The 2007 CFFL Tournament
Seeding Explanations
| SEED |
TEAM (DIV) |
REC |
GB |
PTS |
NOTES |
| 1 | Cyclones (C) | 10-4 | --- | 1951 | |
| 2 | Barcelona Dragons (C) | 9-5 | 1 | 1650 | |
| 3 | Carolina Bucks (E) | 8-6 | 2 | 1795 | |
| 4 | SCOREpions (C) | 8-6 | 2 | 1721 | |
| 5 | Boiling Springs Ironmen (W) | 8-6 | 2 | 1722 | |
| 6 | Indy Zombies (W) | 7-7 | 3 | 1567 | |
| 7 | Commissioners (E) | 7-7 | 3 | 1670 | |
| 8 | Great Whites (E) | 7-7 | 3 | 1637 | |
| 9 | War Town Bombers (E) | 6-8 | 4 | 1550 | |
| 10 | 'Horns (W) | 5-9 | 5 | 1485 | |
| 11 | Toros (W) | 5-9 | 5 | 1133 | |
| 12 | Shelby Rockets (C) | 4-10 | 6 | 1557 | |
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| PLAYOFF COLOR CODE |
| --- | : Clinched Berth |
--- | : Inside the Bubble |
--- | : Outside the Bubble |
--- | : Eliminated |
Seeding Explanations and More Information:
Seeds 3-5: Because each of these teams are from different divisions, the first tie-breaker to be applied is whether any team either defeated or lost to both of the others. Rule X.D.2.b. The Carolina Bucks defeated the Boiling Springs Ironmen in Week 12 and defeated the SCOREpions in Week 9. Accordingly, the Bucks earn the third seed. As between the SCOREpions and Ironmen, we apply Rule X.D.1.a, head-to-head record. The SCOREpions defeated the Ironmen in Week 3. Therefore, the SCOREpions take the fourth seed, while the Ironmen take the fifth seed.
Seeds 6-8: Because two of these teams are from the East, we first apply division tie-breakers to eliminate all but the top team from each division before proceeding to the next tie-breaker step. Rule X.D. As between the East's Commissioners and Great Whites, we first look to intra-division record. Rule X.C.1. The Commissioners were 3-3 in the East, while the Great Whites were 2-4. Therefore, the Commissioners move to the next tie-breaker step to face the Zombies. Under Rule X.D.1, we first look to head-to-head record, where the Zombies defeated the Commissioners in Week 1. Therefore, the Zombies take the sixth seed, the Commissioners take the seventh seed, and the Great Whites take the eighth seed.
Below is an excerpt of the league rules describing the tie-breaking procedures used by the league:
X. Tie-Breaker Rules
A. Individual Games
During the regular season, no tie-breaker method will be used to determine winners in the event of a tie. In the event a team ends a game in a tie, the tie game will reflect as one-half of a win and one-half of a loss.
During the playoffs, in the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by using the aggregate score of each teams non-starting portion of their respective rosters. If this should fail to break the tie, the home team will be given the victory. The winner of the tie-breaker will be awarded one point to their final score to signify the victory.
B. Regular Season League Standings
During the regular season in the event of equal records to determine league standings overall points scored then a coin toss will be used.
C. To Break a Tie Within a Division
The divisional title is awarded to the team in each division with the best overall league record.
In the event of a tie for a divisional title (and hence an automatic berth to the tournament), the following steps will be used to break the tie:
1. Two Clubs
a. Divisional Record
b. Head-to-Head Record
c. Head-to-Head Scoring
d. Overall Points
e. Divisional Points
f. Each team will share the division title. If the tie-breaker is used to determine a playoff berth or seeding, this step will use a coin toss.
2. Three or More Clubs
NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after second step or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tie breaker revers to first step of the two-club format.
a. Divisional Record
b. Head-to-Head Sweep (Applicable only if one club has defeated each of the others or if one club has lost to each of the others)
c. Head-to-Head Record (best won-loss-tied percentage in games among the clubs)
d. Overall Points
e. Divisional Points
D. To Break a Tie for a Wild-Card Berth or Playoff Seeding
If it is necessary to break ties to determine the wild-card teams in the playoffs or to determine playoff seeding, the following steps will be taken to break the tie:
NOTE: If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply the division tie-breaker. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps.
1. Two Clubs
a. Head-to-Head Record
b. Overall Points
c. Record against all set playoff teams higher than the position being sought
d. Record against divisional champs (only if neither team is the champ of its division)
e. Coin Toss
2. Three or More Clubs
NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after second step or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tie breaker revers to the first step of the two-club format.
a. Apply division tie-breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to the next step. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tie-breaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify Wild-Card teams or seed teams with playoff berths.
b. Head-to-Head Sweep (Applicable only if one club has defeated each of the others or if one club has lost to each of the others)
c. Head-to-Head Record (best won-loss-tied percentage in games among the clubs)
d. Overall Points
e. Record against all set playoff teams higher than the position being sought
f. Record against divisional champs (only if neither team is the champ of its division)
g. Coin Toss
E. Other Tie-Breaker Rules
Only one club advances or is eliminated from a tie-breaker in any tie-breaking step. Remaining tied clubs revert to the first step of the applicable division or Wild-Card tie-breaker.
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