Men's Basketball Tournament Tie-Breaker Scenarios
Southland Conference
REMAINING MEN’S SEEDING SCENARIOS
March 6, 2015
17-1, SFA (Only)
Champion and Tournament No. 1 Seed
16-2, SFA and SHSU
Co-Champions. 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.
SFA and SHSU: Head-to-head, played twice and split games: 1-1, 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.
SFA and SHSU: Both played the following teams (in order of finish) twice:
1. vs. A&M-CC: Both SFA and SHSU were 1-1. Cannot break seeding tie.
2. vs. Lamar: Both SFA and SHSU were 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
3. vs. HBU: Both SFA and SHSU were 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.
SFA and SHSU: Head-to-head, played twice and split games: 1-1, Cannot break seeding tie.
d) In the event a tie cannot be broken in this manner, the tied team that holds a won-loss advantage against the highest-positioned team(s), regardless of the number of times played, shall receive the higher seed. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
NOTE: THERE MUST BE A WIN
AND LOSS DIFFERENCE (ex., 2-0 is an advantage over 1-1, but not an advantage over 1-0 vs. other teams).
SFA and SHSU: vs. remaining opponents:
1. vs. NSU: SFA is 2-0, SHSU is 1-0. Cannot break seeding tie (No loss difference).
2. vs. A&M-CC: SFA and SHSU are 1-1. Cannot break seeding tie.
3. vs. UIW: SFA is 2-0, SHSU is 1-0. Cannot break seeding tie (No loss difference).
4. vs. LU: SFA and SHSU are 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
5. vs. McNeese: SFA and SHSU are 1-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
6. vs. HBU: SFA and SHSU are 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
7. vs. SLU: SFA and SHSU are 1-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
8. vs. UNO: SFA and SHSU are 1-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
9. vs. NIC: SFA and SHSU are 1-0. Cannot break seeding tie.
10. vs. ACU: SFA is 1-0, SHSU is 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie (No loss difference).
11. vs. UCA: SFA is 1-0, SHSU is 2-0. Cannot break seeding tie (No loss difference).
NOTE: There are no multiple team ties that can occur below SFA and SHSU that will change the above outcomes.
TIE-BREAKER PROCESS USING GAME RESULTS IS EXHAUSTED.
e)
Unbreakable Ties. In the event a tie for seeding cannot be broken using game results, the team(s) involved in the tie rated best in
The RPI Report by Collegiate Basketball News in effect on Sunday morning of the final day of regular-season shall be named the higher seed(s). If a tie for seeding still exists after evaluating the Collegiate Basketball News power rating, a drawing for seed position(s) shall be held by the commissioner.
NOTE: In current national rankings, SFA has an RPI of 52, SHSU has an RPI of 98. Sunday’s rankings shall determine the tournament’s No. 1 and No. 2 seeds.
15-3, SHSU (Only)
No. 2 Seed
13-5, NSU (Only)
No. 3 Seed
13-5, A&M-CC (Only)
No. 3 Seed
13-5, NSU 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.
NSU and A&M-CC: Head-to-head, only 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.
NSU and A&M-CC: Both played the following teams (in order of finish) twice:
IF SFA IS OUTRIGHT CHAMPION AT 17-1:
1. vs. SFA: A&M-CC was 1-1, NSU was 0-2. Seeding tie broken.
A&M-CC is the No. 3 seed
NSU is the No. 4 seed
IF SFA & SHSU ARE CO-CHAMPIONS AT 16-2:
1. vs. SFA and SHSU: NSU only played SHSU once. Cannot break seeding tie.
2. vs. UNO: NSU was 2-0, A&M-CC 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.
NSU and A&M-CC: Head-to-head, only played once (A&MCC won). Seeding tie broken.
A&M-CC is the No. 3 seed
NSU is the No. 4 seed
12-6, NSU (Only)
No. 4 Seed
12-6, A&M-CC (Only)
No. 4 Seed
12-6, NSU 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.
NSU and A&M-CC: Head-to-head, only 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.
SFA and SHSU: Both played the following teams (in order of finish) twice:
1. vs. SFA: A&M-CC was 1-1, NSU was 0-2. Seeding tie broken.
