Conference Tournament Topic

yoijames
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I am ranked third in my conference tournament. But I received a message that I was the regular season champ and am ranked at the top of my half of the conference. I split the regular season series with the other team, but it appeared as if I had won the tiebreaker but I'm still ranked third. How does this happen and why?
4/8/2015 10:12 PM
the0nlyis
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youre a two seed in the conf.  you tied for first and the tiebreaker went to the other school so they got the 1 seed from your division and you get the two seed from yoir division.  seeds are by division not the entire conf, so the other 1 seed is from the other division.  

if two teams in a division finish 16-0 and 1 15-0 while in the other division a school wins it at 12-4 the 15-1 school still only gets a 2 seed because the division winner was 16-0 and the 12-4 team gets  a 1 seed.
4/8/2015 10:34 PM
yoijames
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But what I'm saying is in my half of the conference, We were both 14-2 in conference play. We tied our season series. But I am put above him on the standings and I got a message that I was the regular season winner of the conference. Yet, I am a 2 seed. Im just confused how this happened.
4/8/2015 10:48 PM
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Both teams are the conference winners, but Hamline gets the higher seed because you have the same overall record and they have the higher RPI. This is from the FAQ:
Q: How are the seeds determined for the Conference Tournament? What are the tiebreakers?
A: 

Overall Conference record, at the conclusion of the regular season, is used to seed teams number 1 through 12. There are also several tie-breakers that may be necessary.

The following procedures are set up to establish seeding for the championship and to break ties. Follow the appropriate steps in order.

Two-way Tie (2 teams in the same division conclude the regular season with the same conference record)

  1. Regular season head-to-head results (one game or two). If the tied teams split their two games, then proceed to Step #2 below.
  2. Overall record. If the tied teams had identical overall winning percentages, then proceed to Step #3 below.
  3. RPI ranking

 

Multiple-Team Tie (3 or more teams in the same division conclude the regular season with the same conference record)

  1. Teams are viewed as a “mini-conference” when comparing head-to-head results. The team with the best record (as determined by winning percentage, even if unequal games) vs. the other teams in the mini-conference gains the advantage. If two or more teams, but not all, have the same best winning percentage in the mini-conference (likely implies same number of games played in mini-conference), only those specific teams advance to the next tie-breaker Step 2 below. After the top team in a mini-conference is determined, the next team is ranked by its record in the original mini-conference. If there are any remaining teams tied by their record in the mini-conference, then they will proceed to Step #2 below to determine the higher seed. 
  2. Overall record. If the tied teams had identical overall winning percentages, then proceed to Step #3 below.
  3. RPI ranking
4/8/2015 10:52 PM
the0nlyis
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you had the lower rpi of the two schools, and the other school also received a message about being conf champions, and both schools will have conf champion listed in their history, but for conference bracket he gets the 1 seed from the division and you get the 2 seed since you have the lower rpi
4/8/2015 11:03 PM
yoijames
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Okay thanks
4/8/2015 11:21 PM
llamanunts
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I like that if everyone goes 8-8, you have 12 Conference Champions.
4/9/2015 8:46 AM
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