Bunnings NPC 2026
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Averaged across all simulations. Win % is the probability of finishing first. Learn more
| Canterbury | 30.2% | 37.8 | +70.1 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Otago | 22.8% | 38.9 | +126.5 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Northland | 17.7% | 39.2 | +141.3 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| 12.0% | 37.9 | +115.5 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | |
| 6.1% | 35.4 | +94.9 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 4.1 | |
| 6.0% | 30.5 | +40.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 4.7 | |
| 3.0% | 30.7 | +24.8 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 4.6 | |
| 1.2% | 26.9 | -7.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 5.1 | |
| 0.8% | 27.3 | -38.9 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | |
| Manawatu | 0.1% | 23.5 | -69.7 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| 0.1% | 22.6 | -36.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 6.1 | |
| 0.0% | 16.0 | -120.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7.5 | |
| 0.0% | 15.5 | -123.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 7.4 | |
| Wellington | 0.0% | 8.9 | -218.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
Position Distribution
Percentage of simulations each team finished in each position. Darker cells indicate higher likelihood.
| Team | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 6.3% | 22.5% | 28.2% | 25.6% | 15.0% | 1.8% | 0.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otago | 29.1% | 24.4% | 20.1% | 14.8% | 10.2% | 1.2% | 0.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northland | 41.1% | 22.6% | 17.4% | 13.0% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 0.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17.4% | 21.4% | 23.3% | 22.0% | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.1% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 21.3% | 35.5% | 13.1% | 3.9% | 0.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | 0.1% | 2.2% | 10.8% | 28.7% | 40.5% | 13.9% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | 1.1% | 11.3% | 34.0% | 25.7% | 19.1% | 6.1% | 2.5% | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | 0.4% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 31.5% | 24.0% | 18.2% | 3.8% | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | 0.7% | 6.7% | 13.6% | 26.5% | 29.4% | 18.9% | 4.2% | - | - | - | |
| Manawatu | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1% | 1.7% | 5.2% | 20.2% | 24.2% | 45.4% | 3.1% | 0.1% | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 35.5% | 39.6% | 3.6% | 0.2% | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2% | 3.3% | 52.0% | 43.4% | 1.1% | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6% | 40.5% | 54.0% | 1.9% | |
| Wellington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7% | 2.2% | 97.0% |
Nobody is fixed into a tie — who plays whom is itself a simulated outcome, so a tie is described by who turned up in it rather than by a pairing. Select any tie for everyone who reached it, or switch to Likely path for the bracket drawn as a tree.
Each tie lists every team that reached it. The first figure is how often the team reaches the tie; the second, shaded darker, how often it reaches the tie and wins. Both are shares of every simulation, so they are not a head-to-head between two sides.
Quarter-finals
- Northland41% · 30%
Tasman32% · 9%- Otago29% · 22%
Bay of Plenty27% · 6%
Waikato19% · 6%
6 more
Hawke's Bay17% · 12%
Taranaki14% · 5%
North Harbour6% · 4%- Canterbury6% · 5%
- Manawatu5% · 1%
Auckland4% · <1%
Taranaki41% · 14%
Waikato26% · 8%- Otago25% · 18%
- Canterbury23% · 19%
- Northland23% · 15%
5 more
Hawke's Bay23% · 14%
Bay of Plenty14% · 3%
North Harbour13% · 7%
Tasman12% · 3%- Manawatu2% · <1%
Waikato34% · 9%- Canterbury30% · 23%
Taranaki29% · 10%
Hawke's Bay27% · 17%
North Harbour24% · 10%
4 more
- Otago21% · 15%
- Northland18% · 12%
Tasman10% · 3%
Bay of Plenty7% · 1%
North Harbour57% · 20%- Canterbury41% · 28%
Hawke's Bay33% · 17%- Otago25% · 15%
- Northland18% · 11%
3 more
Taranaki13% · 5%
Waikato12% · 4%
Bay of Plenty<1% · <1%
Semi-finals
- Northland39% · 24%
- Otago34% · 22%
Hawke's Bay25% · 14%
Taranaki23% · 8%- Canterbury22% · 15%
6 more
Waikato17% · 5%
North Harbour16% · 7%
Tasman12% · 3%
Bay of Plenty9% · 2%- Manawatu1% · <1%
Auckland<1% · <1%
- Canterbury53% · 34%
- Otago36% · 20%
Hawke's Bay35% · 14%- Northland28% · 13%
North Harbour25% · 10%
4 more
Taranaki12% · 5%
Waikato8% · 3%
Tasman2% · <1%
Bay of Plenty2% · <1%
Final
- Canterbury49% · 30%
- Otago42% · 23%
- Northland37% · 18%
Hawke's Bay28% · 12%
North Harbour17% · 6%
4 more
Taranaki13% · 6%
Waikato8% · 3%
Tasman3% · 1%
Bay of Plenty3% · <1%
All 70 pool fixtures — average scores and win probabilities, on the Matches tab.