Elimination from postseason contention

Elimination from postseason contention, or elimination from playoff contention, refers to the point when it is no longer mathematically possible for a sports team to qualify for its league's annual postseason, regardless of the outcomes of the team and the team(s) they are trailing in remaining games. This occurs when the number of wins by teams leading for all available postseason spots, including a first-place finish (division title) or an at-large bid (where applicable) combined with the number of losses by a team trailing for the available postseason spots exceeds the number of games on the regular season schedule.

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