In the 2020 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the top ten teams from the Eastern and top eight teams from the Western conference qualified for the playoffs (18 total teams), with single-elimination remaining intact. The top six Eastern teams earned byes to the first round. The seventh through tenth-seeded teams competed in play-in games. The 8th v. 9th winner played the top-seeded team, and the 7th v. 10th winner played the conference runner-up in the first round. The Western Conference had no byes, and the top eight teams competed in their first round.