Tie Breaking Sequence
How teams advance to playoff rounds (seeding) will be determined by how teams rank in their respective age group after all round robin games in their age group have been played. The exception to this rule is for the 2011 Girls division, whereby the results of “Reseed Friday” games determines playoff seeding. See... Girls Games Format.
In the event of a tie in points between 2 or more teams after the conclusion of the round robin, the following tie breaking procedures are used to determine which team(s) gain(s) the higher seed position.
- MOST WINS. If team(s) tied, the team with the most wins in the round robin gains the higher position.
- HEAD-TO-HEAD (2 teams only). If still tied, the winner of the round robin game between the tied teams gains the higher position. If they did not play each other, or if 3 or more teams are tied, skip to tie breaker (3).
- BEST GOAL QUOTIENT. If still tied, the team with the best goal quotient (higher number) gains the higher position. It is a measure of all round robin games played.
- GOAL DIFFERENTIAL. If still tied, the team with the highest goal differential (goals for minus goals against) gains the higher position. It is a measure of all round robin games played. For tie breaking purposes only, an 8-1 win is formulated as a 6-1 win. Individual stats are not affected.
- FEWEST GOALS AGAINST. If still tied, the team with the fewest goals against (all round robin games played) will gain the higher position.
- MOST GOALS FOR. If still tied, the team with the most goals for (all round robin games played) will gain the higher position.
- FEWEST PENALTY MINUTES. If still tied, the team with the fewest penalty minutes against (all round robin games played) will gain the higher position.
- EARLIEST FIRST GOAL SCORED IN THE TOURNAMENT. If still tied, the team which scored the earliest first goal of the tournament gains the higher position. For example, team “A” scored their 1st goal of the tournament, 1 minute into the 1st period of the 1st game, whereas team B scored their 1st goal of the tournament with 45 seconds remaining in the 1st period of their 1st game. So, team A gains the higher position.
- COIN TOSS. If still tied, a coin toss will determine which team gains the higher seed.
| DETERMINING GOAL QUOTIENT (GQ) Total Goals For / (Total Goals For + Total Goals Against)
Example… GF = 15. GA = 10. Ratio =15/(15+10)= .750 Higher Percentage Number, Gains Higher Position
DETERMINING GOAL DIFFERENTIAL (DIFF) Goal Differential in a game is maxed out at 5 goals for tie-breakers.
Example… For tie breaking purposes only, an 8-1 win is formulated as a 6-1 win.
5-goal max does not affect player statistics. | |
