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Date Posted: Monday, February 24, 11:02:30am
Author: Millsy
Subject: Oh The Fun
In reply to: Millsy 's message, "WCHA Two Weeks Left" on Monday, February 24, 08:21:31am

It is still possible for third place and ninth place to be seperated by one point, with a six way tie for third place with 28 points...... Oh this could be fun with the tiebreakers!

>Ferris State 38 points, 4 games left (2 @ Alaska, 2
>w/Lake State)
>MSU-Mankato 34 points, 4 games left (2 @ Lake, 2
>w/Tech)
>Michigan Tech 28 points, 2 games left (bye, 2 @
>Mankato)
>Alaska-Anchorage 26 points, 2 games left (bye, 2 @
>Alaska)
>Alaska 24 points, 4 games left (2 w/Ferris, 2
>w/Anchorage)
>Bowling Green 24 points, 4 games left (2 @ Northern, 2
>w/Bemidji)
>Lake Superior State 24 points, 4 games left (2 @
>Northern, 2 @ Ferris)
>Bemidji State 22 points, 4 games left (2 w/Huntsville,
>2 @ Bowling Green)
>Northern Michigan 21 points, 4 games left (2 w/
>Bowling Green, 2 @ UAH)
>Alabama-Huntsville 3 points, 4 games left (2 @
>Bemidji, 2 w/Northern)
>
>Seeding for the WCHA Tournament
>
>If two or more teams have accumulated the same number
>of points shall be determined according to the
>following procedure:
>
>A) If two or more teams are tied, and all teams tied
>have played four contests against one another, then
>the team with the most accumulated points from these
>head to head contests will be granted the higher seed.
>
>B) If two or more teams are still tied (or all teams
>tied have not played four contests against one
>another) the highest seed will go to the team with the
>greater number of conference wins.
>
>C) If not determined by A) or B) above, the recipient
>of the highest seed shall be determined by comparison
>of the winning percentages of the teams tied, against
>the remaining highest ranked WCHA team successively,
>until the determination is accomplished, or all WCHA
>contests have been considered.
>
>In the event of multiple ties within the standings
>that become dependent on one another for
>determination, the procedure shall be applied to the
>highest tie first, using combined winning percentage
>against all teams involved in the lower tie(s) and
>continuing through the order if needed. If this fails
>to break the highest tie, the procedure shall be
>applied to the next highest tie (and so on if needed),
>using combined winning percentage against all tied
>teams as needed when proceeding through the standings.
>
>D) If not determined by A), or B), or C), the
>recipient of the higher seed will be determined by
>"winning margin" during conference contests. "Winning
>margin" = WCHA conference goals for minus WCHA
>conference goals against.
>
>In the event of multiple ties within the standings
>that reach this step, the procedure shall be applied
>first to the highest tie in the standings. If this
>fails to break the highest tie, the procedure shall be
>applied to the next highest tie (and so on if needed)
>until any tie is broken and all procedures are
>re-started.
>
>E) If not determined by A), or B), or C), or D), the
>recipient of the higher seed shall be determined by
>the flip of a coin.
>
>In the event of multiple ties within the standings
>that reach this step, the procedure shall be applied
>first to the highest tie in the standings after which
>all procedures are re-started.
>
>In the case of ties among three or more schools, the
>criteria will be used in order until a team, or teams,
>is separated from the top of the pack. At that point,
>the process will begin anew to break the "new" tie. In
>other words, when a three-way tie becomes a two-way
>tie, the two-way tie is treated as a "new" tie and the
>process begins with the first criterion.

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