Tie-Break Criteria
The Western Dakota Association has a tie-break criteria in place in the event ties occur in the final WDA standings and seeding for WDA/West Region Tournaments must be determined. Contact: Matt Mullally, WDA Sports Information Director wdasports@wdasports.org or 701-776-5836. All tie breaking criteria are subject to the playoff qualification regulations as set by the NDHSAA. Should the NDHSAA playoff qualification regulations change, then the WDA will consider amending the conference tie-breaking criteria.
Basketball
Seeding: The seeds for the West Region Tournament shall be determined based on each team’s overall regular-season conference finish. The regular season champion shall earn the top seed in the tournament. The remaining seeds are then determined based on their conference winning percentage. Once all seeds are determined, the top 5 seeds will advance to the tournament and be placed accordingly into the bracket. Seeds 6-11 will be involved in region play-in games to determine the final three seeds to be in the 8-team region bracket.
In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed will be determined as follows:
1. Most wins in Head-to-Head meetings.
If still tied...
2. Point differential among the tied teams with a maximum of 10 points allowed.
If still tied...
3. Point differential among all teams with a maximum of 10 points allowed.
If still tied...
4. Coin flip
Notes
*Determining seeds must start with No. 1 and then No. 2..No. 3..No. 4 and so forth until all seeds are determined.
*For all ties involving three or more teams, once the tie is broken and the highest-seeded team is determined, the remaining tied teams will revert back Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Tie-Break Scenarios
A. Two Teams
Team A and Team B each finished 14-4 in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win
Team B has 1 win
Since Team A and B remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1, they move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Point Differential Among Tied Teams
Team A defeated Team B 75-69
Team B defeated Team A 70-69
Team A’s point differential is plus 5 (+6 in the win; -1 in the loss)
Team B’s point differential is minus 5 (+1 in the win; -6 in the loss).
Team A wins the tie-breaker over Team B
B. Three or more teams
Team A, Team B and Team C all finished 12-6 in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 3 wins
Team B has 1 win
Team C has 2 wins
Team A wins the Tie-Break over Teams B and C.
Now we have to break the remaining tie between Teams B and C. Again, we revert back to Tie-Break Critieria No. 1
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 1 win against Team B
Since Team B and C each have 1 win in head to head meetings, they move to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Point differential among tied teams with a maximum of 10 points
Team B defeated Team C 85-75
Team B lost to Team C 67-66
Team B’s point differential is plus 9 (+10 in the win; -1 in the loss)
Team C defeated Team B, 67-66
Team C lost to Team B, 85-75
Team C’s point differential is minus 9 (+1 in the win; -10 in the loss)
Team B wins tie-break over Team C.
C. Three or more teams (Example 2)
Team A, Team B and Team C all finished 10-10 in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 2 wins
Team B has 2 wins
Team C has 2 wins
Since Teams A, B and C remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1, they move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Point Differential Among Tied Teams (Maximum of Plus 10)
Team A defeated Team B, 75-70
Team A lost to Team B, 63-70
Team A’s point differential against Team B is minus 2 (+5 in the win; -7 in the loss)
Team A defeated Team C, 80-75
Team A lost to Team C, 70-74
Team A’s point differential against Team C is plus 1 (+5 in the win; -4 in the loss).
Team A’s collective point differential is minus 1
Team B defeated Team A, 70-63
Team B lost to Team A, 70-75
Team B’s point differential against Team A is plus 2 (+7 in the win; -5 in the loss)
Team B defeated Team C, 90-60
Team B lost to Team C, 65-66
Team B’s point differential against Team C is plus 9 (+10 in the win; -1 in the loss)
Team B’s collective point differential is plus 11
Team C defeated Team B, 66-65
Team C lost to Team B, 60-90
Team C’s point differential against Team B is minus 9 (+1 in the win; -10 in the loss)
Team C defeated Team A, 74-70
Team C lost to Team A, 75-80
Team C’s point differential against Team A is minus 1 (+4 in the win; -5 in the loss)
Team C’s collective point differential is minus 11
Team B wins tie-break over Teams A and C. Now, we have to resolve the tie between A and C. Again, we revert back to Tie-Break Criteria No. 1.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win
Team C has 1 win
Since Teams A and C remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1, they both move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Point Differential Among Tied Teams (Maximum of Plus 10)
Team A defeated Team C, 80-75
Team A lost to Team C, 70-74
Team A’s point differential against Team C is plus 1 (+5 in the win; -4 in the loss).
