Pacific League Forecast 2026

Pacific League

Likely first SoftBank 100%
Likely last Rakuten 100%

end of Oct 8, 2026 / npbc.media

Pacific: SoftBank has clinched first.

The forecast shows each club's likely final place.

Projected finish: Pacific League

The table is in projected-rank order. The Pennant, Top 3 and Last columns show the chance of finishing there.

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Rank Team Range Pennant Top 3 Last Proj. W-L
#1 SoftBank #1-#1 100% 100% 0% 91 - 49 (3)
#2 Seibu #2-#2 0% 100% 0% 79 - 60 (4)
#3 Nippon-Ham #3-#3 0% 100% 0% 78 - 62 (3)
#4 ORIX #4-#4 0% 0% 0% 65 - 76 (2)
#5 Lotte #5-#5 0% 0% 0% 63 - 77 (3)
#6 Rakuten #6-#6 0% 0% 100% 58 - 84 (1)
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Chance of each finish

Each cell is the chance of finishing at that rank (blank under 0.5%). The range column shows the best and worst final ranks that can come out.

Diagonal hatching marks ranks that can no longer be reached, whatever the remaining results.

Pacific League Chance of each finishend of Oct 8, 2026npbc.media

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Team #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Range
SoftBank 100% #1-#1
Seibu 100% #2-#2
Nippon-Ham 100% #3-#3
ORIX 100% #4-#4
Lotte 100% #5-#5
Rakuten 100% #6-#6
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What the forecast rests on

True strength (Pythagorean)

Pacific LeagueLargest gap vs expected wins: ORIX +8.8 wins (overperforming)

Team strength rating (Elo)

Pacific LeagueLeague leader: SoftBank 1574.1

Right after opening day the gaps are small; they widen as games are played.

Inputs for this date

  • Tie rate (Pacific, observed)1.7%
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The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.

How to read the forecast

The range shows the places that come up as a final finish: the narrower it is, the more settled the place.

Even for a club with no pennant chance, the top-three and last-place odds show what is still at stake in the games left.

How it differs from pundits' picks

This forecast is updated every morning from game results alone and includes no judgement of the rosters.

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