It seems like this time of year there’s always new posters (and even some that have been around) that don’t know or understand how qualifiers and classes are determined. Here’s the official process:
For those trying to project ahead of Saturday’s release, make sure you read through that first. As someone who pre-family days had a little more time and would try and “predict” ahead of time, a tip is to use the “Playoff Clinchers and Hopefuls” page instead of the “Playoff Outlook” page. Get to your projected 256 qualifiers first, then divide them into the classes.
For those trying to project ahead of Saturday’s release, make sure you read through that first. As someone who pre-family days had a little more time and would try and “predict” ahead of time, a tip is to use the “Playoff Clinchers and Hopefuls” page instead of the “Playoff Outlook” page. Get to your projected 256 qualifiers first, then divide them into the classes.