Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A final game or series of games played to break a tie.
- noun A series of games played to determine a championship.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
final game in aseries needed tobreak atie . - noun US A short series of games to select a
league champion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any final competition to determine a championship
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Examples
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The authors are adamant that not only could bowl games continue to co-exist with a playoff, they argue that a playoff is actually necessary in order to save the bowl games.
Brian Frederick: Death to the BCS? Here, Here! Brian Frederick 2010
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The authors are adamant that not only could bowl games continue to co-exist with a playoff, they argue that a playoff is actually necessary in order to save the bowl games.
Brian Frederick: Death to the BCS? Here, Here! Brian Frederick 2010
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Cashman was asked if it was unfair that the first round of the playoff is a best-of-five series when the next two rounds are best-of-seven, and he only laughed.
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For fans that believe a playoff is the only way to end the controversy, realize that there will always be controversy in the method of selecting teams, where to play and if it is the right way to select a champion.
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Sure, there are flaws, but without a playoff is there a better way?
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This is about football -- about two six-team divisions and a title playoff to share the spotlight on what has become championship Saturday.
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This is about football -- about two six-team divisions and a title playoff to share the spotlight on what has become championship Saturday.
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This is about football -- about two six-team divisions and a title playoff to share the spotlight on what has become championship Saturday.
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He averaged 13.4 points on 32 percent shooting over his last seven playoff games, and criticized Atlanta fans who booed him and the team for the worst home loss in playoff history, a 105-75 rout in Game 3.
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Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys: Must prove he can win playoff games and must do it without WR Terrell Owens.
QB power rankings: There's Peyton, Tom and all the rest 2009
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