15. 1 Two (2) Teams tied in Round Robin Series
If two 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 semi-final and final games are played.
A1 The winner of the round-robin game between the two tied teams gains the higher position.
A2 The team with the most wins in the round robin gains the higher position.
A3 If the two (2) teams are still tied after A1 and A2 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: For = 10 goals
Against = 4 goals
Percentage: 10/10+4 = .714
NOTE: The higher percentage (1.0 being the highest attainable) gains the higher position
A4 If the two (2) teams are still tied after A1, A2 and A3 have been applied, the team with the least number of minutes in penalties throughout all of the round-robin games gains the higher position.
A5 If the two (2) teams are still tied after A1, A2, A3 and A4 have been applied, then the team that scored the first goal in the game between the two (2) tied teams gains the higher position.
The following time allotments would be regulated for tie breakers only:
· Game Misconducts are worth ten (10) minutes
· Misconducts are worth ten (10) minutes
· Match Penalties are worth fifteen (15) minutes
· Gross Misconducts, are worth fifteen (15) minutes
A6 If the two (2) teams are still tied after A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5 have been applied, then a single coin toss will determine which team gains the higher position.
Three (3) Teams or more Tied in Round Robin Series
NOTE: The three-team tiebreaker is used to determine the seeding of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams. 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.
B1 If three (3) teams or more are tied, the point record established in the games AMONG THE TIED TEAMS ONLY will be used as the first tie breaking formula in deciding which team(s) shall advance.
B2 The team(s) with the most wins would gain the highest position.
B3 If the teams are still tied after B2 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 the total number of goals (for and against).
NOTE: ALL round robin games are included.
Example: For = 10 goals
Against = 4 goals
Percentage: 10/10+4 = .714
NOTE: The higher percentage (1.0 being the highest attainable) gains the higher position.
The exercise of B3 establishes the team or teams with the 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 Tiebreaker.
EXAMPLE:
1) Team A - .714 = 1 seed – Advances
Team B - .500 = 3 seed – Does not advance
Team C - .650 = 2 seed – Advances
2) Team A - .714 = 1 seed – Advances
Team B - .500 = Still tied with Team C (go to next step B4)
Team C - .500 = Still tied with Team B (go to next step B4)
3) Team A - .650 = Still tied with Team B (go to next step B4)
Team B - .650 = Still tied with Team A (go to next step B4)
Team C - .500 = Does not advance
B4 If teams are still tied after B1, B2 and B3, the team with the fewest goals against (all round robin games played) will gain the highest position.
B5 If teams are still tied after B1, B2, B3 and B4 the team with the most goals for (all round robin games
played) will gain the highest position.
B6 If teams are still tied after B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5 have been applied, the team to qualify would be the
team that received the least number of penalties minutes throughout all round-robin games.