A&M-CC is the No. 3 seed
NSU is the No. 4 seed
11-7 or 10-8, UIW
NOTE: UIW 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 normally hold a No. 5 seed, but will be removed and replaced in order by an eligible tournament team(s) once the final order is determined.
9-9, LU
NOTE: Lamar is ineligible for postseason consideration due to a NCAA Academic Performance penalty. However, its regular season results and Conference finish are countable in determining tournament seeding. With this record, LU would hold a No. 6 seed, but will be removed and replaced in order by an eligible tournament team(s) once the final order is determined.
8-10, MSU
“No. 7 Seed” moving to No. 5 Seed (after replacing UIW and Lamar in seeding order).
7-11, HBU, SLU, UNO, MSU
NOTE: HBU is ineligible for postseason consideration due to a NCAA Academic Performance penalty. However, its regular season results and Conference finish are countable in determining tournament seeding. Regardless of a possible seeding, HBU will be removed and replaced in order by an eligible tournament team(s) 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, SLU and UNO each played HBU 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.
There are no such common comparisons for these four teams. 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, HBU was 2-1 (.667), MSU was 3-2 (.600), UNO was 3-2 (.600), SLU was 1-4 (.200)
HBU, with the advantage, is pulled from the tie-breaker and holds the “No. 6 Seed” (but will be replaced later). SLU is pulled from the tie-breaker and holds the “No. 11 seed” (but will move up to the No. 8 Seed, replacing ineligible teams UIW, Lamar and HBU). MSU and UNO are compared in two-way tie-breaker.
Two-way 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 UNO: 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 UNO: Both played the following teams (in order of finish) twice:
1. vs. NSU: MSU was 0-2, UNO was 1-1. Seeding tie broken.
HBU is the “No. 5 seed” (to be replaced).
UNO is the “No. 6 seed” moving to No. 5 seed (replacing ineligible UIW, LU, and HBU).
MSU is the “No. 7 seed” moving to No. 6 seed (replacing ineligible UIW, LU and HBU).
SLU is the “No. 8 seed” moving to No. 7 seed (replacing ineligible UIW, LU and HBU).
7-11, HBU, NIC, UNO, MSU
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, NIC and UNO each played HBU 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.
There are no such common comparisons for these four teams. 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, NIC was 4-1 (.800), HBU was 2-1 (.667), MSU was 2-3 (.400), UNO was 1-4 (.200). Seeding tie broken.
NIC is the No. 5 seed
HBU is the “No. 6 seed” (to be replaced)
MSU is the “No. 7 seed” moving to No. 6 seed (replacing ineligible UIW, LU and HBU).
UNO is the “No. 8 seed” moving to No. 7 seed (replacing ineligible UIW, LU and HBU).
7-11, HBU, SLU, 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.
SLU and UNO each played HBU 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.
There are no such common comparisons for these three teams. 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, UNO was 2-1 (.667), HBU was 1-1 (.500), SLU was 1-2 (.333). Seeding tie broken.
UNO is No. 6 seed.
HBU is “No. 7 seed” (to be replaced).
SLU is “No. 8 seed” moving to No. 7 seed.
7-11, HBU, SLU, MSU
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.
SLU and MSU each played HBU 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.
There are no such common comparisons for these three teams. 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, MSU was 2-1 (.667), HBU was 1-1 (.500), SLU was 1-2 (.333). Seeding tie broken.
MSU is No. 5 seed.
HBU is “No. 6 seed” (to be replaced).
SLU is “No. 7 seed” moving to No. 6 seed.
7-11, NIC, UNO, MSU
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, UNO and NIC played each other twice. NIC was 3-1 (.750), MSU was 2-2 (.500), and UNO was 1-3 (.250). Seeding tie-broken.
NIC is No. 5 seed
MSU is No. 6 seed
UNO is No. 7 seed
7-11, NIC, HBU, MSU
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.
NIC and MSU each played HBU 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.
There are no such common comparisons for these three teams. 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, NIC was 2-1 (.667), HBU was 1-1 (.500), MSU was 1-2 (.333). Seeding tie broken.