Team C defeated Team A, 74-70
Team C lost to Team A, 75-80
Team C’s point differential against Team A is minus 1 (+4 in the win; -5 in the loss)
Therefore, Team A wins tie-break over Team C.
Volleyball
Seeding: The seeds for the West Region Tournament shall be determined based on each team’s overall regular-season conference finish based on record. The regular season champion shall earn the top seed in the tournament. The remaining seeds are then determined based on order of finish based on record/winning percentage. Once all seeds are determined, the top 5 will advance to the tournament and be placed accordingly into the bracket. Seeds 6-11 will be involved in region play-in matches to determine final three teams to be placed in the eight-team region bracket.
In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed(s) will be determined as follows:
1. Most wins in head-to-head meetings
If still tied...
2. Games (Sets) won among the tied teams.
If still tied...
3. Total points in head to head meetings among tied teams.
If still tied..
4. Coin flip
Notes
*Determining seeds must start with No. 1 and then No. 2..No. 3..No. 4 and so forth until all seeds are determined.
*Teams that play only once against each other in WDA regular season play will have that match count for double wins/losses in the standings. Additionally, teams that play only once against each other will have that match count for 2 wins under the first tie-break criteria (Most Wins in head-to-head meetings). Moreover, teams that play only once against an opponent will have their sets/and or total points double in the the tie-break criteria. (Example, if Team A wins 3-1 over Team B and they played just once; then Team A has 6 games (sets) won compared to 2 games won for Team B).
*For all ties involving three or more teams, once the tie is broken and the highest-seeded team is determined, the remaining tied teams will revert back to Tie-Break Criteria No. 1.
Tie-Break Scenarios
A. Two Teams
Team A and Team B each finished with 12-6 records in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in Head to Head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team B has 1 win against Team A
Since Team A and B each have 1 win in head to head meetings, they move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Games (Sets) won in head to head meetings
Team A has won 5 sets against Team B
Team B has won 5 sets against Team A
Since Team A and B each have won five sets against each other, they move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 4.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 3
Total Points won in head to head meetings
Team A has won 123 points against Team B
Team B has won 118 points against Team A
Team A wins tie-breaker over Team B.
B. Three teams
Team A, Team B and Team C each finished with 9-9 records in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team A has 1 win against Team C
Team B has 1 win against Team A
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 1 win against Team A
Team C has 1 win against Team B
Since Teams A, B and C each have 1 win in head to head meetings, they move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Games (Sets) won in head to head meetings
Team A has won 5 sets against Team B
Team A has won 3 sets against Team C
Team B has won 5 sets against Team A
Team B has won 4 sets against Team C
Team C has won 4 sets against Team A
Team C has won 4 sets against Team B
Team B wins the Tie-Break over Teams A and C. Now, we have to resolve the remaining tie with Teams A and C. Again, we revert back to Tie-break Criteria No. 1.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 1 win against Team A
Since Teams A and C each have 1 win in head to head meetings, they move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Games (Sets) won in head to head meetings
Team A has won 3 sets against Team C
Team C has won 4 sets against Team A
Team C wins Tie-Break over Team A.
C. Three teams
Team A, Team B and Team C each finished with 7-11 records in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings (In the event two teams played each other just once in regular season play, the winner will be awarded "2" wins in the head-to-head meeting criteria).
Team A has 1 win collectively vs. B and C (Team A played Team B once; Team C twice)
Team B has 3 wins collectively vs. A and C (Team B played Team A once; Team C twice)
Team C has 2 wins collectively vs. A and B (Team C played Team A twice; Team B, twice)
Team A: Split with Team C; Lost to Team B
Team B: Split with Team C: Won vs. Team A (match counts for 2 wins)Team C: Split with Team A and B
Since Teams B has three wins, It wins the tie-break and will be seeded ahead of Teams A and C.
