It is not possible to say which teams are out of the playoffs without knowing the league (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, college, fantasy league, etc.) and the season/year you are asking about.

Clarify the league first

To give a precise list, it is necessary to know:

  • The sport (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, soccer league, etc.)
  • The level (pro, college, fantasy league, local rec league)
  • The season or year (for example, 2025–26 vs a past season)

With that information, it becomes possible to check current standings and clinching/elimination scenarios.

Why this question is tricky

Playoff elimination depends on several moving parts:

  • Current record (wins, losses, sometimes ties or overtime losses)
  • Remaining games, especially head‑to‑head matchups with rivals for the last spots.
  • Tiebreakers (point differential, head‑to‑head record, division record, etc.) that can keep a team alive mathematically even when they look “done.”

That is why two teams with the same record can have different elimination status depending on tiebreakers and schedule.

How fans usually check “who’s out”

On forums and sports sites, people typically use:

  • Official league standings pages that mark teams as “eliminated” or “x‑clinched” once scenarios are settled.
  • “Playoff machine” style calculators that let you simulate the rest of the schedule to see which teams are still mathematically alive.

These tools are popular in fantasy sports as well, where users check if their roster still has a path to the playoffs.

What you can do right now

To get a concrete answer for “which teams are out of the playoffs” in your situation:

  1. Specify the league and season (for example: “2025–26 NHL” or “this year’s NFL season”).
  1. If it is a fantasy league, share:
    • Number of teams
    • Number of playoff spots
    • Each team’s current record and remaining schedule
  1. With that info, it becomes straightforward to categorize teams as:
    • Already clinched
    • Still alive
    • Officially eliminated

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.