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Of the 80 teams that have completed Quarterfinal pool play, 38 have posted win percentages above .500. We can expect anywhere from seven to nine teams to finish above .500 in Pool 6. That would give us between 45 and 47 teams above .500.
The Semifinals will include 48 teams, so it appears likely we’ll need to dip into the sub-.500 pool for anywhere from one to three teams.
And that’s where it gets interesting.
As mentioned earlier, there are five teams tied at .497, and this is the group from which any sub-.500 teams would be lifted. Those five teams are the 1911 A’s, 1931 Yankees, 1962 Giants, 1975 Reds and 1986 Mets.
Tie-breakers won’t be calculated until necessary, but the fate of these teams is closely entwined with the competition in Pool 6.
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