Tie Breaker

As there was a tie on records amongst teams within our District, some may wonder how it was determined who moves on. It is based upon the Missouri State High School Athletic Associations (MSHSAA) Football District Advancement Criteria:

Football District Advancement Criteria
10/30/2007

C. BREAKING TIES FOR QUALIFYING POSITIONS

The qualifying team shall be the team with the best won-lost percentage as determined in district games. If a tie occurs the following procedure shall be used to determine the qualifier:

1. If two teams are tied, the qualifying team shall be the one that has defeated the other tied team in district play.

2. If three teams are tied, the steps below will be applied in the order listed to break the tie and determine the qualifier. If only one of the three teams is eliminated by applying a given step, the qualifier shall be the team that defeated the other remaining team in district play.

a. If three teams are tied, a 13-POINT TIE BREAKER WILL BE USED. The final scores of games played during district play will be recorded. The margin of victory or loss up to a maximum of thirteen (13) points, shall be determined for each district game. No team will add or subtract more than one (1) point in any contest which was determined in overtime. The total marginal points for the district games will then be determined by adding those for each district game won and subtracting those for each district game lost. The team(s) totaling the largest number of marginal points shall be ranked above the other team(s).

Note: A team winning a district playoff contest by forfeit will be awarded +13 marginal points unless the forfeiting team ends up tied for the district championship. In such cases, zero (0) marginal points shall be credited to both teams for the forfeited game when applying the tie-breaking procedure. The following is for example only;

EXAMPLE: Team A Team B Team C

Game 1 Won 14-13 +1 Loss 13-14 -1 Won 13-0+13

Game 2 Won 13-12 +1 Won 19-3 +13 Loss 3-19 -13

Game 3 Loss 6-37 -13 Won 14-13 +1 Won 37-6+13

Total -11 Total +13 Total +13

Team B and C would be ranked above team A. Team A would be eliminated from consideration. Team B would be the district champion due to the fact that B defeated C 19 to 3 in game 2.

b. If the tie remains, the qualifying team will be determined by totaling the tied teams' won/loss record against common opponents. The qualifier shall be the team that attained the highest winning percentage against common opponents. If two teams are still tied for the qualifying position, step C-1 will be applied to determine the qualifying school. If three teams are still tied, the next step will be applied.

c. If the tie remains, the qualifying team will be determined by totaling the tied teams won/loss record against all opponents played during the season. The qualifier shall be the team that attained the highest winning percentage against all opponents. If two teams are still tied for the qualifying position, step C-1 will be applied to determine the qualifying school. If three teams are still tied, the next step will be applied.

d. If the above steps failed to break the tie, it shall be resolved by a coin toss.