DENVER - With only four regular season WAC games remaining, only two seeds of the 2003 Williams WAC Women's Basketball Tournament have been determined. Louisiana Tech is the No. 1 seed, earning its second-straight regular season title. Nevada is the No. 10 seed. The winner of Saturday's Fresno State-Rice game in Houston will be the No. 2 seed.
Below are the possible seeds for each of the womens teams after this Saturdays games. Ties were broken using the tie-breaking principles on the following page.
Possible Seeds
Boise State
8-If Boise State beats San Jose State OR Boise State loses and Hawaii beats UTEP OR Boise State loses, UTEP beats Hawaii and Rice beats Fresno State
9-If Boise State loses, UTEP beats Hawaii and Fresno State beats Rice
Fresno State
2-If Fresno State beats Rice
3-If Fresno State loses
Hawaii
4-If Hawaii beats UTEP and Nevada beats Tulsa
5-If Hawaii beats UTEP and Tulsa beats Nevada
6-If Hawaii loses and Fresno State beats Rice OR if Hawaii loses, Rice beats Fresno State and Boise State beats San Jose State
7-If Hawaii loses, Rice beats Fresno State and San Jose State beats Boise State
Louisiana Tech
1
Nevada
10
Rice
2-If Rice beats Fresno State
3-If Rice loses
San Jose State
4-If San Jose State beats Boise State, UTEP beats Hawaii and Nevada beats Tulsa
5-If San Jose State beats Boise State, Hawaii beats UTEP and Nevada beats Tulsa OR if San Jose State beats Boise State, UTEP beats Hawaii and Tulsa beats Nevada
6-If San Jose State beats Boise State, Hawaii beats UTEP and Tulsa beats Nevada
7-If San Jose State loses
SMU
4-If UTEP beats Hawaii, Nevada beats Tulsa and Boise State beats San Jose State
5-If Hawaii beats UTEP, Nevada beats Tulsa and Boise State beats San Jose State OR if UTEP beats Hawaii, Tulsa beats Nevada and Boise State beats San Jose State
6-If Rice beats Fresno State, Hawaii beats UTEP, Tulsa beats Nevada and Boise State beats San Jose State OR
If Rice beats Fresno State, UTEP beats Hawaii, Nevada beats Tulsa and San Jose State beats Boise State OR
If Rice beats Fresno State, UTEP beats Hawaii, Tulsa beats Nevada and San Jose State beats Boise State OR
If Fresno State beats Rice, Hawaii beats UTEP, Tulsa beats Nevada and Boise State beats San Jose State
7-If Fresno State beats Rice and San Jose State beats Boise State OR if Rice beats Fresno State, Hawaii beats UTEP and San Jose State beats Boise State
UTEP
8-If UTEP beats Hawaii, Fresno State beats Rice and San Jose State beats Boise State
9-If UTEP loses OR if UTEP beats Hawaii and Boise State beats San Jose State OR if UTEP beats Hawaii, San Jose State beats Boise State and Rice beats Fresno State
Tulsa
4-If Tulsa beats Nevada
5-If Tulsa loses and UTEP beats Hawaii
6-If Tulsa loses and Hawaii beats UTEP
WAC Tie-breaking Procedures
a. General Principles.
[1] Ties for all places in the standings (between two teams or three or more teams) which can be broken based upon head-to-head competition are broken before the implementation of further tie-breaking procedures.
[2] If more than two teams are tied, the three or more tie-breaking procedures shall be implemented. If only two teams are tied, the two-team tie-breaking procedures shall be implemented.
[3] In the case of ties for more than one place, the first tie broken is that of the highest place (i.e., first place, second place, etc.) and continue downward through the standings.
[4] If the tie is for first place, compare the tied teams winning percentage against the next highest finishing team and continue through the standings. The team with the best winning percentage against the next highest-finishing team or group of tied teams advances. If the tie is for any position other than first place, the comparison shall begin at the top of the standings.
[5] Once a team has been placed in a position/seed, that team shall be included in all further comparisons of other tied teams.
b. Tie-breaker for Conference Championship Seeding.
[1] Two-Way Tie:
(a) The winner of the head-to-head competition is the higher seed.
(b) If the tie is for first place, compare the tied teams records against the next highest finishing team and continue through the standings. The team with the best record/winning percentage against the next highest finishing team or group of tied teams advances. If the tie is for any position other than first place, the comparison shall begin at the top of the standings.
(c) If a tie still remains, the Conference office shall conduct a draw. The drawn team shall receive the higher seed.
[2] Three or More-Way Tie. Once a tie has been reduced to two teams, the two-team tie-breaker is implemented.
(a) Compare the records of the tied teams against each other. The team(s) with the best record(s) versus the other tied teams receives the higher seed or advances to the next tie-breaker; the team with the next best record versus the other tied teams receives the next highest seed or advances to the next tie breaker, etc.
(b) If the tie is for first place, compare the tied teams records against the next highest finishing team and continue through the standings. The team with the best record against the next highest-finishing team or group of tied teams advances. If the tie is for any position other than first place the comparison shall begin at the top of the standings.
(c) If a tie still remains, the Conference office shall conduct a draw. The first team drawn shall receive the higher seed, the second team drawn shall receive the next highest seed, etc.