Now, we have to break the remaining tie involving Teams A and C. We go back to Tie-break 1
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win vs. Team B
Team C has 1 win vs. Team A
Since Teams A and C each have 1 win, they move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Games (Sets) won in head to head meetings
Team A def. Team B, 3-0
Team C def. Team A, 3-0
Team A and Team C both have 3 sets won. Therefore, we move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 4.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 3
Total Points won in head to head meetings
Team A def. Team C, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20
Team A lost to Team C, 19-25, 20-25, 20-25
Team A has a total of 134 points
Team C def. Team A, 25-19, 25-20, 25-20
Team C lost to Team A, 20-25, 20-25, 20-25
Team C has a total of 135 points
Since Team C has 135 points compared to 134 points for Team A, then Team C has won the tie-break.
Soccer
Seeding: The seeds for the West Region Tournament shall be determined based on each team’s point totals in the regular season conference standings. (Boys Point Criteria; 3 points for win; 1 point for a tie; 0 for a loss; Girls Point Criteria: 3 points for win; 1 point for a tie; 0 for a loss) The regular season champion shall earn the top seed in the tournament. The remaining seeds are then determined based on their conference winning percentage. Once all seeds are determined, the teams will advance to the tournament and be placed accordingly into the bracket.
In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed will be determined as follows:
1. Most wins in head to head competition.
2. Most goals scored in head to head competition.
3. Most wins against the highest ranked team in the region.
(Next team below if teams are tied for first)
4. Most favorable differential in points versus a region team beginning with the highest ranked team. If still tied, the 2nd place team, etc. down the rankings until the tie is broken.
5. Most favorable differential in goals versus a region team beginning with the highest ranked team. If still tied, the 2nd place team, etc. down the rankings until the tie is broken.
6. Coin Flip by NDHSAA representative.
Notes
*Determining seeds must start with No. 1 and then No. 2...No. 3...No. 4 and so forth until all seeds are determined.
*For all ties involving three or more teams, once the tie is broken and the highest-seeded team is determined, the remaining tied teams will revert back to Tie-Break No. 1.
Tie-Break Scenarios
Two Teams
Team A and Team B each finished with 18 points in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team B has 1 win against Team A
Since Team A and B remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1 they both move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most goals scored in head to head competition
Team A has 5 goals scored
Team B has 5 goals scored
Since Team A and B remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1 and tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 2, then they move to Tie-Break Criteria No. 3 (Goal Differential Among Tied Teams).
Tie-Break Criteria No. 3
Most wins against highest ranked team in WDA/Region
Team A defeated Team C once
Team B lost to Team C twice
Therefore, Team A wins the tie-breaker since it has a win over higher ranked team
Note: If Team A and Team B don't have a win over the highest ranked team, then they move to the next higher ranked team below the first. And if the tie-break involved the top two teams. Then the tie-break 3 involves the first team below them.
Three or more teams (Example 1)
Team A, Team B and Team C all finished with 16 points in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head competition
Team A has 2 wins against Team B
Team A has 1 win against Team C
Team A has 3 total wins
Team B has 0 wins against Team A
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team B has 1 total win
Team C has 1 win against Team A
Team C has 1 points against Team B
Team C has 2 total wins
Team A wins the tie-break over Team B and Team C. Now we have break the tie between B and C. So we have to revert back to Tie-Break No. 1
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team B has 1 total win
Team C has 1 win against Team B
Team C has 1 total win
Since they are tied, we move on to Tie-Break No. 2
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most goals scored in head to head meeting
Team B has 3 goals scored vs. Team C
Team C has 2 goals scored vs. Team B
Team B wins tie-break over Team C
Three or more teams (Example 2)
Team A, Team B and Team C all finished with 6 points in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most win in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team A has 1 win against Team C
Team A has 2 total wins
Team B has 1 win against Team A
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team B has 2 total wins
Team C has 1 win against Team A
Team C has 1 win against Team B
Team C has 2 total wins
