DISTRICT 9 CLASS A PLAYOFFS
SELECTION AND SEEDING PROCESS
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This is not an open tournament; The AML will have
four teams guaranteed to participate in the tournament; the KSAC will have two
teams guaranteed to participate in the tournament; two teams will be selected as
“at large qualifiers”
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Pre-seeded brackets (1.
AML No. 1; 2. KSAC No. 1;
3. AML No. 2;
4. KSAC No. 2;
5. AML No. 3;
6. AML No.4;
7. At Large;
8. At Large)
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AML Qualifying Criteria will be as follows:
(a). If the AML
Champion is a Class A team, that team will be the No. 1
ranked AML team
(b). In scenario
(a) above the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 AML ranked teams
will be decided using the following
criteria:
(1). Winning percentage based on all regular-season AML games
(2). Head-to-head competition
(3). PIAA ranking system (click here for an explanation
of the ranking system)
(c). If the AML Champion is not a Class A team, then the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and
No. 4 AML ranked teams will be decided using the following criteria:
(1). Winning percentage based on all regular-season AML games
(2). Head-to-head competition
(3). PIAA ranking system (click here for an explanation
of the ranking system)
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KSAC Qualifying Criteria will be as follows:
(a). Will be based on all games played using the following (all three point
totals will be combined to form a final point total that will be used in
deciding the two teams):
(1). PIAA football ranking system (click here for an
explanation of the ranking system)
(2). Power Points (click here for an explanation of the
power points)
(3). Schedule Points (click here for an explanation
of the schedule points)
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At Large Qualifying Criteria will be as follows:
(a).Winning
percentage based on all games played
(b). PIAA
ranking system based on all games played (click here for an
explanation of the ranking system)
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Notes:
(a). Only games
schedule prior to the first practice date of the 2010 season will be considered
to enter, qualify and seed for the 2010 tournament
(b). If a school
does not play a game or does not play a number of games or does not complete the
season (due to work stoppage, not enough players, etc.) the game or games not
played will be considered a forfeit win for their opponent. The results of games
played prior to the team not playing will stand
(c). Schools
must declare their intention to enter the tournament before or immediately after
their games played Nov. 5 or Nov. 6, 2010 – Note – Just because a team has
qualified for the tournament does not mean they have to participate in the
tournament. That is a decision each school makes on its own.
Basic Points – “A” Teams
160 points for win over a class AAAA opponent
140 points for win over a class AAA opponent
120 points for win over a class AA opponent
100 points for win over a class A opponent
Team A picks up 10 points for every win its opponent earns – PROVIDING – Team A
has defeated team B.
Example:
Team A (AAAA) 4-0 defeated Team B (AAAA) 2-2 Team A receives 100 basic points
plus 20 power points because Team B has 2 victories.
All teams will receive schedule points for all games schedule regardless of a
win or loss.
40 points for every AAAA team scheduled
30 points for every AAA team scheduled
20 points for every AA team scheduled
10 points for every A team scheduled
