DENVER - The final five men's basketball regular season games will be played on Saturday and the top seeds in next week's McCaffrey WAC basketball tournament are still undetermined. If UTEP beats Boise State, then the Miners will earn the top seed in the tournament. If UTEP loses and Nevada beats San Jose State, the Wolf Pack will be the number one seed.
Below are the possible seeds for each of the men's teams after this Saturday's games. Ties were broken using the tie-breaking principles below.
Possible Seeds
Boise State
2-If Boise State beats UTEP and San Jose State beats Nevada
3-If Boise State beats UTEP and Nevada beats San Jose State
4-If Boise State loses to UTEP and Fresno State beats Hawaii
5-If Boise State loses to UTEP and Hawaii beats Fresno State
Fresno State
6-If Fresno State beats Hawaii OR Fresno State loses to Hawaii and Tulsa beats Louisiana Tech
7-If Fresno State loses to Hawaii and Louisiana Tech beats Tulsa
Hawaii
3-If Hawaii beats Fresno State, UTEP beats Boise State and SMU beats Rice
4-If Hawaii beats Fresno State, Rice beats SMU and UTEP beats Boise State OR Hawaii beats Fresno State, SMU beats Rice and Boise State beats UTEP
5-If Hawaii loses to Fresno State OR Hawaii beats Fresno State, Boise State beats UTEP and Rice beats SMU
Louisiana Tech
6-If Louisiana Tech beats Tulsa and Hawaii beats Fresno State
7-If Louisiana Tech loses to Tulsa OR Louisiana Tech beats Tulsa and Fresno State beats Hawaii
Nevada
1-If Nevada beats San Jose State and Boise State beats UTEP
2-If UTEP beats Boise State
3-If Nevada loses to San Jose State and Boise State beats UTEP
Rice
3-If Rice beats SMU, UTEP beats Boise State and Hawaii beats Fresno State OR UTEP beats Boise State and Fresno State beats Hawaii
4-If Rice beats SMU and Boise State beats UTEP OR Rice loses to SMU, UTEP beats Boise State and Hawaii beats Fresno State OR Rice loses to SMU, Boise State beats UTEP and Fresno State beats Hawaii
5-If Rice loses to SMU, Hawaii beats Fresno State and Boise State beats UTEP
San Jose State
10
SMU
8
UTEP
1-If UTEP beats Boise State OR UTEP loses to Boise State and San Jose State beats Nevada
2-If UTEP loses to Boise State and Nevada beats San Jose State
Tulsa
9
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.