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NFC v t e
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Detroit Lions	North	10	1	0	.909	2–0	6–1	.488	.491	W9
2	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	2	0	.818	3–0	6–2	.410	.390	W7
3^[a]^[b]	Seattle Seahawks	West	6	5	0	.545	2–2	3–4	.512	.471	W2
4^[a]	Atlanta Falcons	South	6	5	0	.545	4–1	6–2	.533	.455	L2
Wild cards
5	Minnesota Vikings	North	9	2	0	.818	2–1	4–2	.439	.386	W4
6	Green Bay Packers	North	8	3	0	.727	1–2	4–3	.528	.411	W2
7	Washington Commanders	East	7	5	0	.583	2–2	5–3	.432	.312	L3
In the hunt
8^[b]	Arizona Cardinals	West	6	5	0	.545	2–1	3–4	.570	.446	L1
9^[c]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	6	0	.455	1–2	5–3	.593	.571	W1
10^[c]^[d]	Los Angeles Rams	West	5	6	0	.455	2–1	3–5	.549	.446	L1
11^[d]	San Francisco 49ers	West	5	6	0	.455	1–3	3–5	.533	.375	L2
12^[e]	New Orleans Saints	South	4	7	0	.364	2–3	3–4	.521	.364	W2
13^[e]	Chicago Bears	North	4	7	0	.364	0–2	2–4	.464	.295	L5
14^[e]	Dallas Cowboys	East	4	7	0	.364	2–1	2–5	.553	.444	W1
15	Carolina Panthers	South	3	8	0	.273	1–2	2–4	.467	.242	L1
16	New York Giants	East	2	9	0	.182	0–4	1–7	.528	.409	L6
Tiebreakers^[f]
^ ^a ^b Seattle wins tie break over Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Seattle wins tie break over Arizona based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Tampa Bay wins tie break over LA Rams based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate San Francisco (see below). ^ ^a ^b LA Rams wins tie break over San Francisco based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b ^c New Orleans, Chicago and Dallas are ranked based on conference record. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

AFC v t e
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Kansas City Chiefs	West	10	1	0	.909	3–0	5–1	.488	.455	W1
2	Buffalo Bills	East	9	2	0	.818	3–0	7–2	.480	.450	W6
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	8	3	0	.727	1–1	5–2	.431	.461	L1
4	Houston Texans	South	7	5	0	.583	3–1	5–2	.481	.400	L1
Wild cards
5	Los Angeles Chargers	West	7	4	0	.636	2–1	5–3	.450	.333	L1
6	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	4	0	.667	2–2	5–4	.512	.506	W1
7	Denver Broncos	West	7	5	0	.583	2–2	3–4	.481	.325	W2
In the hunt
8	Miami Dolphins	East	5	6	0	.455	2–2	4–4	.427	.263	W3
9	Indianapolis Colts	South	5	7	0	.417	1–3	4–4	.560	.418	L1
10	Cincinnati Bengals	North	4	7	0	.364	1–2	2–5	.492	.227	L2
11^[a]	Cleveland Browns	North	3	8	0	.273	2–1	3–3	.463	.515	W1
12^[a]^[b]	New York Jets	East	3	8	0	.273	1–2	3–5	.516	.371	L2
13^[a]^[b]	Tennessee Titans	South	3	8	0	.273	1–1	3–4	.569	.429	W1
14	New England Patriots	East	3	9	0	.250	1–3	2–6	.391	.333	L2
15^[c]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	2	9	0	.182	1–1	2–4	.581	.333	L4
16^[c]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	2	9	0	.182	0–4	2–7	.541	.455	L7
Tiebreakers^[d]
^ ^a ^b ^c Cleveland wins tie break over NY Jets and Tennessee based on conference record. ^ ^a ^b NY Jets wins tie break over Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Jacksonville wins tie break over Las Vegas based on conference record. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Soccer

MLS

MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC	34	19	8	7	63	43	+20	64	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	LA Galaxy	34	19	8	7	69	50	+19	64	Qualification for round one
3	Real Salt Lake	34	16	7	11	65	48	+17	59
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	16	9	9	51	35	+16	57
5	Houston Dynamo FC	34	15	10	9	47	39	+8	54
6	Minnesota United FC	34	15	12	7	58	49	+9	52
7	Colorado Rapids	34	15	14	5	61	60	+1	50
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	13	8	52	49	+3	47	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Portland Timbers	34	12	11	11	65	56	+9	47	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	Austin FC	34	11	14	9	39	48	−9	42
11	FC Dallas	34	11	15	8	54	56	−2	41
12	St. Louis City SC	34	8	13	13	50	63	−13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City	34	8	19	7	51	66	−15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	25	3	41	78	−37	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Inter Miami CF	34	22	4	8	79	49	+30	74	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	6	9	72	40	+32	66	Qualification for round one
3	FC Cincinnati	34	18	11	5	58	48	+10	59
4	Orlando City SC	34	15	12	7	59	50	+9	52
5	Charlotte FC	34	14	11	9	46	37	+9	51
6	New York City FC	34	14	12	8	54	49	+5	50
7	New York Red Bulls	34	11	9	14	55	50	+5	47
8	CF Montréal	34	11	13	10	48	64	−16	43	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Atlanta United FC	34	10	14	10	46	49	−3	40	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	52	70	−18	40
11	Toronto FC	34	11	19	4	40	61	−21	37
12	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37
13	Nashville SC	34	9	16	9	38	54	−16	36
14	New England Revolution	34	9	21	4	37	74	−37	31
15	Chicago Fire FC	34	7	18	9	40	62	−22	30

