Women's Basketball Tournament Tie-Breaker Scenarios
REMAINING WOMEN’S SCENARIOS
March 6, 2015
16-2, SFA (Only)
Champion and Tournament No. 1 Seed
15-3, SFA (Only)
Champion and Tournament No. 1 Seed
14-4, Lamar (Only)
No. 2 Seed
13-5, Nicholls (Only)
No. 3 Seed
12-6, Nicholls (Only)
No. 3 Seed
12-6, A&M-CC (Only)
No. 4 Seed
12-6, Nicholls and A&M-CC
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
NIC and A&M-CC: Head-to-head, played once (A&MCC won). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
NIC and A&M-CC: Both played the following team (in order of finish) twice:
1. vs. UNO: A&M-CC was 2-0, Nicholls was 1-1. Seeding tie broken.
A&M-CC is No. 3 seed
NIC is No. 4 seed
11-7, UCA (Only)
No. 5 Seed
11-7, McNeese (Only)
No. 5 Seed
11-7, A&M-CC and UCA
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
A&M-CC and UCA: Head-to-head, played once (UCA won). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
A&M-CC and UCA: Both played the following teams (in order of finish) twice:
1. vs. UNO: A&M-CC was 2-0, UCA was 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
2. vs. SHSU: A&M-CC was 2-0, UCA was 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
c) In the event a tie cannot be broken in this manner, the tied team that holds a won-loss advantage against the other tied team, regardless of the number of games played, shall receive the higher seed.
A&M-CC and UCA: Head-to-head, played once (UCA won). Seeding tie broken.
UCA is No. 4 seed
A&M-CC is No. 5 seed
11-7, A&M-CC and McNeese
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
A&M-CC and MSU: Head-to-head, played once (A&M-CC won). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
A&M-CC and MSU: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. UNO: A&M-CC was 2-0, MSU was 1-1. Seeding tie broken.
A&M-CC is No. 4 seed
MSU is No. 5 seed
11-7, McNeese and NSU
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
MSU and NSU: Head-to-head, played twice (Split games). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
MSU and NSU: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. NIC: NSU was 1-1, MSU was 0-2. Seeding tie broken.
NSU is No. 5 seed
MSU is No. 6 seed
11-7, UCA and NSU
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
UCA and NSU: Head-to-head, played twice (Split games). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
UCA and NSU: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. NIC: NSU was 1-1, UCA was 0-2. Seeding tie broken.
NSU is No. 5 seed
UCA is No. 6 seed
11-7, A&M-CC, UCA and NSU
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and the tied teams all played two games against one another, the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie shall be compared until a seeding advantage is gained.
UCA and NSU each played A&M-CC only once. Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and if the teams combined to split their regular season games against one another, or if they played an uneven number of games against one another, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the next highest-positioned team(s) they all played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
UCA, NSU and A&M-CC: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. UNO: UCA was 2-0, NSU was 2-0 and A&M-CC was 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
c) If three (3) or more teams remain tied for a position,
regardless of the number of games played against the other tied teams, any won-loss advantage in the combined pool of tied teams shall be used as a seeding tie-breaker.
Versus each other, UCA was 2-1 (.667), NSU was 2-1 (.667), and A&M-CC was 0-2 (.000)
A&M-CC is removed from the tie-breaker, and UCA and NSU are compared using the two-way tie-breaker (see above scenario). Seeding tie is broken.
NSU is the No. 4 seed
UCA is the No. 5 seed
A&M-CC is the No. 6 seed
11-7, A&M-CC, McNeese and NSU
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and the tied teams all played two games against one another, the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie shall be compared until a seeding advantage is gained.
NSU and MSU each played A&M-CC only once. Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and if the teams combined to split their regular season games against one another, or if they played an uneven number of games against one another, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the next highest-positioned team(s) they all played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
NSU, MSU and A&M-CC: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. UNO: NSU was 2-0, A&M-CC was 2-0, and MSU was 1-1. MSU is removed from the tie-breaker, and NSU and A&M-CC are compared using the two-way tie-breaker.
Two-way Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
A&M-CC and NSU: Head-to-head, played once (NSU won). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
A&M-CC and NSU: Both played the following teams (in order of finish) twice:
1. vs. SFA: A&M-CC was 0-2, NSU was 0-2. Cannot break seeding tie.
2. vs. UNO: A&M-CC was 2-0, NSU was 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
c) In the event a tie cannot be broken in this manner, the tied team that holds a won-loss advantage against the other tied team, regardless of the number of games played, shall receive the higher seed.
A&M-CC and NSU: Head-to-head, played once (NSU won). Seeding tie broken.
NSU is the No. 4 seed
A&M-CC is the No. 5 seed
MSU is the No. 6 seed
10-8, McNeese (Only)
No. 7 Seed
10-8, UCA (Only)
No. 7 Seed
10-8, McNeese and ACU
NOTE: ACU is ineligible for postseason consideration due to its NCAA transition process into Division I. However, its regular season results and Conference finish are countable in determining tournament seeding. With either of these records, UIW would hold a seed, but will be removed and replaced in order by an eligible tournament team once the final order is determined.
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
McNeese and ACU: Head-to-head, played once (ACU won). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
McNeese and ACU: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. LU: MSU was 1-1, ACU was 0-2. Seeding tie broken.
MSU is No. 7 seed
ACU is No. 8 seed (placeholder, only to be replaced)
10-8, UCA and ACU
NOTE: ACU is ineligible for postseason consideration due to its NCAA transition process into Division I. However, its regular season results and Conference finish are countable in determining tournament seeding. With either of these records, UIW would hold a seed, but will be removed and replaced in order by an eligible tournament team once the final order is determined.
