Below are the criteria for qualifying for the playoffs, as well as how points will be awarded to teams to rank them for seeding purposes.
Clearly, several more teams will qualify for the playoffs under the new qualifying standards, which will ask teams in some leagues to win as few as two games. I’d like to hear how everyone feels about it. I have stated in the past my affinity for an open tournament where every team is invited regardless of record. This practically ensures that.
As for the point system, it does, at least in theory, reward teams for playing stronger opponents because those games earn them bonus points, win or lose. With an 18-game schedule, two bonus points are rewarded for playing a team that finishes the season 14-4 or better, while, obviously, one point is rewarded for facing a team between 9-9 and 13-5.
Your thoughts?
QUALIFYING STANDARDS —
Teams must meet one, and only one, of the following winning percentages:
• 25% overall record
• 25% of league record
• 25% of class record (games against teams in team’s class)
• 25% of class, and above, record (combined games against teams in class and above classes)
SEEDING POINT VALUES —
Teams will be awarded the following:
• Four points for every win, regardless of class
• Two points for every tie, regardless of class
• No deduction of points for losses
• Two bonus points for playing a team who has a winning percentage of .750, or above — teams receive this if they win or lose, and it will be determined at seeding day
• One bonus point for playing a team who has a winning percentage between .500 and .749 — teams receive this if they win or lose, determined at seeding day
Note: Bonus points are awarded for games played against teams within the New York state Federation, which includes: NYSPHSAA (Sections 1 thru 11), PSAL (New York city publics), CHSAA (catholic), and independent schools.
8 Comments
Just checked Class B and it looks like at least one team will make it by virtue of 1 win. I.e. if a team played 3 games above class and won 1 they’re in the playoffs. Given these conditions it would be simpler to allow all teams to participate in Sectionals.
A quick look has Class B with 16 teams qualifying and 1 more on the bubble.
Fan,
YOu have to add B games plus ABove B, not JUST above
you have to be HORRIBLE not to qualify for Sectionals
I have Rye Neck and Dover in trouble. Croton and Plesantville have a shot.
Could be a 12-14 team group.
WOW!!!
A lot of thought and confusion to figure all that out come seeding time. Now we all know where the gas money will go that was saved by realignment. I think they will need to add personnel to get it right.
I am not of the little league mentality that is now the norm in section 1. The standard is so low that it is ridiculous. Extra money to hire officials for games that should not even be played????? Traveling expenses to games that should not be played??????
I hope they have blocked out extra time to get all of the games in before the regionals. At this standard, why not just let every team play and draw straws for the opponents.
I don’t want to call out the BOCES director for allowing and obviously approving this but, where does the buck stop with this nonsense?
They must be trying to frustrate everyone into saying:
“Playing HS Sports is such a joke that it may not be worth the time”. Then they will have all their athletic money for football, which is rarely affected by anything.
yea Briarcliff and Ossining are in different Conferences lol, yet Conferences were set up geographically.
Idiots
I think that it should be the top 8 teams in each class.
This new seeding system is better than last year’s system.