| DISTRICT 9 CLASS A PLAYOFF CRITERIA |
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Maximum
number of teams in tournament:
8 (eight)
Selection
process:
This will NOT be 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.
AML
QUALIFYING CRITERIA:
If the AML Champion is an “A” classification team, that team will be the
#1 ranked AML team.
The #2, #3, and #4 teams will be ranked using the following criteria:
1.
Winning percentage based on all regular season AML games.
2.
Head to head
competition
If there is
no “A” classification champion,
the #1, #2, #3, and #4 schools will be ranked using the following
criteria:
1.
Winning percentage based on all regular season AML games.
2.
Head to head
competition
3.
PIAA ranking
system.
KSAC
QUALIFYING CRITERIA:
The #1 and #2 KSAC will qualify using the following criteria and based:
1.
Winning
record in the “small” school division of the KSAC.
(Teams included in the division:
AC Valley, Clarion, Clarion-Limestone, Keystone,
2.
Head to head
competition.
3.
PIAA
Football ranking system:
a.
Basic Points
– “AAA” Teams
120 points for win over a class AAAA opponent
100 points for win over a class AAA opponent
80 points for win over a class AA opponent
60 points for win over a class A opponent
b.
Basic Points – “AA” Teams
140 points for win over a class AAAA opponent
120 points for win over a class AAA opponent
100 points for win over a class AA opponent
80 points for win over a class A opponent
c.
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
Power
points:
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.
4.
PIAA Power Ranking system plus schedule points.
Schedule
Points:
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
“AT LARGE
TEAMS” QUALFYING SYSTEM: #
7 and # 8 seeded teams
1.
Winning percentage based on all games played.
2.
PIAA ranking system based on all games played.
Playoff
dates:
Quarter-final
games:
Friday or
Saturday -
Friday or Saturday - Nov. 11 or Nov. 12
(at higher seeded teams)
Semi-final games:
Friday or Saturday -
Friday or Saturday - Nov. 18 or Nov. 19
(at neutral site)
Championship game:
Friday or Saturday - Nov. 25 or Nov. 26
(at neutral site)
PIAA Playoff
Format:
Refer to
www.PIAA.org; Handbook; Rules
and Regulations; page 24 football brackets
Notes:
Only games
scheduled prior to the first practice date of the 2011 – 2012 season
will be considered to enter, qualify, and seed the 2011 - 2012
tournament.
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.
If a school
has a home site for a game and the school’s field is unplayable, the
District 9 football committee will pick the site where the game will be
played.
If a school
has a home site for a game and the school chooses not to host the game,
the District 9 football committee will pick the site where the game will
be played.
If
Schools must
declare their intention to enter the tournament before or immediately
after their game played on November 4 or November 5, 2011. |
