The TSFC Chess league open

If you win this tourney, your team gets a free spot in the playoffs

https://www.chess.com/tournament/tscf-chess-league-open

And if the winner's team is already in the playoffs the 2nd place's team gets in the playoffs? and so on until you get to someone's team who isn't in the playoffs?

Yes I guess

there should only be 32 spots in the tournament since there are only 32 players in the league

I mean I was thinking we could have MORE teams and the top seven teams qualify, plus the winner of the tourny's team

for the playoffs thy qualify