These are the tie-breaking rules for each conference. The CCHA rules seem
straightforward, easy to apply and unambiguous. The ECAC rules seem
unambiguous, but quite complex (thanks to Bill Fenwick for these); the HE
rules seem a bit ambiguous, and the WCHA rules are out of date (when was the
last year the WCHA played a 4-game round robin) but may be effective.
Corrections and clarifications are welcome ...
The pairings given here are based on current standings and have little
meaning (if any). In particular Maine is listed in the HE list and is
eneligible to the best of my knowledge.
These rules appear (probably a dozen times) in the h-l archives. Attempts
to update HE and WCHA procedures have met considerably less than successful,
but up to now no pairing problems have arisen to provide examples for
clarification. Anyway, here they are ...
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Conference Tie-breaking Rules [log in to unmask] 02-Feb-97
HE "More than two" tiebreaker is incomplete and inconclusive
ECAC Confirmation: Bill Fenwick (&Farenell,[log in to unmask])
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DIVISION I CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS - Formats and Tiebreakers
CCHA Tournament
Omit #9-#10, then 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5 in best of 3;
reseed; then 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 in 1 game; then final (no consolation).
Tiebreakers:
1 Head-head games 3 Head-head vs #1, then vs #2, etc.
2 Head-head goals 4 Coin Flip
Based on current standings:
1 Mich 2 LSSU 3 MSU 4 Miami OMITTED AK-F
8 NtDm 7 FSU 6 WMU 5 BGSU OSU
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WCHA Tournament
# 1vs10, 2vs9, 3vs8, 4vs7, 5vs6; 2 out of 3; reseed then 4vs5 for new #4.
then 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3; then consolation and final.
Tiebreakers:
([log in to unmask] via Pam Sweeney [log in to unmask] Dec 1995)
WCHA Home Page! Doug Spencer, WCHA Public Relations Director
a. if two or more teams are tied, head to head competition during the
regular season will be used to break the tie
b. if two or more teams are still tied after (a), the highest seed will go
to the team with the most WCHA wins during the regular season
c. if two or more teams played a four-game series during the regular season
and the teams have the same win-loss records for these series and the same
number of WCHA wins, the team having the least number of goals scored against
it in the four-game series shall have the higher rank
d. if two or more tied teams are still tied after a, b, and c, the team
having the greatest winning margin during the regular season will have the
higher rank; winning margin = WCHA goals for minus WCHA goals against
e. games played against WCHA opponents in holiday tournaments shall not be
counted in the above determinations.
Criteria for breaking ties for purposes of seeding for the WCHA Final Five
Playoff Championship are as follows....
Based on current standings:
1 NoDk 2 CoCo 3 Minn 4 Wisc 5 StCl
10 MTU 9 NMU 8 AkAn 7 MnDu 6 DenU
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HE Tournament:
Omit: #9; then 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5; single game;
reseed; then 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3; then consolation and final
Tiebreakers:
1 Head-to-head won-loss record. 3 Record vs. teams, descending order.
2 Won-loss record vs HE teams. 4 Coin flip
Tiebreakers - More than two teams:
The three-game record among the teams will determine the
higher rank, applying the provisions under two teams.
Based on current standings:
1 NHam 2 BosU 3 Main 4 MaLw OMITTED
8 Merr 7 MaAm 6 Prov 5 BosC NEst
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ECAC Tournament:
Omit #11-#12; then 7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9 single games;
reseed then 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5;
2 games with 5 minute overtimes; if then tied, 1 game with 20 minute OTs.
reseed, then; 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3; then consolation and final.
Tiebreakers: Bill Fenwick - Oct 1995
1 Head-to-head; not tournaments. 4 Goal differential, head-to-head.
2 Record against top 4 teams. 5 Goal differential vs top four.
3 Record against top 8 teams. 6 Goal differential vs top eight.
Based on current standings: Omit ----> 12 Brwn 11 Yale
7 Havd 8 Unin 1 Crnl 2 RPI 3 VT 4 Prnc
10 Dart 9 StLw 8 New 8 7 New 7 6 Clgt 5 Clks
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