The 2016-17 NBA Development League regular season concluded on April 1 and the playoffs begin on April 4.
Track the clinch, elimination and tiebreaker scenarios below.
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Final Playoff Bracket
Playoff Clinches
East: Raptors 905, Maine Red Claws, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Canton Charge West: Oklahoma City Blue, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Santa Cruz Warriors Raptors 905 has clinched the Central Division title and the No. 1 overall seed in the East. The Oklahoma City Blue have clinched the Southwest Division title and the No. 1 overall seed in the West. The Los Angeles D-Fenders have clinched the Pacific Division title. The Maine Red Claws have clinched the Atlantic Division title. Eliminated From Contention East: Delaware 87ers, Erie BayHawks, Grand Rapids Drive, Greensboro Swarm, Long Island Nets, Westchester Knicks, Windy City Bulls West: Austin Spurs, Iowa Energy, Northern Arizona Suns, Reno Bighorns, Salt Lake City Stars, Sioux Falls Skyforce, Texas LegendsNotable Tiebreakers
Delaware owns a tiebreaker over Maine for the Atlantic Division Title Oklahoma City owns a tiebreaker over Los Angeles in the case of a tie for #1 seed in the Western Conference Canton owns a tiebreaker over Fort Wayne in the case of a tie for the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference Santa Cruz owns a tiebreaker over Rio Grande Valley in the case of a tie for the #3 seed in the Western ConferencePlayoff Clinch/Elimination Scenarios
April 1
CANTON will secure the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference with a WIN over Fort Wayne (would matchup vs. Maine in the first round of the playoffs)
FORT WAYNE will secure the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference with a WIN over Canton (would matchup vs. Maine in the first round of the playoffs) OKLAHOMA CITY will secure the #1 seed in the Western Conference with a WIN over Texas OR a loss by LOS ANGELES to Salt Lake City LOS ANGELES will secure the #1 seed in the Western Conference with a WIN over Salt Lake City COMBINED WITH a loss by OKLAHOMA CITY to Texas RIO GRANDE VALLEY will secure the #3 seed in the Western Conference with a WIN over Iowa SANTA CRUZ will secure the #3 seed in the Western Conference with a RIO GRANDE VALLEY loss to IowaMarch 31
MAINE will clinch the Atlantic Division Title with a WIN over Greensboro OR a Delaware loss to Raptors 905 DELAWARE will be eliminated from playoff contention with a LOSS to Raptors 905 OR a Maine win over Greensboro CANTON will secure the #3 seed (top wild card) in the Eastern Conference with a WIN over Grand Rapids. – Fort Wayne would become #4 seed RIO GRANDE VALLEY will secure the #3 (top wild card) in the Western Conference with a SANTA CRUZ loss to Los Angeles. – Santa Cruz would become #4 seedMarch 29
MAINE will clinch the Atlantic Division title with a Delaware loss to Greensboro DELAWARE will be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to GreensboroMarch 28
MAINE will clinch the Atlantic Division Title and the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a WIN over Grand Rapids. FORT WAYNE will clinch a playoff berth with a WIN over Long Island OR a WIN by Maine over Grand Rapids DELAWARE will be eliminated from playoff contention with a Maine WIN over Grand RapidsMarch 27
SANTA CRUZ will clinch a playoff berth with a WIN over Salt Lake City SIOUX FALLS will be eliminated from playoff contention with a Santa Cruz win over Salt Lake CityMarch 26
MAINE will clinch the Atlantic Division with a WIN over Reno FORT WAYNE will clinch a playoff berth with a Maine WIN over Reno DELAWARE will be eliminated from playoff contention with a Maine win over Reno SANTA CRUZ will clinch a playoff berth with a Sioux Falls LOSS to Northern Arizona SIOUX FALLS will be eliminated from playoff contention with a LOSS to Northern Arizona March 25 CANTON will clinch a playoff berth with a Delaware loss to Windy City FORT WAYNE clinches a playoff berth with a win over Grand Rapids combined with a Delaware LOSS to Windy City RIO GRANDE VALLEY will clinch a playoff berth with a WIN over the Salt Lake City Stars TEXAS is eliminated from playoff contention with a LOSS to Austin OR a win by Santa Cruz over Los Angeles March 24 OKLAHOMA CITY will clinch the Southwest Division Title with a WIN over Rio Grande Valley RIO GRANDE VALLEY will clinch a playoff berth with a WIN over Oklahoma City CANTON will clinch a playoff berth with a Delaware LOSS to Long Island GRAND RAPIDS will be eliminated from playoff contention with a LOSS to Fort Wayne March 23 TEXAS will be eliminated from playoff contention with a LOSS to Northern Arizona COMBINED with a Santa Cruz win over Austin. March 21 RIO GRANDE VALLEY clinches a playoff berth with a win over SANTA CRUZ. March 19 RAPTORS 905 clinches the number one seed in the Eastern Conference with a win over LONG ISLAND or a MAINE loss to SALT LAKE CITY. March 18 RAPTORS 905 clinches division title if ONE of the following occurs: 1) Raptors 905 win 2) Canton loss 3) Fort Wayne loss RAPTORS 905 clinches the number one seed in the Western Conference with a win AND MAINE loss. LOS ANGELES clinches a playoff berth with a win over SIOUX FALLS. OKLAHOMA CITY clinches a playoff berth with a win over RENO OR a SIOUX FALLS loss to LOS ANGELES. WINDY CITY is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to CANTON OR a FORT WAYNE win over Delaware. March 17 RAPTORS 905 clinches division title if ONE of the following occurs:- Raptors 905 win
- Canton loss
- Fort Wayne loss