Here is scenario in which NC makes the postseason with 35 additional wins (42 total). Here are the final standings in the scenario: Team W L D PCT GB LG 140 4 0 0.9722 0.0 Samsung 107 37 0 0.7431 33.0 Hanwha 106 38 0 0.7361 34.0 Lotte 104 39 1 0.7273 35.5 NC 42 98 4 0.3000 96.0 See explanation of tie-breakers below. KIA 42 98 4 0.3000 96.0 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Kiwoom 42 98 4 0.3000 96.0 See explanation of tie-breakers below. KT 42 98 4 0.3000 96.0 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Doosan 42 99 3 0.2979 96.5 SSG 41 99 4 0.2929 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 KT NC Total KIA - 1 2 1 4 Kiwoom 2 - 1 1 4 KT 1 0 - 2 3 NC 1 2 1 - 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 KT NC Total KIA - 3 0 8 11 Kiwoom 10 - 1 0 11 KT 13 13 - 1 27 NC 6 10 12 - 28 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 KT NC Total KIA - 4 2 9 15 Kiwoom 12 - 2 1 15 KT 14 13 - 3 30 NC 7 12 13 - 32 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings: Team W L D GL PCT GB LG 17 4 0 123 0.810 0.0 Lotte 12 10 1 121 0.545 5.5 Hanwha 12 11 0 121 0.522 6.0 KT 10 10 1 123 0.500 6.5 Samsung 11 11 0 122 0.500 6.5 SSG 9 10 0 125 0.474 7.0 Doosan 9 11 0 124 0.450 7.5 KIA 9 12 0 123 0.429 8.0 NC 7 10 0 127 0.412 8.0 Kiwoom 8 15 0 121 0.348 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 - 0 0 0 6 0 0 16 0 11 33 Hanwha 13 - 13 13 14 0 0 15 13 13 94 KIA 14 0 - 3 0 0 0 8 0 8 33 Kiwoom 14 0 10 - 1 0 0 0 0 9 34 KT 5 0 13 13 - 0 0 1 0 0 32 LG 13 13 14 13 14 - 14 14 13 15 123 Lotte 13 14 13 13 13 0 - 13 0 13 92 NC 0 0 6 10 12 0 0 - 0 7 35 Samsung 13 0 14 14 14 0 15 13 - 13 96 SSG 3 0 3 4 14 0 0 8 0 - 32 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 88 27 86 83 88 0 29 88 26 89 Scenario Additional Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KIA 1 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 KT 2 0 0 1 - 0 1 0 0 0 3 LG 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 NC 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 4 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 SSG 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3 0 4 4 3 0 0 4 0 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 - 1 1 2 7 1 2 16 1 11 42 Hanwha 15 - 15 15 15 0 0 16 14 16 106 KIA 14 1 - 4 2 0 2 9 1 9 42 Kiwoom 14 1 12 - 2 1 0 1 0 11 42 KT 7 1 14 13 - 1 1 3 2 0 42 LG 15 16 16 15 15 - 16 16 15 16 140 Lotte 14 16 14 16 14 0 - 15 1 14 104 NC 0 0 7 12 13 0 1 - 2 7 42 Samsung 15 2 15 16 14 1 15 14 - 15 107 SSG 5 0 4 5 16 0 2 8 1 - 41 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 99 38 98 98 98 4 39 98 37 99 Scenario Total Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KIA 1 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 KT 2 0 0 1 - 0 1 0 0 0 4 LG 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 NC 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 4 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 SSG 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3 0 4 4 4 0 1 4 0 4 # NC Dinos magic number # NC's magic number # Dinos magic number # KBO Playoff Race