Since Teams A, B and C remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1, they proceed Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie Break Criteria No. 2
Most goals scored in head to head competition
Goal Differential Among Tied Teams (Maximum of Plus 10)
Team A defeated Team B, 3-0
Team A lost to Team B, 0-1
Team A’s goal total is 3
Team A defeated Team C, 3-2
Team A lost to Team C, 1-2
Team A’s goal total is 4
Total Goals scored vs. B and C = 7
Team B defeated Team A, 1-0
Team B lost to Team A, 0-3
Team B’s goal total is 1
Team B defeated Team C, 2-0
Team B lost to Team C, 0-2
Team B’s goal total is 2
Total Goals scored vs. A and C = 3
Team C defeated Team B, 2-0
Team C lost to Team B, 0-2
Team C’s total goal total is 2
Team C defeated Team A, 2-1
Team C lost to Team A, 2-3
Team C’s total goal tota is 4
Total Goals scored vs. A and B = 6
Team A won the tie-break over Team B and C based on total goals. Now we have break the tie between B and C and revert back to Tie-break No. 1.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 1 win against Team B
Since Team B and C are tied after Tie-Break Critieria No. 1, so they move to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie Break Criteria No. 2
Goal Total in head to head meetings
Team B's goal total vs. Team C = 2
Team C's goal total vs. Team B = 2
Since Teams B and C remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 2, they both move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 3.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 3
Most wins against highest ranked team in WDA/Region
Team B has no wins against Team D (Highest ranked region team)
Team C has no wins against Team D (Highest ranked region team)
Team B has no wins against Team E (Next highest team)
Team C has no wins against Team E (Next highest team)
Team B has no wins against Team F (Next highest team)
Team C has no wins against Team F (Next highest team)
Team B has no wins against Team G (Next highest team)
Team C has no wins against Team G (Next highest team)
Since Team B and C don't have any wins over teams higher than them in the standings, they move on to Tie-Break 4.
Note: If both have B and C have wins vs. the same highest ranked team, then they move on to the next highest ranked team.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 4
Most favorable differential in points versus a region team beginning with the highest ranked team. If still tied, the 2nd place team, etc. down the rankings until the tie is broken.
Team B has 1 point vs. Team D (Highest ranked region team)
Team C has 0 points vs. Team D (Highes ranked region team)
Team B wins tie-break based on having more points vs. the Highest ranked WDA team.
Tennis
Seeding: The seeds for the West Region Tournament shall be determined based on each team’s overall regular-season conference finish. The regular season champion shall earn the top seed in the tournament. The remaining seeds are then determined based on their conference winning percentage. Once all seeds are determined, they will be placed accordingly in the tournament bracket.
In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed will be determined as follows:
1. Most wins in Head-to-Head meetings.
If still tied...
2. Most individual/doubles matches won in head to head play among tied teams.
If still tied...
3. Most individual/doubles matches won against all conference teams.
If still tied..
4. Coin flip
If still tied...
Notes
*Determining seeds must start with No. 1 and then No. 2..No. 3.. .No. 4 and so forth until all seeds are determined.
*For all ties involving three or more teams, once the tie is broken and the highest-seeded team is determined, the remaining tied teams will revert back to Tie-Break Criteria No. 1.
Tie-Break Scenarios
A. Two Teams
Team A and Team B each finished 5-1 in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the playoffs.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in Head to Head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team B has 0 wins against Team A
Team A wins the tie-break over Team B.
B. Three teams
Team A, Team B and Team C each finished 5-1 in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-break is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team A has 0 wins against Team C
Team B has 0 wins against Team A
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 1 win against Team A
Team C has 0 wins against Team B
Since Team A, B and C all have 1 win in head to head meetings, they move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most individual/doubles matches won in head to head play among tied teams.
Team A defeated Team B, 6-3
Team A lost to Team C, 4-5
Team A has won 10 matches, collectively, against B and C.
Team B lost to Team A, 3-6
Team B defeated Team C, 8-1
Team B has won 11 matches, collectively, against A and C
Team C lost to Team B,1-8
Team C defeated Team A, 5-4
Team C has won 6 matches, collectively, among tied teams
Team B wins the tie-break over Teams A and C.
