9 16 14 16 6 108 KT 11 0 8 0 - 0 16 0 4 0 39 LG 16 1 16 6 16 - 16 16 15 3 105 Lotte 3 1 12 0 0 0 - 7 16 0 39 NC 12 0 2 2 16 0 6 - 1 0 39 Samsung 0 0 12 0 12 0 0 15 - 0 39 SSG 16 0 16 8 16 11 16 16 16 - 115 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 102 2 101 33 101 35 101 101 102 25 Scenario Total Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 KIA 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 KT 2 0 2 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 4 LG 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 1 2 4 Lotte 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 4 NC 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 4 Samsung 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 SSG 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3 1 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 # NC Dinos magic number # NC's magic number # Dinos magic number # KBO Playoff Race