This process applies to Head-to-Head Each category leagues with playoff settings.
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When a league converts into Playoff Mode the system automatically generates a seed for each team in the league based on the regular season results. The seeds determine where the system places each team in the playoffs. The primary factors used to determine seeds are:
- Division Winner(s)
- Winning Percentage
REMINDER: Division Winner ALWAYS occupies first seeds of the league/playoffs. League Managers have the ultimate say on each league's specific rules.
In the event that two or more teams have the same winning percentage at the conclusion of the Regular Season, the Tiebreaker processes illustrated below are used.
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Standard Seeding Tiebreaker Sequence
- Head-to-Head record* (default setting for all leagues, can be changed by League Manager)
- Division record (only used for multiple Divisions)
- Coin Flip
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Seeding Tiebreaker Example
- If H2H record is used as tiebreaker, Teams must have played the same number of head to head games amongst each other
- Tiebreaker process starts over from the beginning after each tie is broken for each bracket seed
All three teams in this example have a season record of 86-88-16 , competing for #3 to #6 seed.
- Team A: 2nd in division 1
- H2H against B: 6-4 , 1game ; H2H against C: 6-4 , 1game; H2H against D: 6-4, 1game
- Team B: 2nd in division 2
- H2H against A: 4-6 , 1game ; H2H against C: 10-10 , 2games; H2H against D: 16-4, 2games
- Team C: 3rd in division 2
- H2H against A: 4-6 , 1game ; H2H against B: 10-10 , 2games; H2H against D: 10-10, 2games
- Team D: 4th in division 2
- H2H against A: 4-6 , 1game ; H2H against B: 4-16 , 2games; H2H against C: 10-10, 2games
FIRST, we look at the H2H RECORDS these games have against each other:
Team A: played 3 games
Team B: played 5 games
Team C: played 5 games
Team D: played 5 games
Since the four teams did not play the same amount of Head-to-Head games, we have to go the next tiebreaker – “Intra Divisional Record”
Now we look at IntraDivisional Record:
Team A: 56-54-10
Team B: 64-52-4
Team C: 32-70-18
Team D: 33-69-18
Since Team B has the best winning percentage in terms of IntraDivisional Record, Team B is the winner of this bunch. #3 seed!
REMINDER: Tiebreaker process starts over from the beginning after each tie is broken for each bracket seed
Exactly as before, we start with Overall Record and work our way through the sequence of tiebreakers.
Since teams A, C and D have identical 88-88-16 records, we look at their Head-to-Head matchup/s.
- Team A: 2nd in division 1
- H2H against C: 6-4 , 1game; H2H against D: 6-4, 1game
- Team C: 3rd in division 2
- H2H against A: 4-6 , 1game ; H2H against D: 10-10, 2games
- Team D: 4th in division 2
- H2H against A: 4-6 , 1game ; H2H against C: 10-10, 2games
We look at the H2H records again,
Team A: played 2 games
Team C: played 3 games
Team D: played 3 games
Since the three teams did not play the same amount of Head-to-Head games, we have to go the next tiebreaker – “Intra Divisional Record”
Team A: 56-54-10
Team C: 32-70-18
Team D: 33-69-18
Team A takes the win here! #4 seed!
AND we repeat the process between Team C and Team D
- Team C: 3rd in division 2
- H2H against D: 10-10, 2games
- Team D: 4th in division 2
- H2H against C: 10-10, 2games
As they tied in H2H, we look at IntraDivisional Record,
Team C: 32-70-18
Team D: 33-69-18
Team D takes the win! #5 seed!
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LEAGUE MANAGER (LM) LEAGUES
In LM Leagues, the League Manager has the ultimate say on which teams advance to the Playoffs. In LM Leagues only, the default tiebreaker process is used unless your League Manager elected to modify the tiebreaker system using the "Edit Playoffs" page in LM Tools.
If your league uses its own playoff tiebreakers, we highly recommend pre-defining them and posting them prominently on the League Office page.