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

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NHL

Pacific Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vegas Golden Knights	21	13	6	2	12	81	64	+17	28
2	Calgary Flames	21	12	6	3	7	58	57	+1	27
3	Los Angeles Kings	21	11	7	3	11	63	57	+6	25
4	Edmonton Oilers	22	11	9	2	7	64	69	−5	24
5	Vancouver Canucks	19	10	6	3	9	61	62	−1	23
6	Seattle Kraken	21	10	10	1	7	59	57	+2	21
7	Anaheim Ducks	19	8	8	3	7	48	57	−9	19
8	San Jose Sharks	23	6	12	5	3	56	83	−27	17

Updated to game(s) played on November 23, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Central Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Winnipeg Jets	21	17	4	0	14	85	51	+34	34
2	Minnesota Wild	20	13	3	4	12	69	50	+19	30
3	Dallas Stars	19	13	6	0	12	66	44	+22	26
4	Colorado Avalanche	21	12	9	0	10	73	75	−2	24
5	Utah Hockey Club	21	8	10	3	5	57	67	−10	19
6	St. Louis Blues	22	9	12	1	5	53	74	−21	19
7	Nashville Predators	21	7	11	3	6	50	65	−15	17
8	Chicago Blackhawks	21	7	12	2	5	50	63	−13	16

Updated to game(s) played on November 24, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	21	13	6	2	11	64	52	+12	28
2	Florida Panthers	21	12	8	1	10	74	72	+2	25
3	Buffalo Sabres	21	11	9	1	8	69	65	+4	23
4	Boston Bruins	22	10	9	3	7	51	70	−19	23
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	19	10	7	2	8	68	59	+9	22
6	Detroit Red Wings	20	8	10	2	7	49	63	−14	18
7	Ottawa Senators	20	8	11	1	6	62	65	−3	17
8	Montreal Canadiens	20	7	11	2	7	56	77	−21	16

Updated to game(s) played on November 24, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Metropolitan Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Jersey Devils	23	14	7	2	13	79	60	+19	30
2	Carolina Hurricanes	20	14	5	1	12	78	51	+27	29
3	Washington Capitals	20	13	6	1	12	81	55	+26	27
4	New York Rangers	19	12	6	1	12	65	50	+15	25
5	New York Islanders	21	8	8	5	5	54	60	−6	21
6	Columbus Blue Jackets	20	9	9	2	7	70	72	−2	20
7	Philadelphia Flyers	21	9	10	2	4	60	73	−13	20
8	Pittsburgh Penguins	23	7	12	4	4	59	93	−34	18

Updated to game(s) played on November 23, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

NBA

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Cleveland Cavaliers *	17	1	.944	–	18
2	Boston Celtics *	14	3	.824	2.5	17
3	Orlando Magic *	11	7	.611	6.0	18
4	New York Knicks	9	7	.563	7.0	16
5	Miami Heat	7	7	.500	8.0	14
6	Milwaukee Bucks	8	9	.471	8.5	17

7	Atlanta Hawks	7	10	.412	9.5	17
8	Brooklyn Nets	7	10	.412	9.5	17
9	Indiana Pacers	7	10	.412	9.5	17
10	Chicago Bulls	7	11	.389	10.0	18

11	Detroit Pistons	7	11	.389	10.0	18
12	Charlotte Hornets	6	10	.375	10.0	16
13	Toronto Raptors	4	13	.235	12.5	17
14	Philadelphia 76ers	3	13	.188	13.0	16
15	Washington Wizards	2	13	.133	13.5	15

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Golden State Warriors *	12	4	.750	–	16
2	Oklahoma City Thunder *	12	4	.750	–	16
3	Houston Rockets *	12	6	.667	1.0	18
4	Los Angeles Lakers	10	6	.625	2.0	16
5	Los Angeles Clippers	11	7	.611	2.0	18
6	Denver Nuggets	9	6	.600	2.5	15

7	Memphis Grizzlies	10	7	.588	2.5	17
8	Phoenix Suns	9	7	.563	3.0	16
9	Dallas Mavericks	9	8	.529	3.5	17
10	San Antonio Spurs	9	8	.529	3.5	17

11	Minnesota Timberwolves	8	8	.500	4.0	16
12	Sacramento Kings	8	9	.471	4.5	17
13	Portland Trail Blazers	7	10	.412	5.5	17
14	Utah Jazz	4	12	.250	8.0	16
15	New Orleans Pelicans	4	13	.235	8.5	17

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.

[6-5a-1] Seattle wins tie break over Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.

[6-5b-2] Seattle wins tie break over Arizona based on head-to-head victory.

[5-6a-3] Tampa Bay wins tie break over LA Rams based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate San Francisco (see below).

[5-6b-4] LA Rams wins tie break over San Francisco based on head-to-head victory.

[4-7-5] New Orleans, Chicago and Dallas are ranked based on conference record.

[6] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

[3-8a-7] Cleveland wins tie break over NY Jets and Tennessee based on conference record.

[3-8b-8] NY Jets wins tie break over Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.

[2-9-9] Jacksonville wins tie break over Las Vegas based on conference record.

[10] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[nhl-div-11] "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.

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