Is this playoff format possible in OOTP?

[drksd4848]

I assume it's not because I coudn't figure out how to easily do it without totally trashing the current traditional playoff format in my league, but I'll ask anyway...

Five teams make the playoffs:

TEAM A (SEED #1)
TEAM B (SEED #2)
TEAM C (SEED #3)
TEAM D (SEED #4)
TEAM E (SEED #5)

TEAM A gets a buy.

The rest go into a pseudo double elimination format playing a single game for each round:

TEAM B (seed #2) vs TEAM E (seed #5)
TEAM C (seed #3) vs TEAM D (seed #4)

Lets say, for arguments sake:

TEAM B beats TEAM E
TEAM C beats TEAM D

From there, we get a winners and losers bracket:

TEAM B (1-0) vs TEAM C (1-0)
TEAM D (0-1) vs TEAM E (0-1)

From there:

TEAM E (0-2) loses to TEAM D (1-1). TEAM E is eliminated.

TEAM B (2-0) beats TEAM C (1-1)

Next round:

TEAM B (2-0) gets a buy
TEAM C (1-1) vs TEAM D (1-1)

TEAM D beats TEAM C (1-2) TEAM C is eliminated

Next round:

TEAM B (2-0) vs TEAM D (2-1)

TEAM B (3-0) beats TEAM D (2-2) TEAM D is eliminated

Next round:

TEAM B (3-0) vs TEAM A in a seven game series.

Essentially, three wins, you're in. Two losses you're out. Is this possible? It's fast and chaotic, but could be interesting.

[darkcloud4579]

No, you could probably use the ladder format to generate a type of way to do that...the playoff formats are extremely dexterous compared to the early days, but no triple-elimination format exists.

[drksd4848]

Yup…. That’s what I figured. I always thought it would be a fun thing to try though. The idea is to create a playoff format that would heavily favor the team with the best record. Put the remaining seeds through hell to get to that final championship round.

[nutt]

No, but what you can do is....

Five-teams to playoffs.

Quarterfinals:
#2 Seed vs. #5 Seed
#3 Seed vs. #4 Seed

Semifinal:
Quarterfinal Winners

Finals:
#1 Seed vs. Semifinal Winner