Biggest Playoff Overperformance

Largest jump from seed to final finish in one playoff season. Finish vs seed equals regular-season seed minus final standing. Positive numbers mean the manager finished better than their seed.

Category Playoff
Current Holder Trent Christiansen in 2017 ยท +3

Biggest Playoff Overperformance Leaderboard

Full leaderboard for this record.

Rank Manager Season Seed Finish Finish vs Seed
#1 Trent Christiansen 2017 5 2 +3
#2 Spencer Johnson 2016 6 3 +3
#3 Jordan Mulford 2021 3 1 +2
#4 Jordan Mulford 2024 3 1 +2
#5 Trent Christiansen 2023 3 1 +2
#6 Scott Webster 2024 4 2 +2
#7 Jeffrey Tolley 2025 6 4 +2
#8 Carter Bailey / Madeleine Bailey 2016 2 1 +1
#9 Taylor Diamond 2017 2 1 +1
#10 Trent Christiansen 2019 2 1 +1
#11 Pasha Coleman 2018 3 2 +1
#12 Spencer Johnson 2022 3 2 +1
#13 David Ojuka 2025 4 3 +1
#14 Matt Holbrook 2022 4 3 +1
#15 Spencer Johnson 2019 4 3 +1
#16 Taylor Diamond 2018 4 3 +1
#17 Taylor Diamond 2020 4 3 +1