2023 Playoff Bracket

Double knock out Tournament

Teams in Matchups A and B will be engaged in a 1 game elimination match for a chance to move into the double knockout round.

Seeds #1 and #2 from the regular season get an automatic bye into the double knockout round.

Double knockout means teams have to lose twice to be eliminated from championship contention.

- Matchup A – Seed #3 vs Seed #6 (Elimination Game)

- Matchup B – Seed #4 vs Seed #5 (Elimination Game)

- Winner of Matchup A moves to Matchup C where they will play the # 2 seed

- Winner of Matchup B moves to Matchup D where they will play the # 1 seed

- Winner of Matchup C moves on to Matchup F while the loser moves to the elimination bracket and plays Matchup E

- Loser of Matchup E is eliminated

- Winner of Matchup E moves on to play loser of Matchup F and plays Matchup G

- Winner of Matchup F moves on to finals which is Matchup H

- Winner of Matchup G will move on to finals which is Matchup H

- Winner of Matchup H will be crowned 2023 BSL Nights Champion, only if they have not yet lost a game. In the case the loser of Matchup H experiences their first loss, the 2 teams will face off again in Matchup I.

- Winner of Matchup I* will be crowned 2023 BSL Champions

Home Team by Matchup

- Matchup A to F: Higher Seed is Home

- Matchup G & H: Home team is team coming from Winners Bracket

- Matchup I*: In this scenario where the team from Losers Bracket comes back into the winner's bracket and they beat the team that was in the winner's bracket, they are now back in the winner's bracket and would be the home team.