1. Heal Point System
NHIAA
February 10, 2009

2. The Perfect Schedule Play all teams in your class:
Twice - one home, one away
Have an even number of homes and aways
Travel is minimized
Tourney participants based on record
Number of tourney teams reduced to 8

3. The Imperfect Schedule
Teams do not compete against all other teams in class
Teams play outside their class
Teams travel over 2 hours for regular season game
Penalized for having a strong schedule (fewer # wins, lower seed)
Rewarded for having a weak schedule (greater # wins, higher seed)

4. Heal Point “Gears” Regionalize schedule
Overlap schedule into other regions
Overlap schedule into other classes
Overlap schedule into other state(s)

5. What the Heal Point System Does
Awards points for a victory
Awards more points for victory over a “strong” opponent
Awards fewer points for victory over a “weak” opponent
Awards more points for victory over higher classified opponent
Awards fewer points for victory over lower classified opponent
Points determine seeding for tournament

6. How Does it Work?
Two step process:
Preliminary Index
Tournament Index

7. Preliminary Index
Points awarded for victory (L-40, I-35, M-30, & S-25)
Add points and divide by the number of scheduled games
Example: Anytown High School has ten Class “I” wins (10 x 35) for 350 points and one Class “L” win (1 x 40) for 40 points - for a total of 390 points is divided by 14 (games) = Preliminary Index
NOTE: For a tie in a contest the teams split the preliminary point value. Example: Class “I” vs Class “L” - Class I receives 20 points, Class L receives 17.5 points
A team with no victories will receive a preliminary index of 1.0

8. Tournament Index
Anytown High School adds up the preliminary indices of the teams it defeated in the regular season (for a tie it takes half of that opponent’s preliminary index)
Divide this total by number of games scheduled
Multiply this total by 10
Example: Anytown High School garners a total of preliminary points from opponents. Divide this by 14 (games scheduled) for This is multiplied by 10 for a tournament total of

9. Post Season Participants
Higher tournament points = higher seed
Ties in tournament points resolved by:
Head-to-head competition. If still tied…
Record against common opponents. If still tied…
Record against highest T.I. opponent in Class “I”
Record against next highest T.I. opponent, etc.
Record against all Class “I” tournament teams, including those tied for final birth
Winning % against all class “I” teams
Playoff game if final birth. Coin toss determines site. If already assured a birth, coin toss determines seed (final step).

10. Argument FOR a point system
In absence of a perfect schedule teams would be seeded based on the quality of their wins and not necessarily on the quantity of their wins.

11. Argument AGAINST a point system
People might not readily understand how the Heal Point System works. (A team with a record might be seeded lower than a team with a record)

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