postseasons
After regular season
Postseasons is the plural of postseason, the period of tournament play that follows a sport's regular season.
Most leagues structure their year so that regular-season standings determine which teams qualify for postseason competition: He's played in three postseasons but never won a championship.
The word appears frequently in sports journalism and statistics.
Title-deciding competitions
- bracketsMarks setting off text
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
wildcards · seeds · contenders · upsets · underdogs · sweeps · clinching · advancing
Collected numerical information
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- legacyWhat's passed down
- narrativesAccounts of events
storylines · momentum · streaks · pressure · heroics · collapses · chokes · redemption
MLB championship tournament
- ALCSMLB postseason semifinal abbreviation
- NLCSSenior league championship series
- pennantsTapering nautical flags
- clutch hittingHitting well under pressure
walk-offs · rally caps · diamond · ninth inning · closers · dugout
Pro football championship
- conference championshipsPenultimate playoff stage
- divisional roundSecond playoff elimination stage
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
Pro basketball championship series
- conference finalsPre-championship elimination round
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- buzzer beatersScores just before time ends
- championship ringsJewelry awarded to champions
championships
Title-deciding competitions
- bracketsMarks setting off text
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- seriesOrdered set of related items
rounds · wildcards · seeds · contenders · upsets · underdogs · sweeps · clinching · advancing · matchups
statistics
Collected numerical information
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- legacyWhat's passed down
narratives · storylines · momentum · streaks · pressure · heroics · collapses · chokes · redemption · comparisons
World Series
MLB championship tournament
- ALCSMLB postseason semifinal abbreviation
- NLCSSenior league championship series
- pennantsTapering nautical flags
clutch hitting · walk-offs · rally caps · diamond · ninth inning · closers · dugout
Super Bowl
Pro football championship
- conference championshipsPenultimate playoff stage
- divisional roundSecond playoff elimination stage
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
NBA Finals
Pro basketball championship series
- conference finalsPre-championship elimination round
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- buzzer beatersScores just before time ends
championship rings · Eastern Conference · Western Conference
postseasonsregular season
Standard competitive period before playoffs
preseasons · preseason · off-seasons · offseasons · off-season
- postseason gameCompetition after regular season ends