Tiebreaker Rules

For a final position in a conference tournament, a play-in game will be held one day prior to scheduled start of the tournament. Otherwise for seeding, the following criteria will be applied in cases of ties.

SOCCER

1. Head-to-Head
2. Record versus top-seeded teams in descending order
3. Goal differential in conference games capped at four goals.
4. Goal differential versus top-seeded teams in descending order capped at four goals.
5. Coin Flip

TENNIS

1. Head-to-Head Record
2. Record versus top-seeded teams in descending order
3. Match score differential versus tied teams
4. Match score differential versus top-seeded teams in descending order
5. Coin Flip

VOLLEYBALL

1. Head-to-Head Record
2. Record versus top-seeded teams in descending order
3. Set differential in conference games between tied teams
4. Point differential in conference games versus tied teams
5. Set differential versus top-seeded teams in descending order
6. Point differential versus top-seeded teams in descending order
7. Coin Flip

BASKETBALL

1. Head-to-Head Record
2. Record versus top-seeded teams in descending order.
3. Coin Flip (Round Robin if necessary)

• If two or more separate ties exist, the tie between the higher-seeded teams are resolved first.
• If more than two teams are tied, then once the first tiebreaker is resolved, the process starts over.