April
5, 2004
PFL Online Tie Breaking Procedures
The PFL has established the following procedures to break standings ties for postseason
playoffs:
TO BREAK A TIE WITHIN A DIVISION
If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division
finish with identical won-lost-tied percentages, the following steps will be
taken until a champion is determined.
Two teams
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, if applicable.
5. Best net points in division games.
6. Best net points in all games.
7. Strength of schedule.
8. Best net touchdowns in all games.
9. Coin toss.
Three or more teams
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during
any step, tie-breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format).
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
5. Best net points in division games.
6. Best net points in all games.
7. Strength of schedule.
8. Best net touchdowns in all games.
9. Coin toss.
TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM
If it is necessary to break ties to determine the three wild-card clubs from
each conference, the following steps will be taken.
1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tie-breaker.
2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following
steps.
Two teams
1. Head-to-head, if applicable.
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
4. Best net points in conference games.
5. Best net points in all games.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best net touchdowns in all games.
8. Coin toss.
Three or more teams
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated, tie-breaker
reverts to step 1 of applicable two-club format.)
1. Apply division tie-breaker to eliminate all but the highest-ranked
club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within
a division upon application of the division tie-breaker remains the same for
all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify
the three wild-card participants.
2. Head-to-head sweep. (Applicable only if one club has defeated each
of the others or if one club has lost to each of the others.)
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
5. Best net points in conference games.
6. Best net points in all games.
7. Strength of schedule.
8. Best net touchdowns in all games.
9. Coin toss.
When the first wild-card team has been identified, the procedure is repeated
to name the second wild-card, i.e. eliminate all but the highest-ranked club
in each division prior to proceeding to step 2, and repeated a third time, if
necessary, to identify the third wild-card. In situations where three or more
teams from the same division are involved in the procedure, the original seeding
of the teams remains the same for subsequent applications of the tie-breaker
if the top-ranked team in that division qualifies for a wild-card berth.
OTHER TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES
1. Only one club advances to the playoffs in any tie-breaking step. Remaining
tied clubs revert to the first step of the applicable division or wild-card
tie-breakers. As an example, if two clubs remain tied in any tie-breaker step
after all other clubs have been eliminated, the procedure reverts to step one
of the two-club format to determine the winner. When one club wins the tie-breaker,
all other clubs revert to step 1 of the applicable two-club or three-club format.
2. In comparing division and conference records or records against common
opponents among tied teams, the best won-lost-tied percentage is the deciding
factor since teams may have played an unequal number of games.
3. To determine home-field priority among division titlists, apply wild-card
tie-breakers.
4. To determine home-field priority for wild-card qualifiers, apply division
tie-breakers (if teams are from the same division) or wild-card tie-breakers
(if teams are from different divisions).
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