Best of Three format stats

The 1-1-1 continues to be the most favorable for the low seeds

1-2 format

71 series

55 wins for higher seed 77%

40 three game series 56% (29-11 high 73%)

26 sweeps for higher seed 37%

5 sweeps for lower seed 7%

1-1-1 format

44 series

30 wins for higher seed 68%

22 three game series 50% (13-9 high 59%)

17 sweeps for higher seed 39%

5 sweeps for lower seed 11%

2-1 format

12 series

12 wins for higher seed 100%

3 three game series 25% (3-0 high 100%)

9 sweeps for higher seed 75%

0 sweeps for lower seed 0%

1-2          1998-2009

1-1-1      2010-2015, 2025-2026

2-1          2022-2024