English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
non- + playoff
Adjective[edit]
nonplayoff (not comparable)
- (sports) Not included in a given sport's playoffs
- The team played well in nonplayoff games.
1983 April 20, “Attendance woes bother Kansas City coach”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[1]:Fitzsimmons guided the young Kings to a record this season - the best mark among nonplayoff teams.