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Preseason

What if that game had gone differently?

Reopen a case: flip a result you remember and watch every ranking, playoff seat and case re-argue itself.

Nothing to reopen yet — the 2026 season hasn't started.

There are no results to reverse. The preseason board is built on Team Strength alone, so there's no earned résumé, game control or statement win to rewrite. This switches on the moment real games are played — we won't fabricate a result just to run a hypothetical.

How a reopened case works

Three steps, once there's a real result to argue with.

Change a result

Pick a completed game and flip the outcome, adjust the margin, or move the site.

The engine re-scores

The six-category Evidence Engine recomputes every affected team — Résumé, Game Control, Statement Wins, Consistency and Case Weaknesses all react to the new evidence.

See the new board

A fresh Official Verdict order, playoff picture and the plain-English story of what changed and why.

The Board As It Stands

The current Official Verdict — the starting point any future what-if will reopen.

See the full Official Verdict
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