Round 2 Advancement Rules (8 teams from each league) - Qualification Level order is important.
Qualification Level #1. Win your division (4 teams)
Qualification Level #2. Have one of the three best records for non division winners (3 teams)
.....If tied, use best Exp Win% to break tie
Qualification Level #3. Have the Best Exp Win% of the remaining teams (1 team)
.....If tied, use best Win% to break tie
Qualification Level #4. If still tied (very unlikely), head to head record among tied teams
Qualification Level #5. Coin flip (extremely unlikely)
If there is a playoff game to break a tie for the division title, the winner of the playoff game advances to round 2 (i.e., Qualification Level #1). But the W-L record and Exp Win% of the losing team will be based on the 162-game total (in other words, losing the tie-breaker game will have no impact on whether or not that team advances to round 2 under qualification levels 2 or 3).
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