CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TIE-BREAKER SCENARIOS
Provided by Rob Washburn, CAA Associate Commissioner

Heading into Saturday’s games – Old Dominion, Northeastern and George Mason have clinched first-round byes in the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The following seeds are set: Drexel is #6, Hofstra is #7 and Delaware is #12. Below are all of the potential tie-breakers:

ODU is the #1 seed with a win over VCU on Saturday
If ODU and Northeastern are tied for first at 14-4:
Northeastern is the #1 seed and ODU is the #2 seed based on the Huskies’ head-to-head win.

If Northeastern and George Mason are tied for second at 13-5:
Northeastern is the #2 seed and George Mason is the #3 seed. NU and Mason split head-to-head, but NU is 1-0 vs. #1 ODU and Mason is 1-1.

If George Mason and VCU are tied for fourth at 12-6:
George Mason is the #3 seed and VCU is the #4 seed based on the Patriots’ head-to-head win.

If George Mason and William and Mary are tied for fourth at 12-6:
William and Mary is the #3 seed and George Mason is the #4 seed based on the Tribe’s head-to-head win

If George Mason, VCU and William and Mary are tied for fourth at 12-6:
William and Mary is the #3 seed based on a 2-1 record vs. Mason/VCU; George Mason is the #4 seed based on a 1-1 record vs. W&M/VCU and VCU is the #5 seed based on a 1-2 record vs. Mason/W&M.

If VCU and William and Mary are tied for fourth at 12-6 or 11-7:
VCU is the #4 seed and William and Mary is the #5 seed. The teams split head-to-head, but VCU is 2-0 or 1-1 vs. #1 ODU and W&M is 0-2.

If Drexel, VCU and William and Mary are tied for fourth at 11-7:
William and Mary is the #4 seed based on a 3-1 record vs. Drexel/VCU; VCU is the #5 seed based on a 2-2 record vs. Drexel/W&M and Drexel is the #6 seed based on a 1-3 record vs. VCU/W&M.

If Drexel and VCU are tied for fifth at 11-7:
VCU is the #5 seed and Drexel is the #6 seed. The teams split head-to-head, but VCU is 1-1 vs. #1 ODU and Drexel is 0-1.

If Drexel and William and Mary are tied for fifth at 11-7:
William and Mary is the #5 seed and Drexel is the #6 seed based on the Tribe’s head-to-head wins

If Drexel and Hofstra are tied for sixth at 10-8:
Drexel is the #6 seed and Hofstra is the #7 seed. The teams split head-to-head. Both teams went 0-1 vs.ODU, but Drexel was 2-0 vs. Northeastern and Hofstra was 1-1.

If Georgia State and UNC Wilmington are tied for eighth at 6-12:
The teams split head-to-head. Georgia State is the #8 seed and UNCW is the #9 seed based on the Panthers’ 1-1 record vs. George Mason.

If Georgia State and Towson are tied for eighth at 6-12:
The teams split head-to-head. Georgia State is the #8 seed and Towson is the #9 seed if George Mason is the #3 seed based on the Panthers’ win over the Patriots. Towson is the #8 seed and Georgia State is the #9 seed if William and Mary is the #3 seed based on the Tigers’ win over the Tribe.

If UNC Wilmington and Towson are tied for eighth at 6-12:
The teams split head-to-head. UNCW is the #8 seed and Towson is the #9 seed based on UNCW’s win over #6 Drexel.
If Georgia State, UNC Wilmington and Towson are tied for eighth at 6-12:
The teams all went 2-2 against each other. Georgia State is the #8 seed based on its win over George Mason. UNCW and Towson are then treated as a two-team tie. UNCW is the #9 seed and Towson is the #10 seed based on UNCW’s win over #6 Drexel.

If Georgia State, UNC Wilmington and Towson are tied for eighth at 5-13:
The teams all went 2-2 against each other. If George Mason is the #3 seed, Georgia State is the #8 seed based on its win over the Patriots. UNCW and Towson are then treated as a two-way tie. Towson is the #9 seed based on a 1-0 record vs. William & Mary and UNCW is the #10 seed based on its 1-1 record vs. William and Mary. If William and Mary is the #3 seed, Towson is the #8 seed based on its 1-0 record vs. W&M, UNCW is the #9 seed based on its 1-1 record vs. W&M and Georgia State is the #10 seed based on its 0-1 record vs. W&M.

If Georgia State, James Madison, UNC Wilmington and Towson are tied for eighth at 5-13:
Georgia State is the #8 seed based on a 4-2 record vs. JMU/UNCW/Towson. UNCW is the #9 seed based on a 3-2 record vs. GSU/JMU/Towson. Towson is the #10 seed based on a 3-3 record vs. GSU/JMU/UNCW. James Madison is the #11 seed based on a 1-4 record vs. GSU/UNCW/Towson.

If Georgia State and UNC Wilmington are tied for ninth at 5-13:
The teams split head-to-head. Georgia State is the #9 seed if George Mason is the #3 seed based on the Panthers’ victory over the Patriots. UNCW is the #9 seed if William and Mary is the #3 seed based on the Seahawks’ win over the Tribe.

If Georgia State and Towson are tied for ninth at 5-13:
The teams split head-to-head. Georgia State is the higher seed if George Mason is the #3 seed based on the Panthers’ victory over the Patriots. Towson is the higher seed if William and Mary is the #3 seed based on the Tigers’ win over the Tribe.

If UNC Wilmington and Towson are tied for ninth at 5-13:
The teams split head-to-head. Towson is the #9 seed based on its 1-0 record vs. William & Mary and UNCW is the #10 seed based on its 1-1 record vs. William & Mary.

If James Madison, UNC Wilmington and Towson are tied for ninth at 5-13:
UNCW is the #9 seed based on a 2-1 record vs. JMU/Towson, Towson is the #10 seed based on a 2-2 record vs. JMU/UNCW and James Madison is the #11 seed based on a 1-2 record vs. UNCW/Towson.

If Georgia State, James Madison and Towson are tied for ninth at 5-13:
Georgia State is the #9 seed based on a 3-1 record vs. JMU/Towson, Towson is the #10 seed based on a 2-2 record vs. GSU/JMU and James Madison is the #11 seed based on a 1-3 record vs. GSU/Towson.

If Georgia State, James Madison and UNC Wilmington are tied for ninth at 5-13:
Georgia State is the #9 seed based on a 3-1 record vs. JMU/UNCW, UNCW is the #10 based on a 2-1 record vs. GSU/JMU and James Madison is the #11 seed based on an 0-3 record vs. GSU/UNCW.

If Georgia State and James Madison are tied for 10th at 5-13:
Georgia State is the #10 seed and James Madison is the #11 seed based on the Panthers’ head-to-head wins.

If James Madison and UNC Wilmington are tied for 10th at 5-13:
UNC Wilmington is the #10 seed and James Madison is the #11 seed based on the Seahawks’ head-to-head win.

If James Madison and Towson are tied for 10th at 5-13:
The teams split head-to-head. James Madison is the #10 seed if VCU is the #4 seed and William & Mary is the #5 seed, based on JMU’s 1-1 record over the Rams. Towson is the #10 seed if William & Mary is the #3 or #4 seed and VCU is the #5 seed, based on Towson’s 1-0 record vs. W&M, while JMU was 1-1.

If James Madison and Delaware are tied for 11th at 4-14:
James Madison is the #11 seed and Delaware is the #12 seed based on the Dukes’ head-to-head win.