NIC is No. 5 seed.
HBU is “No. 6 seed” (to be replaced).
MSU is “No. 7 seed” moving to No. 6 seed.
7-11, NIC, HBU, 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.
NIC and UNO each played HBU 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.
There are no such common comparisons for these three teams. 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, NIC was 3-0 (1.000), HBU was 1-1 (.500), UNO was 0-3 (.000). Seeding tie broken.
NIC is No. 6 seed.
HBU is “No. 7 seed” (to be replaced).
UNO is “No. 8 seed” moving to No. 7 seed.
7-11, MSU and NIC
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 NIC: Head-to-head, played twice (Split). 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 NIC: Both played the following teams (in order of finish) twice:
1. vs. NSU: MSU was 0-2, NIC was 0-2. Cannot break seeding tie.
2. vs. UNO: MSU was 1-1, NIC was 2-0. Seeding tie broken.
NIC is No. 5 seed.
MSU is No. 6 seed.
7-11, MSU and SLU
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 SLU: Head-to-head, played twice (McNeese won both). Seeding tie broken.
MSU is No. 5 seed.
SLU is No. 6 seed.
7-11, UNO and NIC
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.
UNO and NIC: Head-to-head, played twice (Nicholls won both). Seeding tie broken.
NIC is No. 6 seed.
UNO is No. 7 seed.
7-11, UNO and SLU
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.
UNO and SLU: Head-to-head, played twice (UNO won both). Seeding tie broken.
UNO is No. 6 seed.
SLU is No. 7 seed.
7-11, HBU and NIC
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 NIC: Head-to-head, played once (NIC 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 NIC: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. UIW: HBU was 1-1, NIC was 0-2. Seeding tie broken.
HBU is “No. 6 seed” to be replaced.
NIC is “No. 7 seed” moving to No. 6 seed.
7-11, HBU and SLU
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 SLU: Head-to-head, played once (SLU 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 SLU: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. ACU: SLU was 2-0, HBU was 1-1. Seeding tie broken.
SLU is No. 6 seed.
HBU is “No. 7 seed” to be replaced.
7-11, NIC (Only)
No. 6 seed
7-11, SLU (Only)
No. 6 seed
6-12, NIC, HBU, 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.
NIC and UNO each played HBU 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.
There are no such common comparisons for these three teams. 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, NIC was 3-0 (1.000), HBU was 1-1 (.500), UNO was 0-3 (.000). Seeding tie broken.
NIC is No. 7 seed.
HBU is “No. 8 seed” (to be replaced).
UNO is “No. 9 seed” moving to No. 8 seed.
6-12, HBU, SLU, 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.
SLU and UNO each played HBU 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.
There are no such common comparisons for these three teams. 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, UNO was 2-1 (.667), HBU was 1-1 (.500), SLU was 1-2 (.333). Seeding tie broken.
UNO is No. 7 seed.
HBU is “No. 8 seed” (to be replaced).
SLU is “No. 9 seed” moving to No. 8 seed.
6-12, HBU and NIC
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 NIC: Head-to-head, played once (NIC 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 NIC: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. UIW: HBU was 1-1, NIC was 0-2. Seeding tie broken.
HBU is “No. 8 seed” to be replaced.
NIC is “No. 9 seed” moving to No. 8 seed.
6-12, HBU and SLU
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 SLU: Head-to-head, played once (SLU 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 SLU: Both played the following team twice:
1. vs. ACU: SLU was 2-0, HBU was 1-1. Seeding tie broken.
SLU is No. 8 seed.
6-12, UNO and NIC
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
b) 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.
UNO and NIC: Head-to-head, played twice (Nicholls won both). Seeding tie broken.
NIC is No. 7 seed.
UNO is No. 8 seed.
6-12, UNO and SLU
Tournament Seeding Process Order:
b) 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.
UNO and SLU: Head-to-head, played twice (UNO won both). Seeding tie broken.
UNO is No. 7 seed.
SLU is No. 8 seed.
6-12, NIC (Only)
No. 8 seed
6-12, SLU (Only)
No. 8 seed