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
UCA and ACU: Head-to-head, played once (UCA won). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
UCA and ACU: Both played the following teams twice:
1. vs. SLU: UCA was 2-0, ACU was 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
2. vs. SHSU: UCA was 2-0, ACU was 1-1. Seeding tie broken.
UCA is the No. 7 seed
ACU is the No. 8 seed (placeholder, only to be replaced)
10-8, McNeese and NSU
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
See above two-way tie-breaker scenario. Seeding tie broken.
NSU is No. 6 seed
MSU is No. 7 seed
10-8, UCA and NSU
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
See above two-way tie-breaker scenario. Seeding tie broken.
NSU is No. 6 seed
UCA is No. 7 seed
10-8, McNeese, NSU and ACU
NOTE: ACU is ineligible for postseason consideration due to its NCAA transition process into Division I. However, its regular season results and Conference finish are countable in determining tournament seeding. With either of these records, UIW would hold a seed, but will be removed and replaced in order by an eligible tournament team once the final order is determined.
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and the tied teams all played two games against one another, the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie shall be compared until a seeding advantage is gained.
MSU and NSU each played ACU only once. Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and if the teams combined to split their regular season games against one another, or if they played an uneven number of games against one another, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the next highest-positioned team(s) they all played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
MSU, NSU and ACU: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. SLU: MSU was 2-0, ACU was 2-0, and NSU was 1-1. NSU is removed from the tie-breaker, and MSU and ACU are compared using the two-way tie-breaker (see above scenario). Seeding tie is broken.
MSU is No. 6 seed
ACU is No. 7 seed (placeholder, to be replaced)
NSU is “No. 8 seed” moving to No. 7 seed (replacing ineligible ACU).
10-8, UCA, NSU and ACU
NOTE: ACU is ineligible for postseason consideration due to its NCAA transition process into Division I. However, its regular season results and Conference finish are countable in determining tournament seeding. With either of these records, UIW would hold a seed, but will be removed and replaced in order by an eligible tournament team once the final order is determined.
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and the tied teams all played two games against one another, the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie shall be compared until a seeding advantage is gained.
UCA and NSU each played ACU only once. Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and if the teams combined to split their regular season games against one another, or if they played an uneven number of games against one another, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the next highest-positioned team(s) they all played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
UCA, NSU and ACU: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. SLU: UCA was 2-0, ACU was 2-0, and NSU was 1-1. NSU is removed from the tie-breaker, and UCA and ACU are compared using the two-way tie-breaker (see above scenario). Seeding tie is broken.
UCA is No. 6 seed
ACU is No. 7 seed (placeholder, to be replaced)
NSU is “No. 8 seed” moving to No. 7 seed (replacing ineligible ACU).
9-9, ACU
NOTE: ACU is ineligible for postseason consideration due to its NCAA transition process into Division I. However, its regular season results and Conference finish are countable in determining tournament seeding. With either of these records, UIW would hold the No. 8 seed, but will be removed and replaced in order by an eligible tournament team once the final order is determined.
6-12, HBU (Only)
“No. 9 seed” moving to No. 8 Seed (replacing ineligible ACU)
6-12, SHSU (Only)
“No. 9 seed” moving to No. 8 Seed (replacing ineligible ACU)
6-12, UNO (Only)
“No. 9 seed” moving to No. 8 Seed (replacing ineligible ACU)
6-12, HBU and SHSU
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
HBU and SHSU: Head-to-head, played twice (Split games). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
HBU and SHSU: Both played the following teams twice:
1. vs. SFA: SHSU was 2-0, HBU was 0-2. Seeding tie broken.
SHSU is the “No. 9 seed” moving to No. 8 Seed (replacing ineligible ACU).
HBU is eliminated.
6-12, HBU and UNO
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
HBU and UNO: Head-to-head, played once (HBU won). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
HBU and UNO: Both played the following teams twice:
1. vs. A&M-CC: HBU was 1-1, UNO was 0-2. Seeding tie broken.
HBU is the “No. 9 seed” moving to No. 8 seed (replacing ineligible ACU).
UNO is eliminated.
6-12, SHSU and UNO
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to-head win-loss advantage after two games against one another, that team receives the higher seed.
SHSU and UNO: Head-to-head, played once (SHSU won). Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and if the teams split their regular season games, or if they only played one game against each other, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
SHSU and UNO: Both played the following teams twice:
1. vs. A&M-CC: SHSU was 0-2, UNO was 0-2. Cannot break seeding tie
2. vs. UCA: SHSU was 0-2, UNO was 0-2. Cannot break seeding tie.
c) In the event a tie cannot be broken in this manner, the tied team that holds a won-loss advantage against the other tied team, regardless of the number of games played, shall receive the higher seed.
SHSU and UNO: Head-to-head, played once (SHSU won). Seeding tie broken.
SHSU is “No. 9 seed” moving to No. 8 seed (replacing ineligible ACU).
UNO is eliminated.
6-12, HBU, SHSU and UNO
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
a) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and the tied teams all played two games against one another, the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie shall be compared until a seeding advantage is gained.
HBU and SHSU each played UNO only once. Cannot break seeding tie.
b) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and if the teams combined to split their regular season games against one another, or if they played an uneven number of games against one another, then the tied teams’ won-loss results against the next highest-positioned team(s) they all played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
HBU, SHSU and UNO: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. A&M-CC: HBU was 1-1, SHSU was 0-2, and UNO was 0-2. Seeding tie is broken.
HBU is “No. 9” seed moving to No. 8 seed (replacing ineligible ACU).
SHSU is eliminated.
UNO is eliminated.
5-13, HBU, SHSU and UNO
Identical to above 6-12 scenario.
HBU is “No. 9” seed moving to No. 8 seed (replacing ineligible ACU).
SHSU is eliminated.
UNO is eliminated.