| I. Two-Way Tie |
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1.
Regular season conference head-to-head results.
2. Each team’s conference record vs. the team or tied teams
occupying the highest position in the standings. Continue
down through the standings until one team gains an
advantage. |
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When
comparing records against a single team or collective tied
teams (before ties are broken), the following may apply: |
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a. If the
games played against the team or group are equal, winning
percentage prevails.
b. If the games played against the team or group are
unequal, the following scenarios apply: |
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1) Most
wins do prevail only if the team with fewer wins could not
equal that win total if they played the same number of
games.
Two
examples of many scenarios that do provide an advantage:
1.
Team A 2-0 2. Team A 3-0
Team B 0-1 Team B 1-1
2)
Most wins do not prevail if the team with fewer wins could
equal or surpass the win total of the other team.
Three
examples of many scenarios that do not provide an advantage:
1.
Team A 1-1 2. Team A 2-0
3. Team A 1-0
Team B 0-1 Team B
1-0 Team B 0-0
3)
Fewer losses do not prevail if the teams have the same
number of wins and if the team with fewer games could equal
or surpass the loss total of the other team.
Three
examples of many scenarios that do not provide an advantage:
1.
Team A 1-0 2. Team A 0-1
3. Team A 0-0
Team B 1-1 Team B
0-2 Team B 0-1 |
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3.
Each team’s conference road record vs. the team or tied
teams occupying the highest position in the standings.
Continue down through the standings until one team gains an
advantage. (Same sub-points as #2) |
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4.
Each team’s conference home record vs. the team or tied
teams occupying the highest position in the standings.
Continue down through the standings until one team gains an
advantage. (Same sub-points as #2) |
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5. Each
team’s conference road record (best winning percentage). |
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6. Coin
flip. |
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II.
Multiple-Team Tie (3 or more teams) |
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1.
Teams are viewed as a “mini-conference” when comparing
head-to-head results.
A) The team with the best record (as determined by winning
percentage, even if unequal games) vs. the other teams in
the mini-conference gains the advantage. If only two teams
have the same best winning percentage in the
mini-conference, the higher seed goes to the team winning
the head-to-head series. If the two teams split their two
games or didn’t play, then proceed to criteria 2 under
Two-Way ties. To seed the remaining team(s) in this
mini-conference, proceed to step B below. If three or more
(but not all) teams have the same best winning percentage in
the original mini-conference, than those tied teams create a
new mini-conference and follow the same procedures as at the
beginning of this step (A). If all teams in the
mini-conference have the same mini-conference record,
proceed to criteria 2 below.
B) After the top team in a mini-conference is determined,
the next team is ranked by its record in the original
mini-conference. If there are any remaining teams tied by
their record in the mini-conference, then head-to-head
results will determine the higher seed. If the teams split
two games or didn’t play, then proceed back to the two-way
tie breaking procedure. If there are at least three teams
remaining tied by their record in the mini-conference, they
would then form a new mini-conference and follow the
procedure again at the beginning of criteria 1
(Multiple-Team Tie). |
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2. Each
team’s conference record vs. the team or tied teams
occupying the highest position in the standings. Continue
down through the standings until one team gains an
advantage. |
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When
comparing records against a single team or collective tied
teams (before ties are broken), the following may apply: |
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a. The
games played against the team or group are equal, winning
percentage prevails.
b. If the games played against the team or group are
unequal, the following scenarios apply: |
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1) Most
wins do prevail only if the team(s) with fewer wins could
not equal that win total if they played the same number of
games.
Two
examples of many scenarios that do provide an advantage:
1.
Team A 2-0 2. Team A 3-1
Team B 1-1 Team B
1-2
Team C 0-1 Team C
1-2
2)
Most wins do not prevail only if the team(s) with fewer wins
could equal or surpass the win total of the other team.
Three
examples of many scenarios that do not provide an advantage:
1.
Team A 2-1 2. Team A 1-2
3. Team A 1-1
Team B 1-1 Team B
0-2 Team B 0-1
Team C 1-1 Team C
0-2 Team C 0-0
3)
Fewer losses do not prevail if the team(s) have the same
number of wins, but the team with fewer games could equal or
surpss the loss total of the other tied teams.
Three
examples of many scenarios that do not provide an advantage:
1.
Team A 2-0 2. Team A 0-2
3. Team A 0-0
Team B 2-1 Team B
0-3 Team B 0-1
Team C 2-1 Team C
0-3 Team C 0-2 |
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3.
Each team’s conference road record vs. the team or tied
teams occupying the highest position in the standings.
Continue down through the standings until one team gains an
advantage. (Same sub-points as #2) |
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4.
Each team’s conference home record vs. the team or tied
teams occupying the highest position in the standings.
Continue down through the standings until one team gains an
advantage. (Same sub-points as #2) |
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5. Each
team’s conference road record (best winning percentage). |
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6.
Lottery (teams drawn out of a hat). |
