Tournament Seeding Procedure & Tie-Breakers

Ties will be broken in rank order beginning with the highest seed. (Exception: If there are multiple ties in the standings, and the lower tie(s) can be determined on the basis of head-to-head/cumulative record against all other teams tied at that spot, those ties will be broken first. If breaking a tie in step 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b or 5b, and there is a group of tied teams lower in the standings that cannot be separated on the basis of head-to-head/cumulative record against all other teams tied at that spot, compare cumulative record against the group of tied teams rather than individual.)
 
Women’s Basketball Tiebreaker
Two-Team Tie
  1. In the case of a two-team tie, the following procedure will be used:
    1. Seeds will be determined on the basis of head-to-head competition. If a tie persists, move to 1b.
    2. Seeds will be determined based on cumulative record against the highest seeded team outside of the tie. The process will continue throughout the standings until the tie is broken. If a tie persists, move to 1c.
    3. Seeds will be determined based on NCAA NET rankings once all Ivy League competition is completed. If a tie persists, move to 1d. [Administration, Spring 2018]
    4. A draw shall be conducted by the Executive Director following the last contest of the regular season. A private link will be provided to the institutions involved.
Three-Team Tie
  1. In the case of a three-team tie, the following procedure will be used:
    1. Seeds will be determined based on cumulative record against all other teams tied at that spot.
      1. If two teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 1 (two team tie procedures).
      2. If all three teams have the same cumulative record, move to 2b.
    2. Seeds will be determined based on cumulative record against the highest seeded team outside of the tie. The process will continue throughout the standings until the tie is broken.
      1. If, at any point, two teams have the same cumulative record against highest seed outside of the tie, revert to step 1 (two-team tie procedures).
      2. If all three teams have the same cumulative record, move to 2c.
    3. Seeds will be determined based on NCAA NET rankings once all Ivy League competition is completed.
      1. If two teams have the same NCAA NET ranking, revert to step 1 (two team tie procedure).
      2. If a three-team tie persists, move to 2d. [Administration, Spring 2018]
    4. A draw shall be conducted by the Executive Director following the last contest of the regular season. A private link will be provided to the institutions involved.
Four-Team Tie
  1. In the case of a four-team tie, the following procedure will be used:
    1. Seeds will be determined based on cumulative record against all other teams tied at that spot.
      1. If two teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 1 (two team tie procedures).
      2. If three teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 2 (three-team tie procedures).
      3. If all four teams have the same cumulative record, move to 3b.
    2. Seeds will be determined based on cumulative record against the highest seeded team outside of the tie. The process will continue throughout the standings until the tie is broken.
      1. If, at any point, two teams have the same cumulative record against highest seed outside of the tie, revert to step 1 (two-team tie procedures).
      2. If, at any point, three teams have the same cumulative record against highest seed outside of the tie, revert to step 2 (three-team tie procedures).
      3. If all four teams have the same cumulative record, move to 3c.
    3. Seeds will be determined based on NCAA NET rankings once all Ivy League competition is completed.
      1. If two teams have the same NCAA NET ranking, revert to step 1 (two team tie procedure).
      2. If three teams have the same NCAA NET ranking, revert to step 2 (three-team tie procedure).
      3. If a four-team tie persists, move to 3d. [Administration, Spring 2018]
    4. Seeds will be determined by a draw conducted by the Executive Director following the last game of the regular season. A private link will be provided to the institutions involved.
Five-Team Tie
  1. In the case of a five-team tie, the following procedure will be used:
    1. Seeds will be determined based on cumulative record against all other teams tied at that spot.
      1. If two teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 1 (two team tie procedures).
      2. If three teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 2 (three-team tie procedures).
      3. If four teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 3 (four team tie procedures).
      4. If all five teams have the same cumulative record, move to 4b.
    2. Seeds will be determined based on cumulative record against the highest seeded team outside of the tie. The process will continue throughout the standings until the tie is broken.
      1. If two teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 1 (two team tie procedures).
      2. ii. If three teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 2 (three-team tie procedures).
      3. If four teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 3 (four team tie procedures).
      4. If all five teams have the same cumulative record, move to 4c.
    3. Seeds will be determined based on NCAA NET rankings once all Ivy League competition is completed.
      1. If two teams have the same NCAA NET ranking, revert to step 1 (two team tie procedure).
      2. If three teams have the same NCAA NET ranking, revert to step 2 (three-team tie procedure).
      3. If four teams have the same NCAA NET ranking, revert to step 3 (four team tie procedure).
      4. iv. If a five-team tie persists, move to 4d. [Administration, Spring 2018]
    4. Seeds will be determined by a draw conducted by the Executive Director following the last game of the regular season. A private link will be provided to the institutions involved.
Six-Team Tie
  1. In the case of a six-team tie, the following procedure will be used:
    1. Seeds will be determined based on cumulative record against all other teams tied at that spot.
      1. If two teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 1 (two team tie procedures).
      2. If three teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 2 (three-team tie procedures).
      3. If four teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 3 (four team tie procedures).
      4. If five teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 4 (five team tie procedures).
      5. If all six teams have the same cumulative record, move to 5b.
    2. Seeds will be determined based on cumulative record against the highest seeded team outside of the tie. The process will continue throughout the standings until the tie is broken.
      1. If two teams have the same cumulative record revert to step 1 (two team tie procedures).
      2. If three teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 2 (three-team tie procedures).
      3. If four teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 3 (four team tie procedures).
      4. If five teams have the same cumulative record, revert to step 4 (five team tie procedures).
      5. If all six teams have the same cumulative record, move to 5c.
    3. Seeds will be determined based on NCAA NET rankings once all Ivy League competition is completed.
      1. If two teams have the same NCAA NET ranking revert to step 1 (two team tie procedure).
      2. If three teams have the same NCAA NET ranking, revert to step 2 (three-team tie procedure).
      3. If four teams have the same NCAA NET ranking, revert to step 3 (four team tie procedure).
      4. If Bive teams have the same NCAA NET ranking, revert to step 4 (five team tie procedure).
      5. If a six-team tie persists, move to 5d. [Administration, Spring 2018]
    4. Seeds will be determined by a draw conducted by the Executive Director following the last game of the regular season. A private link will be provided to the institutions involved. 
Eight-Team Tie
  1. In the case of an eight-team tie, the following procedure will be used:
    1. Seeds will be determined based on NCAA NET rankings once all Ivy League competition is completed.
      1. If tie persists, move to 6b [Administration, Spring 2018]
    2. Seeds will be determined by a draw conducted by the Executive Director following the last game of the regular season. A private link will be provided to the institutions involved.
RANDOM DRAW PROCEDURES
  • Seeding will be determined based on order draw with the highest seed being award to the first team drawn