It’s really not complicated. There’s 6 groups of 5, 3 in each conference. All teams in the groups play each other. The winner of the group advances to the quarts. There’s one wild card from each conference that moves on too. There are tie breakers if teams have the same record in the group or wild card. After that it’s a simple 8 team tournament for the winner.
The purpose is money and a bit more meaning to some early season games.
It’s really not complicated. There’s 6 groups of 5, 3 in each conference. All teams in the groups play each other. The winner of the group advances to the quarts. There’s one wild card from each conference that moves on too. There are tie breakers if teams have the same record in the group or wild card. After that it’s a simple 8 team tournament for the winner.
The purpose is money and a bit more meaning to some early season games.