NSBA4 · 2026 Season · Regular-Season Finale

Week 7: The Bracket Is Set

xpoes won a 128–122 shootout for the last East seed, (Stitch)² clinched the West's, and the #1 seeds closed the pool 5–1 — pool play is done and the playoff field is locked.
The final pool games, several ways to read them — with xGets coverage analytics in every version. One straight science-bowl recap plus the NBA, NFL, Soccer, and Baseball reskins. Pick your sport.

The Recaps

📚 Science Bowl
The Straight Recap
Sweeps, bonuses, negs — and the xGets coverage ledger. The original.
🏀 NBA
The Hardwood Cut
Buckets, FT%, turnovers, expected buckets (xFGM).
🏈 NFL
The Gridiron Cut
Scoring plays, red-zone %, turnovers, expected points.
⚽ Soccer
The Match Report
Goals, finishing %, giveaways, xG vs actual.
⚾ Baseball
The Box Score
Runs, RISP%, rally-killers, expected runs (xR).

Playoffs & Season

🏆 Playoff Bracket
Seeds & Championship Odds
Final seeds, the bracket, and a 50,000-run championship simulation.
📊 Season Report
The Analytics Deep-Dive
Ten chapters of science-bowl theory from the data — parity, the neg tax, volume vs efficiency, and more.
👑 Category Kings
Best in Each Subject
The top buzzer in every subject across the full season.
⭐ Player Ratings
SofaScore-Style
Every player graded 3.0–10.0 for their Week-7 game.
🏆 Final seeds — East: 1 dan.k.memes · 2 mingle/Yunyi · 3 sumin · 4 xpoes  ·  West: 1 James W · 2 cryo · 3 czz · 4 (Stitch)².  Quarterfinals: dan.k.memes v xpoes · mingle/Yunyi v sumin · James W v (Stitch)² · cryo v czz.