With the final weekend of the PBC soccer regular season approaching, there is a lot still to be decided in the women's soccer standings. With the PBC tournament looming, the eight women's teams are set but just one seed has been determined ahead of Monday's regular season finale.
This document breaks down all possible tiebreaks in the women's soccer standings, ahead of the final weekend. The PBC Tournament bracket will be released following the conclusion of the final regular season game on Monday, October 26
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As it stands:
|
Team |
Points |
Games Remaining |
| 1 |
Columbus State |
23 |
0 |
| 2 |
North Georgia |
18 |
1 |
| 3 |
Flagler |
14 |
1 |
| 4 |
GCSU |
13 |
1 |
| 5 |
Clayton State |
12 |
2 |
| 6 |
Lander |
9 |
2 |
| 7 |
USC Beaufort |
8 |
0 |
| 8 |
USCA |
7 |
1 |
| 9 |
GSW |
5 |
1 |
| 10 |
Middle Georgia |
2 |
1 |
Columbus State has claimed the PBC Regular Season title and secured the #1 seed in the PBC Tournament.
North Georgia currently sits at #2 with 18 points. The Nighthawks have one game remaining vs Clayton State. If North Georgia wins vs Clayton State, they will secure the #2 seed
Flagler currently sit at #3 with 14 points. The Saints have one game remaining vs Georgia Southwestern.
GCSU currently sit at #4 with 13 points. The Bobcats have one game remaining vs Lander.
Clayton State currently sit at #5 with 12 points. The Lakers have two games remaining vs North Georgia and Lander.
Lander currently sit at #6 with 9 points. The Bearcats have two games remaining vs GCSU and Clayton State.
USC Beaufort currently sits at #7 with 8 points. The Sand Sharks have completed all games in the PBC schedule.
USCA currently sit at #8 with 7 points. The Pacers have one game remaining vs Middle Georgia.
Georgia Southwestern currently sit at #9 with 5 points. The Hurricanes have one game remaining vs Flagler.
Middle Georgia currently sit at #10 with 2 points. The Knights can no longer make the PBC Tournament.
#2 and #3 Seed Outcomes: Clayton State, North Georgia tie
If Clayton State wins both games vs North Georgia and Lander, Clayton State and North Georgia will be tied with 18 points.
- The first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results. In order for this tie to occur, Clayton State would win vs North Georgia therefore would have the upper hand in the tie.
Therefore, if Clayton State wins vs North Georgia and Lander, Clayton State will receive the #2 seed and North Georgia will receive the #3 seed.
#2, #3, #4 and #5 Seed Outcomes: Flagler, GCSU tie
If Flagler lose vs Georgia Southwestern, and GCSU tie vs Lander, Flagler and GCSU will be tied with 14 points.
- The first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results. GCSU won vs Flagler
GCSU have the upper hand in the tie.
#2, #3, #4 and #5 Seed Outcome: Clayton State, Flagler, GCSU and North Georgia
In order for a two-way tie to occur between Flagler and GCSU, Clayton State must either win or lose one or both of their games. The results from Clayton State's games will determine where they tie between Flagler and GCSU would take place in the standings.
Therefore, if:
- Flagler lose vs Georgia Southwestern
- GCSU tie vs Lander
- Clayton State wins both games vs North Georgia and Lander
Clayton State will receive the #2 seed, North Georgia will receive the #3 seed, GCSU will receive the #4 seed, and Flagler will receive the #5 seed
However, if:
- Flagler lose vs Georgia Southwestern
- GCSU tie vs Lander
- Clayton State wins only one of their two remaining games
North Georgia will receive the #2 seed, Clayton State will receive the #3 seed, GCSU will receive the #4 seed, and Flagler will receive the #5 seed
Or, If:
- Flagler lose vs Georgia Southwestern
- GCSU tie vs Lander
- Clayton State loses one and ties one of their two remaining games
North Georgia will receive the #2 seed, GCSU will receive the #3 seed, Flagler will receive the #4 seed and Clayton State will receive the #5 seed
#3 and #4 Seed Outcomes: Flagler, Lander tie
If Flagler tie vs Georgia Southwestern, and Lander wins both games vs GCSU and Clayton State, Flagler and Lander will be tied with 15 points.
In order for this two-way tie to occur, Clayton State must tie or lose vs North Georgia.
- The first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results. Flagler and Lander tied
- Since both teams remain tied, the next step is to compare each team's results vs the highest seed not involved in the tie and continue until the tie is broken.
- Flagler tied vs Columbus State, but Lander lost vs Columbus State meaning Flagler have the upper hand in the tie
Therefore if:
- Flagler tie vs Georgia Southwestern
- Lander wins vs GCSU and Clayton State
- Clayton State ties or loses vs North Georgia
Flagler would receive the #3 seed, and Lander would receive the #4 seed.
