Tie
Breaker System - All Situations
If two teams are tied using the tie breaker system below and they have played
each other, the head-to-head competition is used to determine ranking.
Tie Breaker System - Two
Teams
If the won/loss records of two teams are the same, the team that won in
their head-to-head competition is the higher seed. If these teams each
beat one another, the goal differential in their games is used to break
the tie. If the goal differential in their contests against one another
is the same, the total of goals scored against each other is used. If
the total of goals scored between the teams is equal, the differential
for all common opponents seeded higher is used. If no common opponents
are seeded higher, the goal differential against the highest seeded common
opponent is used.
Tie Breaker System - Three
or More Teams (for seeding championships)
If more than two teams are tied in won/loss records, goal differentials
among the teams tied serves as the tiebreaker. If the goal differential
in their contests against one another is the same, the total of goals
scored against each other is used. If the total of goals scored between
the teams is equal, the goal differential between common opponents seeded
higher will be used to determine ranking. This may require averaging the
goal differential per game if the number of games between common opponents
is unequal. Should teams be tied in won/loss record and they have not
played each other, goal differentials against common opponents that are
seeded above them are used. If no common opponents are seeded higher,
the goal differential against the highest seeded common opponent is used.
Tie Breaker System-Three
or More Teams (for advancement w/in championships)
If more than two teams are tied in won/loss records, goal differentials
among the teams tied serves as the tiebreaker. If the goal differential
in their contests against one another is the same, the total of goals
scored against each other is used. If the total of goals scored between
the teams is equal, their original seeding will serve as the tiebreaker.
If the totals are tied at any time between two of the three teams, the
tie is broken by their head-to-head result.
Goal Differential
Goal differential is a term used to describe the difference between goals
scored against an opponent and the number of goals scored by an opponent
against a particular team.
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