Seeding and Ties

How to seed Based on league or divisional competition Above not available: –Competed with each other or other team(s) in other competitions –Historical patterns + - –Ask around Other coaches… Coaches themselves Get seeding as best as possible and let the competitions take care of the rest

Creative tie-breaking Traditional tie-breaking for each sport--see text Creative tie-breaking or time shortening tricks – Badminton Start the games at 5-5. – Baseball – Basketball Free-throw shooting contest. – Football Kick field goals – Ice Hockey Penalty shots

Lacrosse Rugby – Free kicks Soccer – Most corner kicks wins Volleyball – Start with both teams at 10-10

Tie breaking procedure Considering only the record of tied entries, that entry will be ranked highest which: –has defeated the other(s); –has the best won/lost ratio of matches; –has the best won/lost ratio of games (in sports such as badminton or volleyball); –has the best goals (points) for/against ratio. Considering only the record of tied entries with the entries below or above, the highest rank will be given to that entry which: –defeated the entry below or above if the other(s) did not; –has the best won/lost ratio of games against the entry below or above; –has the best goals (points) for/against ratio with the entry below or above compared to the other tied entries.

Tie-breaking sequence Tied Sequence of entries Position to consider 1st 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 2nd 5, 1, 6, 7, 8 3rd 6, 2, 7, 1, 8 4th 7, 3, 8, 2, 1 5th 8, 4, 3, 2, 1 6th 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Which position did each end up?

Number of games per seed per tournament type

Picking tournament type by number of playing areas and rounds