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FAIR SPORTS CALCULATOR

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This page will calculate the number of possible finishing orders, and the minimum number of games needed to produce a totally fair tournament of any two-player type of game. Count one game here as an entire match for tennis and chess tournaments). Any system using fewer games assigns some award places partially by the luck of the draw for slots.

NUMBER OF TEAMS				RACES (Set )	INDIANAPOLIS 500
NUMBER OF AWARD PLACES				TOURNAMENTS (Set )	NCAA BASKETBALL
NUMBER OF TIERS (2-3)			TIERS	TIER TOURNAMENTS (Set )	2-TIERED NCAA
GROUPS IN:	TIER 1	TIER 2	TIER 3	CLEAR VALUES	3-TIERED NCAA


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