MAAC Men's Basketball Tie Breaker Scenarios
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Men's Basketball Seed Possibilities and Tie-Breakers
Through games played 3/2/2013
Niagara
(12-5)
Clinched # 1 seed and will play
winner of #8 Marist vs. #9 Siena at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9.
Rider (12-6)
Clinched # 2 seed and will play
winner of #7 (TBD) vs. # 10 Saint Peter's at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9.
Loyola
(11-6)
Remaining Game: vs. Manhattan on
Sunday 3/3
Finishes # 3 with WIN OR Iona LOSS
Finishes # 5 with LOSS AND Iona
WIN
Canisius
(11-7)
Finishes # 4 with Loyola
LOSS AND Iona WIN
Finishes # 5 with Loyola WIN AND Iona WIN
Iona
(10-7)
Remaining Game: vs. Siena on
Sunday 3/3
Finishes # 3 with WIN AND Loyola
LOSS
Finishes # 4 with WIN AND Loyola
WIN
Finishes # 5 with LOSS AND
Manhattan LOSS OR Fairfield LOSS
Finishes # 6 with LOSS AND
Fairfield WIN AND Manhattan WIN
Fairfield
(9-8)
Remaining Game: @ Marist on
Sunday 3/3
Finishes # 6 with WIN AND
Manhattan LOSS
Finishes # 7 with LOSS OR Manhattan
WIN
Manhattan
(9-8)
Remaining Game: @ Loyola on
Sunday 3/3
Finishes # 5 with WIN AND Iona
LOSS AND Fairfield WIN
Finishes # 6 with WIN OR
Fairfield LOSS
Finishes # 7 with LOSS AND
Fairfield WIN
Marist
(5-12)
Remaining Game: vs. Fairfield
Will finish # 8 or # 9 and play Siena at 7:30 p.m. on Friday
Finishes # 8 with WIN OR Siena LOSS or Loyola WIN
Coin flip for # 8 with Siena with LOSS AND Siena WIN AND Manhattan WIN
Siena
(4-13)
Remaining Game: @ Iona on Sunday
3/3
Will finish # 8 or # 9 and play Marist at 7:30 p.m. on Friday
Finishes # 9 with LOSS OR Marist WIN or Loyola WIN
Coin flip for # 8 with WIN AND Marist LOSS and Manhatthan WIN
Saint
Peter's (3-15)
Clinched # 10 seed. Will play #7 (TBD) on Friday, March 8 at 9:30 p.m.
Tie-breakers:
If
Loyola & Rider finish tied for second at 12-6
Split head to head. Rider swept Niagara, Loyola split with
Niagara.
Rider is # 2, Loyola is # 3
If
Loyola & Canisius finish tied for third at 11-7
Split head to head. Both split with Niagara. Both will have split with Rider.
Scenario A:
Iona loss/Fairfield win/Manhattan
win: Loyola 4-2 vs.
Iona/Manhattan/Fairfield, Canisius 3-3 vs. group
Loyola is # 3, Canisius is # 4
Scenario B:
Iona loss/Manhattan win/Fairfield
loss: Both 2-2 vs. Iona/Manhattan,
Loyola swept Fairfield, Canisius split with Fairfield.
Loyola is # 3, Canisius is # 4
If
Loyola, Canisius & Iona finish tied for third at 11-7
Head to Head Mini Conference: Iona 3-1, Canisius 2-2, Loyola 1-3
Iona is # 3, Canisius is # 4,
Loyola is # 5
If
Iona & Canisius tie for fourth at 11-7
Teams split head to head. Both split with Niagara. Iona swept Loyola. Canisius split with Loyola.
Both would have split with Rider. Iona
is 4-2 vs. Niagara/Loyola/Rider.
Canisius would be 3-3.
Iona is # 4, Canisius is # 5
If
Iona & Manhattan finish tied for fifth at 10-8
Teams split head to head. Iona
split with Niagara, Manhattan swept by Niagara
Iona is #5, Manhattan is # 6
If
Iona & Fairfield finish tied for fifth at 10-8
Teams split head to head. Iona split with Niagara, Fairfield swept by
Niagara
Iona is #5, Fairfield is # 6
If
Iona, Fairfield & Manhattan finish tied for fifth at 10-8
Mini Conference: Manhattan 3-1, Iona 2-2, Fairfield 1-3
Manhattan is # 5, Iona is # 6,
Fairfield is # 7
If
Marist & Siena finish tied for eighth at 5-13
Teams split head to head
Both swept by Niagara and Rider. Marist split with Loyola, Siena swept by Loyola. Both will have split with Iona, Marist swept by Canisius, Siena split with Canisius, both will been swept by Fairfield, both split with Manhattan, both split with Saint Peter's
Scenario A
If Loyola wins, Marist wins tiebreaker due better record at 12-6 position in standings.
Marist is # 8, Siena is # 9
Scenario B
If Loyola loses both Marist and Siena are 1-3 vs. Loyola/Canisius, both will be 2-4 vs. Iona/Manhattan/Fairfield, both split with Saint Peter's.
Coin flip needed to determine # 8 seed.