Even though the point is moot (you can't do it that way), why on earth would you change the playoff settings right before the playoffs? The rules you did choose and the hard-coded rules have been set one way all season and to change them now would mean screwing over someone that made it based on those rules. If you made an error and told people it would be one way, just let them know you made a mistake and misunderstood how playoff positions are awarded and don't change policy right at the end of the season.
