Region B Playoff Info.

The Region B Playoffs will commence in a few weeks with Boys & Girls Play. I am attempting to clear up some of the confusion about the Region play with the seeding criteria.


8 teams advance to the region, from the 4 Region B districts (Dogwood, James River, Bull Run & Shenandoah). The top 8 teams in each division will qualify (there are 12 Division 2 teams and 13 Division 1 teams). Here is the order in which teams are seeded


1. Regular Season District Champ & Tournament Champ
2. Regular Season District Champ
3. Tournament Champ
4. Tournament Runner-Up
5. Regular Season District Runner-Up Untied
6. Regular Season District Runner-Up Tied
7. Regular Season 3rd Place Untied
8. Regular Season 3rd Place Tied
9. Tournament Semifinalist
10. Regular Season 4th Place Untied
11. Regular Season 4th Place Tied
12. Regular Season 5th Place Untied
13. Regular Season 5th Place Tied
14. Regular Season 6th Place Untied
15. Regular Season 6th Place Tied
16. Regular Season 7th Place


Teams that qualify on the same seeding criteria (e.g. both teams qualify on line 6, Regular Season 3rd place) will be seeded according to the criteria that follows.
1. Regular Season Winning Percentage in District Games Only
2. Head-to-head results
3. Region Point Scale for District Wins (explained below)
4. Winning Percentage versus common opponents
5. Winning Percentage in games versus all Region B Tournament teams (both divisions)
6. Overall winning percentage
7. Region Draw


Region Point System
For regular season district contests, Region schools will be awarded:
6 points for a win over a Regular Season Champ
5 points for a win over a Regular Season Runner-Up (2nd Place team)
4 points for a win over a Regular Season 3rd Place Team
3 points for a win over a Regular Season 4th Place Team
2 points for a win over a Regular Season 5th place Team
1 point for a win over a Regular Season 6th place team
0 points for a win over a Regular Season 7th place team


Tournament Brackets
1 vs. 8; 2 vs. 7; 3 vs. 6; 4 vs. 5.
Semis: 1-8 winner vs. 4-5 winner; 2-7 winner vs. 3-6 winner
Finals: 2 semifinal winners meet


Tournament Dates, Location/Format
Location: Quarterfinals are held at the higher seeds choice of venue, which may include their own gym. Each district will select a site to use on a semi-final night of the tournament. The site should be located as close to Charlottesville as feasible but in no case farther then 75 miles from Charlottesville. These four sites may host two games in one night but all four sites will host at least one of the semi-final games. The finals will be rotated to one of the district sites. In 2008, Eastern Mennonite University will host all four final games.

Semifinal Site Selection
Teams participating in the tournament will rank each of the four Semifinal sites in order of their preference for playing games there. Assignment of games to sites will begin with the # 1 seeds preference, and continue until all games are placed at one of the tournament sites. In odd numbered years, the # 1 seed in Division 1 will have the first choice, then the Division 2 # 1 seed will have the second choice. Then, the # 2 seed in Division 1, the # 2 seed in Division 2 and so on. In even numbered years, the Division 2 team would get the first choice. The site assignment process may put Division 1 and Division 2 games at the same site as part of the doubleheader. For example, the Division 1 # 1 seed may choose site "A" and the Division 2 # 1 seed may also choose site "A". Those two games would be played as a doubleheader at site "A".

Eligible Sites
No specific criteria is in place but districts will submit their site (and alternate sites in case of weather) for approval by Region B. Non-member school facilities are preferred, however, member schools may serve as sites if necessary, pending approval by Region B.

Weather
Districts will secure a back-up facility in case weather requires all four tournament to play games on the same night.

Finals Format
Finals will be played in two sessions on Saturday. Thursday semifinal winners will play in the early session. Friday semifinal winners will play in the late session. The facility will be emptied between sessions.