Last season it was the first one for me in Spain IV.6(no bots) after promoting from V winning 22-0. I started 0-4 and obviously i thought about come back to V but finally i ended 5th with 11-11 record and i didn´t play PO by basketaverage.
So, it´s very soon to say that you can´t play the PO or something else. Think of the tactics for every match and manage your roster and enthusiasm properly.
Good luck.