Now we have to break the tie between Teams A and C. We revert back to Tie-Break Criteria No. 1.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 0 wins against Team C
Team C has 1 win against Team A
Team C wins the tie-break over Team A
C. Three teams
Team A, Team B and Team C each finished 2-4 in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the West Region Tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team A has 1 win against Team C
Team B has 0 wins against Team A
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 0 wins against Team A
Team C has 0 wins against Team B
Team A wins the tie-break over Teams B and Teams C. Now we have resolve the tie between B and C, so we revert back to Tie-Break Criteria No. 1.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 0 wins against Team B
Team B wins tie-break over Team C.
Boys Hockey
Seeding: The seeds for the West Region Tournament shall be determined based on each team’s point totals in the regular season conference standings. (3 points for a regulation or OT win; 2 points for Shootout win; 1 point for a Shootout loss). The regular season champion shall earn the top seed in the tournament. The remaining seeds are then determined based on their point totals. Once all seeds are determined, the teams will be placed accordingly into the tournament bracket. In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed will be determined as follows:
1. Most points earned in head-to-head competition (double points earned if teams only play once) If still tied,
2. Most goals scored head-to-head competition (double goals scored if teams only play once) If still tied,
3. Most regulation/overtime wins in region competition (double each regulation win if teams only play once) If still tied,
4. Most points earned against highest ranked team in the region (next team below if teams are tied for first place. Double points earned if teams only play once) If still tied,
5. Most points earned against next highest ranked team in the region (double points earned if teams only play once) If still tied, continue down the standings until the tie can be broken. If still tied,
6. Greatest goal differential in all region games, with a maximum of a six goal differential per game (double each goal differential if teams only play once) If still tied,
7. Coin flip by a NDHSAA representative
Notes
*Determining seeds must start with No. 1 and then No. 2..No. 3..No. 4 and so forth until all seeds are determined.
*Teams that play only once against each other in WDA regular season play will have the points earned double in the standings. Additionally, the number of goals for-goals allowed over that same opponent will double in the event of a tie-break criteria that requires goals for-goals against to settle a tie.
*For all ties involving three or more teams, once the tie is broken and the highest-seeded team is determined, the remaining tied teams will revert back to Tie-Break Criteria No. 1.
Wrestling
Seeding: The top four finishers in the WDA regular season will be seeded into the Class A Dual Team Tournament. The regular season champion shall earn the No. 1 seed from the West Region. Runner-up shall be seeded No. 2; Third place will be seeded No.3; and fourth place will be seeded No. 4.
In the event of a tie for a particular top four placing, the seed will be determined as follows:
1. Most wins in Head-to-Head meetings.
If still tied...
2. Most individual matches won in head to head play among tied teams.
If still tied...
3. Most individual matches won against all
conference teams.
If still tied..
4. Coin flip
If still tied...
Notes
*Determining seeds must start with No. 1 and then No. 2..No. 3..No. 4 and so forth until all seeds are determined.
*For all ties involving three or more teams, once the tie is broken and the highest-seeded team is determined, the remaining tied teams will revert back to the beginning of the applicable tiebreaker.
Tie-Break Scenarios
A. Two Teams
Team A and Team B each finished 5-1 in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to determine a Class A Dual Tournament seed.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in Head to Head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team B has 0 wins against Team A
Team A wins the tie-breaker over Team B.
B. Three teams
Team A, Team B and Team C each finished 5-1 in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to determine a Class A Dual Tournament seed.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team A has 0 wins against Team C
Team B has 0 wins against Team A
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 1 win against Team A
Team C has 0 wins against Team B
Since Team A, B and C all have 1 win in head to head meetings, they move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most individual matches won in head to head play among tied teams.
Team A had 10 match wins against Team B
Team A had 6 match wins against Team C
Team A has won 16 matches, collectively, against B and C.
