No. In each conference, the top 4 rankings are the three division winners and the non-division-winning team that has the best record out of the rest. You win the division by having the best record out of the division. The order of the top 4 is by record of these 4 teams. The other 4 playoff teams take their ranking by record behind the first 4. So, to answer you question: No, the division winner is always in the top 4 ranking of their conference.
No, because if you win your division, you automatically place in the top three.
the didnt make it to the playoffs because they didnt win their division and they didnt have the best record
The top eight teams from each conference make the playoffs. If you win your division you're almost always guaranteed a playoff spot.
Eight. Four teams make the playoffs in each league. There are three divisions in each league and the three teams that wind up in first place in their division make the playoffs. The fourth team to make the playoffs is the team that did not win their division but has the best overall record of all the teams that did not win their division. That team is called the "wildcard" team.
Eight. Four teams make the playoffs in each league. There are three divisions in each league and the three teams that wind up in first place in their division make the playoffs. The fourth team to make the playoffs is the team that did not win their division but has the best overall record of all the teams that did not win their division. That team is called the "wildcard" team.
thunder
Every year, 8 teams qualify for the MLB playoffs. If you win your division, you make the playoffs.
To qualify for the playoffs in the NBA you have to finish as one of the top eight teams in your conference. Winning your division doesn't necessarily get you a playoff berth, as another team from a different division could potentially win more games during the regular season and have the advantage over you record-wise in securing the final playoff spot.
Yes , OKC
I think the Thunder are going to win it.
There are no set number of games a team has to win to make the NBA playoffs. After the 82-game regular season, the top 8 teams in each conference make the playoffs. Usually, if a ten can finish at least 41-41 they stand a moderate chance of sneaking into the playoffs as one of the lower teams for their conference, and often one or two teams with losing records will make it.
There are four divisions in each of the two conferences in the NFL. The eight division winners make the playoffs and the teams with the two best records in each conference that did not win their division make the playoffs as 'wildcards'.