2022 Conference Tiebreakers

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So nice of the NLL, to finally get around to posting the conference tiebreakers.

Conference Tiebreakers

Head-to-head winning percentage between tied teams
Conference winning percentage
Head-to-head goal differential
Conference goal differential
Winning percentage against common opponents played an equal number of times
Strength of victory (Combined Win% of all teams defeated; teams defeated multiple times will count the number of times defeated)
Strength of schedule (Combined Win% of all teams competed against; teams competed against multiple times will count the number of times competed against)
League wide goal differential
Goals For
Goals Against
Coin toss.
The above order will determine 4th place in the West Conference and 5th place in the East Conference.

Once it is determined who is properly slotted in each conference, the league uses the overall tiebreakers to determine who earns the wildcard spot:

Overall Tiebreakers:

  1. Head-to-head winning percentage between tied teams
  2. Winning percentage against common opponents played an equal number of times
  3. Head-to-head goal differential (NOTE: in case of three or more teams being tied, all teams must have played each other in order to apply this tiebreaker)
  4. Strength of victory (Combined Win% of all teams defeated; teams defeated multiple times will count the number of times defeated)
  5. Strength of schedule (Combined Win% of all teams competed against; teams competed against multiple times will count the number of times competed against)
  6. League wide goal differential
  7. Goals For
  8. Goals Against
  9. Coin toss.

Note: Strength of victory and Strength of schedule factors into the team’s final record, not the record at the time the teams played.

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