Team B had 4 match wins against Team A
Team B had 11 match wins against Team C
Team B has won 15 matches, collectively, against A and C
Team C won 3 matches against Team B
Team C won 8 matches against Team A
Team C has won 11 matches, collectively, among tied teams
Team A wins the tie-break over Teams B and C. Now we have break the remaining tie with Team B and Team C, so we revert back to Tie-Break Critertia No. 1.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in head to head meetings
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 0 wins against Team B
Team B wins the Tie-break over Team C
C. Three teams
Team A, Team B and Team C each finished 2-4 in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to determine a Class A Dual Tournament seed.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in Head to Head meetings
Team A has 1 win against Team B
Team A has 1 win against Team C
Team B has 0 wins against Team A
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 0 wins against Team A
Team C has 0 wins against Team B
Team A wins the tie-break over Teams B and C. Now we have to break the remaining tie between Teams B and C and revert back to Tie-Break No. 1.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Most wins in Head to Head meetings
Team B has 1 win against Team C
Team C has 0 wins against Team B
Team B wins the tie-break over Team C
Baseball
Seeding: The seeds for the West Region Tournament shall be determined based on each team’s overall regular-season conference finish. The regular season champion shall earn the top seed in the tournament. The remaining seeds are then determined based on their conference winning percentage. Once all seeds are determined, the top 8 seeds will advance to the tournament and be placed accordingly into the bracket.
In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed will be determined as follows
1. Winning Percentage in conference games.
If still tied...
2. Most wins in Head-to-Head meetings.
If still tied...
3. Run differential among tied teams (7-run maximum).
If still tied...
4. Run differential among all teams in the conference (7-run Maximum).
If still tied...
5. Coin Flip
Notes
*Determining seeds must start with No. 1 and then No. 2..No. 3..No. 4 and so forth until all seeds are determined.
*For all ties involving three or more teams, once the tie is broken and the highest-seeded team is determined, the remaining tied teams will revert back to Tie-Break No. 1
Tie-Break Scenarios
Two Teams
Team A and Team B each finished with 8-8 records in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Winning percentage among tied teams
Team A has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Team B has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Since Team A and B remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1 then they move to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2 (Head to Head meetings).
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most wins in Head to Head meetings among tied teams
Team A has 3 wins in head-to-head play
Team B has 1 win in head to head play
Therefore, Team A wins the tie-breaker since it has more head to head wins
Three or more teams (Example 1)
Team A, Team B and Team C all finished with 8-8 records in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Winning percentage among tied teams
Team A has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Team B has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Team C has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Since Teams A, B and C remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria hey both move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most wins in Head to Head meetings among tied teams
Team A has 3 wins (2 vs. B; 1 vs. C)
Team B has 1 win (0 vs. A; 1 vs. C)
Team C has 2 wins (1 vs. B; 1 vs. A)
Team A wins the Tie-Break over Team B and Team C.
Now we have to break the remaining tie with teams B and C. Therefore, we go back to Tie-Break Criteria No. 1.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Winning percentage among tied teams
Team B has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Team C has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Since Team B and C remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1 then they move to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most wins in Head to Head meetings among tied teams
Team B has 1 win
Team C has 1 win
Tie-Break Criteria No. 3
Run differential among tied teams (7-run maximum)
Team B has a run differential of plus 3
(defeated C, 10-5, lost to C, 0-2)
Team C has a run differential of minus 3
(defeated B, 2-0 lost to C, 5-10)
Team B wins the tie-breaker.
Softball
Seeding: The seeds for the West Region Tournament shall be determined based on each team’s overall regular-season conference finish. The regular season champion shall earn the top seed in the tournament. The remaining seeds are then determined based on their conference winning percentage. Once all seeds are determined, the top 8 seeds will advance to the tournament and be placed accordingly into the bracket.
In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed will be determined as follows
1. Winning Percentage in conference games.
If still tied...
2. Most wins in Head-to-Head meetings.
If still tied...
3. Run differential among tied teams (7-run maximum).
If still tied...
4. Run differential among all teams in the conference (7-run Maximum).
If still tied...
5. Coin Flip
Notes
*Determining seeds must start with No. 1 and then No. 2..No. 3..No. 4 and so forth until all seeds are determined.
*For all ties involving three or more teams, once the tie is broken and the highest-seeded team is determined, the remaining tied teams will revert back to Tie-Break No. 1.
Tie-Break Scenarios
Two Teams
Team A and Team B each finished with 8-8 records in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Winning percentage among tied teams
Team A has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Team B has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Since Team A and B remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1 then they move to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2 (Head to Head meetings).
