Tiebreakers
Tie Breaking Sequence:
Two Teams Tied
If two or more teams are tied at the conclusion of a round robin
series, then the following procedure will be used to determine the
final ranking before the semifinal and final games are played. In the
event that teams are tied for a playoff position, the following
procedure will apply:
1.1 The winner of the round robin game between the two tied teams
gains the higher position
1.2 The team with the most wins in the round robin gains the higher
position.
1.3 If the two teams are still tied after 1.1 and 1.2 have been
applied then the team with the best goal average gains the higher
position. The goal average of a team is to be determined in the
following manner: Total number of goals for divided by the total
number of goals for and against. Note: All round robin games are
included. Example: 10 Goals For 4 Goals Against, Percentage 10
[over] 10+4. Note: The higher percentage gains the higher position.
1.4 If the two teams are still tied after 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 have been
applied, the team with the least number of minutes in penalties
throughout all of the round robin games gains the higher position.
1.5 If the two teams are still tied after 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 have
been applied, then the team which scored the first goal in the game
between the tied teams gains the higher position.
1.6 If the two teams are still tied after 1.2, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5
have been applied, a single coin toss will determine which team
gains the higher position.
Three or More Teams Tied
Note: The three-team tiebreaker is used to determine the seedling
of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd seed. If any step in the tiebreaker only seeds
one team, that team assumes that position. The three-team
tiebreaker will continue to determine the seeding of the two
remaining teams. At no time will teams using this formula go back
to the two-team tiebreaker.
2. If three or more teams are tied, the point record established in
the game among the tied teams only will be used as the first tie
breaking formula in deciding which team(s) shall advance.
2.1 The team with the most wins would gain the highest position.
2.2 If the teams are still tied after 2.1 has been applied, then the
team with the best goal average gains the highest position. The goal
average of a team is to be determined in the following manner: total
number of goals for divided by total number of goals for and
against. Note: All round robin games are included. Example: 10
Goals for 4 Goals Against, Percentage: 10 [over] 10 + 4. Note: The
highest percentage gains the highest position(s).
The exercise of 2.2 establishes the team or teams with highest
position(s) by percentage. These teams will advance. If there are
still teams tied, they go to the next step. They do not go back to the
“Two Team Tie Breaker”.
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