How are the seeds determined? What are the tiebreakers?
Overall Conference record, at the conclusion of the regular season, is used to seed teams number 1 through 6 by division. The teams will then be split up so the #1 seed from division A will be in the same bracket with the #2 seed from division B and so on. The following procedures are set up to establish seeding for the championship and to break ties. Follow the appropriate steps in order. • Two-way Tie: (2 teams in the same division conclude the regular season with the same conference record) • Regular season head-to-head results (one game or two). If the tied teams split their two games, then proceed to Step #2 below. • Overall record. If the tied teams had identical overall winning percentages, then proceed to Step #3 below. • RPI ranking • Multiple-Team Tie: (3 or more teams in the same division conclude the regular season with the same conference record) • Teams are viewed as a “mini-conference” when comparing head-to-head results. The team with the best record (as determined by w