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most wins in Head to Head meetings among tied teams
Team A has 2 wins in head-to-head play
Team B has 0 win in head to head play
Therefore, Team A wins the tie-breaker since it has more head to head wins
Three or more teams (Example 1)
Team A, Team B and Team C all finished with 8-8 records in the conference regular season standings. Therefore, a tie-breaker is necessary to properly seed the teams into the region tournament.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Winning percentage among tied teams
Team A has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Team B has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Team C has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Since Teams A, B and C remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria hey both move on to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most wins in Head to Head meetings among tied teams
Team A has 3 wins (2 vs. B; 1 vs. C)
Team B has 1 win (0 vs. A; 1 vs. C)
Team C has 2 wins (1 vs. B; 1 vs. A)
Team A wins the Tie-Break over Team B and Team C.
Now we have to break the remaining tie with teams B and C. Therefore, we go back to Tie-Break Criteria No. 1.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 1
Winning percentage among tied teams
Team B has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Team C has a .500 winning percentage in conf. games
Since Team B and C remained tied after Tie-Break Criteria No. 1 then they move to Tie-Break Criteria No. 2.
Tie-Break Criteria No. 2
Most wins in Head to Head meetings among tied teams
Team B has 1 win
Team C has 1 win
Tie-Break Criteria No. 3
Run differential among tied teams (7-run maximum)
Team B has a run differential of plus 3
(defeated C, 10-5, lost to C, 0-2)
Team C has a run differential of minus 3
(defeated B, 2-0 lost to C, 5-10)
Team B wins the tie-breaker.
Football
Playoff Qualifying:
* If a tie occurs in any region, said region may use its own tiebreaker. Otherwise, the “optional tiebreaker” will be used.
AAA
-QRF will determine the eight playoff qualifiers and seed them #1-8
AA
-QRF will determine the eight playoff qualifiers and seed them #1-8
A
-Top four teams in each region as determined by region record will qualify for the playoffs
-Coaches vote will rank the four region champs and seed them #1-4
9-man
-Top four teams in each region as determined by region record will qualify for the playoffs
-Coaches vote will rank the four region champs and seed them #1-4
Optional Tiebreaker:
If a region wishes to use a different tie-break formula for a two-year football plan, a majority of the schools in the region must agree and the region shall then notify the NDHSAA office in writing prior to the first allowable contest for that season(s).
Step 1.Among tied teams, the region record (*head-to-head competitions) determines placement.
*Head-to-head competitions are defined as an overall collective record among tied teams.
Step 2. If a tie still exists:
(A) The team with the highest point differential (17-point per game maximum) among those tied teams is first. Remove the first place team from the group.
(B) Repeat Step 2A until the region record between the remaining tied teams can be used.
CASE I: A five-team tie. Step 1, compare the point differentials among teams A, B, C, D and E. Team A has the highest point total. RULING: Team A is first. Then, the region record among the remaining tied teams, B is 2-1, C is 2-1, D is 1-2 and E is 1-2. In this case B & C are 2nd & 3rd as determined by region record with Step 1.
CASE II: When teams A, B, and C are tied:
(a) Team B defeated C and A.
RULING: Step 1 would determine B to be first and the region game between C and A would determine 2nd and 3rd.
(b) If A defeated B, B defeated C and C defeated A.
RULING: Step 2-A would be used to find the top team and step 2-B, the region game between the other two would determine 2nd and 3rd. If two teams have the same point differential in a three-team tie, Step 1 would break the tie.
Step 3. If a tie still exists:
(a) The team with the highest point differential (17-point per game maximum) in all region contests is first. Remove the first place team from the group.
(b) Repeat step 2a until the region record between the remaining tied teams can be used. If two team shave the same point differential in a three-team tie, Step 1 would be used to break the tie.
Step 4. If all teams involved remain tied in point differential after Step 3, the names of tied teams will be placed in a hat and drawn 1st, 2nd, etc. until steps 1 and 2 can be used among remaining tied teams. Head-to-head competition shall be used whenever possible.
Seeding: Seeds for the NDHSAA state playoffs shall be determined based on each team’s regular season finish (Class AAA WDA games). The top four finishers in the regular season conference standings will qualify for the playoffs.
In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed will be determined as follows: