Allrighty then. Here are your tiebreaker scenarios for everyone. Clip and save for Saturday. Warning: you will have to read this about four times. Then four more.
New format and the entire lunacy that is seeds #8 through #11 needs credit: this is today’s reason why Rob Washburn, keeper of any CAA knowledge worth having, is very good at his job. I saw the effort behind this and responded by going to lunch. Rob gutted it out and deserves public appreciation.
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ODU is the #1 seed with a win over VCU on Saturday.
If ODU and Northeastern are tied for first at 14-4: Northeastern is the #1 seed and ODU is the #2 seed based on the Huskies’ head-to-head win.
If Northeastern and George Mason are tied for second at 13-5: Northeastern is the #2 seed and George Mason is the #3 seed. NU and Mason split head-to-head, but NU is 1-0 vs. #1 ODU and Mason is 1-1.
If George Mason and VCU are tied for fourth at 12-6: George Mason is the #3 seed and VCU is the #4 seed based on the Patriots’ head-to-head win.
If George Mason and William and Mary are tied for fourth at 12-6: William and Mary is the #3 seed and George Mason is the #4 seed based on the Tribe’s head-to-head win.
If George Mason, VCU and William and Mary are tied for fourth at 12-6: William and Mary is the #3 seed based on a 2-1 record vs. Mason/VCU; George Mason is the #4 seed based on a 1-1 record vs. W&M/VCU and VCU is the #5 seed based on a 1-2 record vs. Mason/W&M.
If VCU and William and Mary are tied for fourth at 12-6 or 11-7: VCU is the #4 seed and William and Mary is the #5 seed. The teams split head-to-head, but VCU is 2-0 or 1-1 vs. #1 ODU and W&M is 0-2.
If Drexel, VCU and William and Mary are tied for fourth at 11-7: William and Mary is the #4 seed based on a 3-1 record vs. Drexel/VCU; VCU is the #5 seed based on a 2-2 record vs. Drexel/W&M and Drexel is the #6 seed based on a 1-3 record vs. VCU/W&M.
If Drexel and VCU are tied for fifth at 11-7: VCU is the #5 seed and Drexel is the #6 seed. The teams split head-to-head, but VCU is 1-1 vs. #1 ODU and Drexel is 0-1.
If Drexel and William and Mary are tied for fifth at 11-7: William and Mary is the #5 seed and Drexel is the #6 seed based on the Tribe’s head-to-head wins.
If Drexel and Hofstra are tied for sixth at 10-8: Drexel is the #6 seed and Hofstra is the #7 seed. The teams split head-to-head. Both teams went 0-1 vs.ODU, but Drexel was 2-0 vs. Northeastern and Hofstra was 1-1.
If Georgia State and UNCW are tied for eighth at 6-12: The teams split head-to-head. Georgia State is the #8 seed and UNCW is the #9 seed based on the Panthers’ 1-1 record vs. George Mason.
If Georgia State and Towson are tied for eighth at 6-12: The teams split head-to-head. Georgia State is the #8 seed and Towson is the #9 seed if George Mason is the #3 seed based on the Panthers’ win over the Patriots. Towson is the #8 seed and Georgia State is the #9 seed if William and Mary is the #3 seed based on the Tigers’ win over the Tribe.
If UNCW and Towson are tied for eighth at 6-12: The teams split head-to-head. UNCW is the #8 seed and Towson is the #9 seed based on UNCW’s win over #6 Drexel.
If Georgia State, UNCW and Towson are tied for eighth at 6-12: The teams all went 2-2 against each other. Georgia State is the #8 seed based on its win over George Mason. UNCW and Towson are then treated as a two-team tie. UNCW is the #9 seed and Towson is the #10 seed based on UNCW’s win over #6 Drexel.
If Georgia State, UNCW and Towson are tied for eighth at 5-13: The teams all went 2-2 against each other. If George Mason is the #3 seed, Georgia State is the #8 seed based on its win over the Patriots. UNCW and Towson are then treated as a two-way tie. Towson is the #9 seed based on a 1-0 record vs. William & Mary and UNCW is the #10 seed based on its 1-1 record vs. William and Mary. If William and Mary is the #3 seed, Towson is the #8 seed based on its 1-0 record vs. W&M, UNCW is the #9 seed based on its 1-1 record vs. W&M and Georgia State is the #10 seed based on its 0-1 record vs. W&M.
If Georgia State, James Madison, UNCW and Towson are tied for eighth at 5-13: Georgia State is the #8 seed based on a 4-2 record vs. JMU/UNCW/Towson. UNCW is the #9 seed based on a 3-2 record vs. GSU/JMU/Towson. Towson is the #10 seed based on a 3-3 record vs. GSU/JMU/UNCW. James Madison is the #11 seed based on a 1-4 record vs. GSU/UNCW/Towson.
If Georgia State and UNCW are tied for ninth at 5-13: The teams split head-to-head. Georgia State is the #9 seed if George Mason is the #3 seed based on the Panthers’ victory over the Patriots. UNCW is the #9 seed if William and Mary is the #3 seed based on the Seahawks’ win over the Tribe.
If Georgia State and Towson are tied for ninth at 5-13: The teams split head-to-head. Georgia State is the higher seed if George Mason is the #3 seed based on the Panthers’ victory over the Patriots. Towson is the higher seed if William and Mary is the #3 seed based on the Tigers’ win over the Tribe.
If UNCW and Towson are tied for ninth at 5-13: The teams split head-to-head. Towson is the #9 seed based on its 1-0 record vs. William & Mary and UNCW is the #10 seed based on its 1-1 record vs. William & Mary.
If James Madison, UNCW and Towson are tied for ninth at 5-13: UNCW is the #9 seed based on a 2-1 record vs. JMU/Towson, Towson is the #10 seed based on a 2-2 record vs. JMU/UNCW and James Madison is the #11 seed based on a 1-2 record vs. UNCW/Towson.
If Georgia State, James Madison and Towson are tied for ninth at 5-13: Georgia State is the #9 seed based on a 3-1 record vs. JMU/Towson, Towson is the #10 seed based on a 2-2 record vs. GSU/JMU and James Madison is the #11 seed based on a 1-3 record vs. GSU/Towson.
If Georgia State, James Madison and UNCW are tied for ninth at 5-13: Georgia State is the #9 seed based on a 3-1 record vs. JMU/UNCW, UNCW is the #10 based on a 2-1 record vs. GSU/JMU and James Madison is the #11 seed based on an 0-3 record vs. GSU/UNCW.
If Georgia State and James Madison are tied for 10th at 5-13: Georgia State is the #10 seed and James Madison is the #11 seed based on the Panthers’ head-to-head wins.
If James Madison and UNCW are tied for 10th at 5-13: UNC Wilmington is the #10 seed and James Madison is the #11 seed based on the Seahawks’ head-to-head win.
If James Madison and Towson are tied for 10th at 5-13: The teams split head-to-head. James Madison is the #10 seed if VCU is the #4 seed and William & Mary is the #5 seed, based on JMU’s 1-1 record over the Rams. Towson is the #10 seed if William & Mary is the #3 or #4 seed and VCU is the #5 seed, based on Towson’s 1-0 record vs. W&M, while JMU was 1-1.
If James Madison and Delaware are tied for 11th at 4-14: James Madison is the #11 seed and Delaware is the #12 seed based on the Dukes’ head-to-head win.
February 25th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
I admit, I couldn’t get through it. I quit about halfway. Just gotta win baby!
February 25th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
That’s a lot to digest! I know it’s complicated, but I didn’t realize a team could tie for fourth and get a three seed.
February 25th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
big blue, you’ve got bigger problems than my inability to count !!!!
February 25th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
It may be more complex than what is listed here. What happens to the VCU/W&M tie if Northeastern finishes first? W&M has the better record against the top seed, correct?
February 26th, 2010 at 9:32 am
Close Bob–and I tripped up on this one, too. That’s an impossible scenario. If NU is first, that means they’ve beaten Mason and ODU lost to VCU. This would drop Mason into a tie with VCU and W&M, and the Pugs own the tiebreaker in the three way tie.
If VCU loses to ODU, then there’s no way NU can gain the #1 seed.
SImple right? (Hahaha!)