If a coach or player is ejected a second time, he/she will be ineligible for the remainder of the tournament.Į. A Commissioner shall consider the appeal. The head coach may appeal the penalty by submitting a written request for appeal to the Tournament Headquarters within two (2) hours of the conclusion of the game. If a coach or player is ejected from a game for unsportsmanlike behavior (not fighting), he/she will be ineligible to participate in the next scheduled game. Additional penalties, up to exclusion from the tournament, may be imposed by the National Eligibility Committee.Ĭ. Players ejected for fighting are ineligible to participate in the team’s next game. Any coach ejected for fighting will be ineligible for the remainder of the tournament.ī. If there is still a three-way tie, three-way flip of the coin. If more than two (2) teams are still tied after the application of the formula, the point differentials of the teams not involved in the tie are added, and the results recalculated.

If two (2) teams are still tied after the application of the formula, go back to (i.) to break the tie. (The maximum that you can beat a team and still gain an advantage is 15 points.) Teams are then ranked according to the sum of the point differential – with the highest number placing first, the second highest placing second. The point differentials of the teams involved in the tie are totaled. If more than two (2) teams tie, a point differential tie-breaker will be applied. In any situation where two (2) teams are tied, head-to-head competition between the teams will determine the winner. If teams are tied at the end of Pool Play the following TIEBREAKER rule will determine which team(s) will advance. At least one coach from each team wishing to continue in either the Championship or Classic bracket may be required to check-in with the Tournament Office at the conclusion of pool play to determine their team’s bracket position.Ĭ. For tournaments with less than 33 teams, all teams will advance to the National Championship Tournament Bracket with priority given to the top teams in each pool following pool play, as determined by most games won.ī. For tournaments with 33 or more teams, all teams other than the top two (2) teams in each pool following pool play, as determined by most games won, will advance to opposite ends of the Classic Tournament Bracket.

For tournaments with 33 or more teams, the top two (2) teams in each pool following pool play, as determined by most games won, will advance to opposite ends of the National Championship Tournament Bracket. The first two tournament days will be pool play (round robin style play).

All National Championship Tournaments will have a maximum of five (5) playing days.

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