diff --git a/app/models/__tests__/process-match-result.test.ts b/app/models/__tests__/process-match-result.test.ts
index ddf0827..1112225 100644
--- a/app/models/__tests__/process-match-result.test.ts
+++ b/app/models/__tests__/process-match-result.test.ts
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ describe("processPlayoffEvent - NBA Play-In Round 1 loserAdvances fix", () => {
     };
   }
 
+  // All four Play-In Round 1 matches: East 7v8 (M1), East 9v10 (M2), West 7v8 (M3), West 9v10 (M4)
   const PLAY_IN_MATCHES = [
     {
       id: "m1", round: "Play-In Round 1", matchNumber: 1, isScoring: false,
@@ -465,9 +466,21 @@ describe("processPlayoffEvent - NBA Play-In Round 1 loserAdvances fix", () => {
       participant1Id: "winner-910e", participant2Id: "loser-910e",
       winnerId: "winner-910e", loserId: "loser-910e",
     },
+    {
+      id: "m3", round: "Play-In Round 1", matchNumber: 3, isScoring: false,
+      isComplete: true, scoringEventId: "event-1",
+      participant1Id: "winner-78w", participant2Id: "loser-78w",
+      winnerId: "winner-78w", loserId: "loser-78w",
+    },
+    {
+      id: "m4", round: "Play-In Round 1", matchNumber: 4, isScoring: false,
+      isComplete: true, scoringEventId: "event-1",
+      participant1Id: "winner-910w", participant2Id: "loser-910w",
+      winnerId: "winner-910w", loserId: "loser-910w",
+    },
   ];
 
-  it("does NOT eliminate the 7v8 loser (they advance to Play-In Round 2)", async () => {
+  it("eliminates 9v10 losers (East & West) but NOT 7v8 losers", async () => {
     const { db, insertedRows } = makePlayInDb(PLAY_IN_MATCHES);
 
     await processPlayoffEvent("event-1", db, { skipRecalculate: true });
@@ -476,11 +489,28 @@ describe("processPlayoffEvent - NBA Play-In Round 1 loserAdvances fix", () => {
       .filter((r) => r.finalPosition === 0 && !r.isPartialScore)
       .map((r) => r.participantId);
 
+    // 7v8 losers advance to Play-In Round 2 — must not be eliminated yet
     expect(eliminatedIds).not.toContain("loser-78e");
+    expect(eliminatedIds).not.toContain("loser-78w");
+    // 9v10 losers are out immediately
+    expect(eliminatedIds).toContain("loser-910e");
+    expect(eliminatedIds).toContain("loser-910w");
   });
 
-  it("DOES eliminate the 9v10 loser", async () => {
+  it("eliminates ALL losers when bracketTemplateId is missing (falls back to safe default)", async () => {
+    // Guards against a future refactor that drops bracketTemplateId from the DB query.
+    // doesLoserAdvance receives "" → returns false for all matches → all losers eliminated.
     const { db, insertedRows } = makePlayInDb(PLAY_IN_MATCHES);
+    (db.query.scoringEvents.findFirst as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      id: "event-1",
+      playoffRound: "Play-In Round 1",
+      bracketTemplateId: null, // simulates missing templateId
+      sportsSeasonId: "ss-1",
+      name: "NBA Playoffs",
+      sportsSeason: {
+        seasonSports: [{ seasonId: "season-1", season: {} }],
+      },
+    });
 
     await processPlayoffEvent("event-1", db, { skipRecalculate: true });
 
@@ -488,6 +518,7 @@ describe("processPlayoffEvent - NBA Play-In Round 1 loserAdvances fix", () => {
       .filter((r) => r.finalPosition === 0 && !r.isPartialScore)
       .map((r) => r.participantId);
 
-    expect(eliminatedIds).toContain("loser-910e");
+    expect(eliminatedIds).toContain("loser-78e");
+    expect(eliminatedIds).toContain("loser-78w");
   });
 });
diff --git a/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts b/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts
index 3a94b9a..70c5b7d 100644
--- a/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts
+++ b/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export async function processPlayoffEvent(
     // receive floor points — R64 and R32 winners are not yet guaranteed top-8.
     const awardFloor = doesNonScoringRoundFeedIntoScoringRound(round, event.bracketTemplateId);
     for (const match of matches) {
-      const loserAdvances = doesLoserAdvance(match.round, match.matchNumber, event.bracketTemplateId ?? "");
+      const loserAdvances = doesLoserAdvance(round, match.matchNumber, event.bracketTemplateId ?? "");
       if (match.loserId && !loserAdvances) {
         await upsertParticipantResult(match.loserId, event.sportsSeasonId, 0, db);
       }
diff --git a/app/routes/admin.sports-seasons.$id.events.$eventId.bracket.server.ts b/app/routes/admin.sports-seasons.$id.events.$eventId.bracket.server.ts
index 90f697d..763d614 100644
--- a/app/routes/admin.sports-seasons.$id.events.$eventId.bracket.server.ts
+++ b/app/routes/admin.sports-seasons.$id.events.$eventId.bracket.server.ts
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ export async function action({ request, params }: Route.ActionArgs) {
         );
       }
 
+      // skipDiscord: recalculate-floors is a data-correction tool, not a result announcement.
       await recalculateAffectedLeagues(event.sportsSeasonId, undefined, { skipDiscord: true });
 
       return { success: `Recalculated floors from ${sortedMatches.length} completed match(es)` };