MPSF tournament tie-breaking procedure

[jr67]

According to the MPSF website a tie shall be broken using the following criteria:

A. Head-to-head record in MPSF match play between tied teams.
B. Highest percentage of MPSF games won between tied teams.
C. Points scored divided by points allowed in MPSF matches between tied teams.
D. Percentage of games won in all MPSF matches.
E. Total points scored in all MPSF matches divided by total points allowed in all MPSF matches.
F. Coin toss.

So for example, if Irvine were to drop one of their remaining matches and Hawaii were to win all their remaining matches, then Hawaii would get the #1 seed. While Irvine and Hawaii split their matches against each other, each sweeping the other, Hawaii holds a slight advantage in the total points scored--if I added correctly.

Well anyway, my real question is has it ever come down to a coin toss to determine the #1 seed?

[roy]

jr67 said:

According to the MPSF website a tie shall be broken using the following criteria:

A. Head-to-head record in MPSF match play between tied teams.
B. Highest percentage of MPSF games won between tied teams.
C. Points scored divided by points allowed in MPSF matches between tied teams.
D. Percentage of games won in all MPSF matches.
E. Total points scored in all MPSF matches divided by total points allowed in all MPSF matches.
F. Coin toss.

So for example, if Irvine were to drop one of their remaining matches and Hawaii were to win all their remaining matches, then Hawaii would get the #1 seed. While Irvine and Hawaii split their matches against each other, each sweeping the other, Hawaii holds a slight advantage in the total points scored--if I added correctly.

Well anyway, my real question is has it ever come down to a coin toss to determine the #1 seed?

Not at all. It usually only goes to A, and will go to C once is a great while. I have never seen D or E used and all the stars need to align correctly for F to occur.

Frankly, if 2 teams were that close all season long, a coin toss is the only way to determine the higher seed. Teams that close won the same number of games and scored the same number of points for the entire conference season while giving up the exact same number of points. It would be very, very unusual.

[jr67]

Thanks, Roy. That's what I thought.