
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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In a soccer league, nine teams compete, and each team plays every other team four times, twice at home and twice away. A win awards $3$ points, a draw awards $1$ point, and a loss awards $0$ points. After the season ends, it becomes apparent that the three best-performing teams have the same number of points. What is the maximum possible number of points that each of these three top teams could accumulate?
A) 74
B) 76
C) 78
D) 80
E) 82

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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