General Procedures
The following procedures are to be used to determine
seeding for a Conference tournament or to establish the automatic qualifier to
an NCAA Championship subject to any sport regulation tie-breakers.
[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 and cannot be broken by
a head-to-head results, 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 tied team has been placed in a position/seed,
that team shall be included in all further comparisons of other tied teams from
the position/seed in which it has been placed.
Tie-Breaking Procedures
[1] Two-Way Tie:
[i] The winner of the head-to-head competition is the
higher seed.
[ii] 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.
[iii] If a tie still remains, the Conference office shall
conduct a draw. The drawn team shall receive the higher seed.
[iv] Men and Women’s Basketball Only. If a tie still
remains, the institution with the highest RPI following the conclusion of the
WAC’s regular season shall receive the higher seed (replaces iii above). The
official NCAA RPI shall be used, if available. If not, CollegeRPI.com shall be
used. [5/06]
[2] Three or More-Way Tie.
Once a tie has been reduced to
two teams, the two-team tie-breaker is implemented.
[i] 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.
[ii] 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.
[iii] 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.
[iv] Men and Women’s Basketball Only. If a tie still
remains, the institution with the highest RPI following the conclusion of the
WAC’s regular season shall receive the higher seed (replaces iii above). The
official NCAA RPI shall be used, if available. If not, CollegeRPI.com shall be
used. [5/06]