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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
MACON, Ga. - With just two weeks left in the regular season, the top-seed is a two-team race between High Point and Mercer with tournament hosting opportunity on the line. Check out everything that can be decided this weekend.
This Weekend's Seeding Scenarios
** Scenarios below only account for actions that may be secured following play on April 19-20; update will be provided following each day of play the rest of the season.
High Point | Tournament berth clinched | Can finish as #1 or #2
#1 with Mercer loss
#2 with Mercer win AND Jacksonville loss
Mercer | Can finish as #1, #2 or #3
Clinch Tournament berth with win OR Jacksonville win (I think Mercer has already clinched a berth in the tourney...but what do I know...)
#1 with win AND Jacksonville loss
Jacksonville | Can finish as #2, #3 or not qualify (that's just for THIS week...if they win both of their remaining games and MU beats FU, it will be a 3 way tie for 1st with MU, HP, and JAX.....IMHO....but what do I know)
Clinch Tournament berth with a win
Richmond | Can finish as #2, #3, #4 or not qualify
Clinch Tournament berth with win AND Furman loss
Furman | Can finish as #2, #3, #4 or not qualify
No clinchings available this weekend
VMI | Can finish #4 or not qualify
Cannot clinch tournament berth this weekend
Eliminated from tournament consideration with Furman win OR Richmond win (I think they are already eliminated, but what do I know)
8.11 Tiebreaker. The tiebreaker format shall be as follows:
Compare tied teams' (two or more) won-loss percentage versus all teams involved in tie.
Compare goals surrendered in conference play versus all teams involved in tie.
Compare tied teams' won-loss percentage versus the top ranked team not involved in the tie, descending to the next highest placed team until an advantage is gained.
Non-conference RPI.
Goals surrendered in conference play
HP = 39 - Conf schedule complete - 7.8 goals/conf game
MU = 31 - 1 conf game to play - 7.75 goals/conf game, so far
Jax = 25 - 2 games to play - 8.33 goals/conf game, so far
...so, Mercer needs to win vs. FU and surrender 7 goals or less to hold the 1st tie-breaker over HP...AND...IF JAX beats RICH & FU, they need to surrender at least 7 TOTAL goals in BOTH games for MU to be ASSURED of winning the 1st tiebreaker over JAX OR 14 TOTAL goals in both games if MU surrenders 7 goals or less vs FU and wins....simple, right???