The teams that make the playoffs
Teams 1-8 in the regular season are qualified for the playoffs. The quarterfinals are played as follows: Team 1 (Luleå) against Team 8 (Mark), Team 2 (Södertälje) against Team 7 (Eos), Team 3 (Norrköping) against Team 6 (Alvik) and Team 4 (Östersund) against Team 5 (Uppsala).
The quarterfinals are played in best-of-three matches. Then the semi-finals and the final are played in best-of-five matches.
How SVT broadcasts
Thursday 23 March
18.25 – 20.30 SVT Play. Swedish Championship quarterfinal 1:3: Norrköping-Alvik
Saturday, March 25
13.55 – 16.00 SVT1/Play. Sm-quarterfinal 2:3: Eos-Södertälje
Sunday, March 26
13.00 – 15.00 SVT1/Play. SM-quarterfinal 3:3 (possibly): Östersund-Uppsala
Saturday, April 1
14.55 – 17.00 SVT1/Play. Sm-semifinal 1
April 4
18.55 – 20.00 SVT2/Play. Sm-semifinal 2
20.00 – 20.30 SVT24/Play. Sm-semifinal 2
April 11
18.25 – 20.30 SVT Play. Sm-semifinal 3
April 11
18.25 – 20.30 SVT Play. Sm-semifinal 4 (possibly)
Sunday, April 16
14.55 – 17.00 SVT1/Play. Sm-semifinal 5 (possibly)
April 19
18.25 – 20.30 SVT Play. Sm-final 1
Saturday, April 22
13.55 – 16.00 SVT2/Play. Sm-final 2
April 25
18.55 – 20.00 SVT2/Play. Sm-final 3
20.00 – 20.30 SVT24/Play. Sm-final 3
April 28
18.55 – 20.00 SVT2/Play. Sm-final 4 (possibly)
20.00 – 20.30 SVT24/Play. Sm-final 4 (possibly)
Sunday, April 30
14.55 – 17.00 SVT2/Play. Sm-semifinal 5 (possibly)
Full playoff schedule
The quarterfinals will be played on March 22-27 and in the format Home-Away-Home, the semifinals will be played April 1-16 and in the format Home-Home-Away-Away-Home and the finals will be played April 19-30 and in the format Home-Away-Home-Away-Home.
Quarter finals
Quarterfinal 1
Wednesday 22/3 18:30 – Östersund Basket – Uppsala Basket
Wednesday 22/3 19:00 – Luleå Basket – Mark Basket
Thursday 23/3 18:30 – Norrköping Dolphins – Alvik Basket
Thursday 23/3 19:00 – Södertälje BBK – IK Eos
Quarterfinal 2
Friday 24/3 18:00 – Uppsala Basket – Östersund Basket
Friday 24/3 19:00 – Mark Basket – Luleå Basket
Saturday 25/3 14:00 – Alvik Basket – Norrköping Dolphins
Saturday 25/3 14:00 – IK Eos – Södertälje BBK
Possible quarter-final 3
Sunday 26/3 13:00 – Östersund Basket – Uppsala Basket
Sunday 26/3 13:00 - Luleå Basket – Mark Basket
Monday 27/3 18:30 – Norrköping Dolphins – Alvik Basket
Monday 27/3 18:30 – Södertälje BBK – IK Eos
Semi finals
The semifinals are played H-H-B-B-H and the top-ranked team has home-field advantage and starts at home
Semi-final 1
Sat 1/4 15:00 Team 2/7* Team 3/6*
Sun 2/4 17:00pm Team 1/8* Team 4/5*
Semi-final 2
Tue 4/4 18:30pm Team 1/8* Team 4/5*
Mon 3/4 19:00 Team 2/7 Law 3/6
Semi-final 3
Tue 11/4 18:30 Team 3/6 Team 2/7
Wed 12/4 19:00 Team 4/5 Team 1/8
Possibly Semi-final 4
Thu*13/4 18:30 Team 3/6 Team 2/7
Fri 14/4 18:30 Law 4/5 Team 1/8
Possibly Semi-final 5
Sun 16/4 15:00 Team 2/7 Team 3/6
Sun 16/4 15:00 Team 1/8 Team 4/5
*If Norrköping is the home team, the match will be played Fri 14/4
Finals
Final 1
Wed 19/4 18:30 Team 1 Team 2
Final 2
Sat 22/4 14:00 Team 2 Team 1
Final 3
Tue 25/4 18:30 Team 1 Team 2
Possibly Final 4
Friday 28/4 18:30 Team 2 Team 1
Possibly Final 5
Sunday 30/4 15:00 Team 1 Team 2
Expert's comment
"Luleå has great expectations of winning. The fact is that they haven't played good basketball the last two years when they've been in the finals, so they have the pressure to go out there and show that they can play at their best when it matters most," said SVT expert Nick Rajacic.