#3, #4 and #5 Seed Outcomes: Clayton State, Flagler tie
There are a couple of scenarios where Clayton State and Flagler can end up in a two-way tie.
- If Clayton State wins one of their two remaining games and Flagler ties vs GSW, Clayton State and Flagler will be tied at 15 points.
- In order for this two-way tie to occur, Lander cannot win both of their games
- If Clayton State ties both of their games and Flagler lose vs GSW, Clayton State and Flagler will be tied at 14 points.
- In order for this two-way tie to occur, GCSU must either win or lose vs Lander
The first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results. Flagler won vs Clayton State
Therefore, Flagler have the upper hand in the tie and would receive the higher seed over Clayton State. Their specific seeding would depend on either results from Lander or GCSU.
#3, #4, #5 and #6 Seed Outcomes: Clayton State, GCSU tie
There are a couple of scenarios where Clayton State and GCSU can end up in a two-way tie.
- If Clayton State ties vs North Georgia and loses vs Lander and GCSU loses vs Lander, Clayton State and GCSU will be tied at 13 points.
- If Clayton State win one game and tie the other, and GCSU win vs Lander... both teams will be tied at 16 points
- If Clayton State ties both of their games and GCSU ties vs Lander, Clayton State and GCSU will be tied at 14 points.
- In order for this two-way tie to occur, Flagler must either win or tie vs GSW
The first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results. GCSU won vs Clayton State and have the upper hand in the tie.
Therefore, if:
- Clayton State ties vs North Georgia
- Clayton State loses vs Lander
- GCSU loses vs Lander
GCSU will receive the #5 seed, and Clayton State will receive the #6 seed… Depending on the result from Flagler's game, Flagler and Lander would receive the #3 and #4 seeds in this scenario.
Or, if:
- Clayton State wins one game and ties the other
- GCSU wins vs Lander
If Flagler lose or tie, GCSU would receive the #3 seed, Clayton State would receive the #4 seed and Flagler would receive the #5 seed... or if Flagler win, Flagler would receive the #3 seed, GCSU would receive the #4 seed and Clayton State would receive the #5 seed.
However, if:
- Clayton State ties vs Lander
- Clayton State ties vs North Georgia
- GCSU tie vs Lander
- Flagler win or tie vs GSW
Flagler will receive the #3 seed, GCSU will receive the #4 seed, Clayton State will receive the #5 seed, and Lander will receive the #6 seed.
#3, #4, #5 and #6 Seed Outcomes: Clayton State, Lander tie
There are a few scenarios where Clayton State and Lander can end up in a two-way tie. For each scenario, the first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results.
- If Clayton State loses vs both North Georgia and Lander, and Lander loses vs GCSU, Clayton State and Lander will be tied at 12 points.
Lander would have the upper hand in the tiebreak and receive the #5 seed, Clayton State would receive the #6 seed
- If Clayton State loses vs Lander and wins vs North Georgia and Lander wins vs GCSU, Clayton State and Lander will be tied at 15 points.
- In order for this two-way tie to occur, Flagler must either win or lose vs GSW
Lander would have the upper hand in the tiebreak.
- If Flagler wins, Flagler will receive the #3 seed, Lander will receive the #4 seed, Clayton State will receive the #5 seed and GCSU will receive the #6 seed
- If Flagler loses, Lander will receive the #3 seed, Clayton State will receive the #4 seed, Flagler will receive the #5 seed and GCSU will receive the #6 seed
#3, #4 and #5 Seed Outcomes: Lander, GCSU tie
If Lander wins vs GCSU and ties vs Clayton State, Lander and GCSU will be tied at 13 points.
In order for this two-way tie to occur, Clayton State must win or tie vs North Georgia.
- The first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results. In order for this tie to occur, Lander would win vs GCSU and have the upper hand in the tie.
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Therefore, if:
- Lander wins vs Clayton State
- Lander ties vs GCSU
- Clayton State wins or ties vs North Georgia
Lander would receive the #5 seed, and GCSU would receive the #6 seed
#3, #4 and #5 Seed Outcomes: Clayton State, Flagler, GCSU tie
If Flagler lose vs Georgia Southwestern, GCSU tie vs Lander, and Clayton State tie vs North Georgia and Lander... Clayton State, Flagler and GCSU will be tied with 14 points.
The first step in the tiebreak process is head-to-head results. All three teams will enter a mini conference to determine their head-to-head results.
|
Clayton St |
Flagler |
GCSU |
| Vs Clayton State |
- |
W |
W |
| Vs Flagler |
L |
- |
W |
| Vs GCSU |
L |
L |
- |
| Record |
0-2 |
1-1 |
2-0 |
| Points |
0 |
3 |
6 |
All teams are ranked in a clear delineation in the mini conference, no ties remain.
Therefore if:
- Flagler lose vs Georgia Southwestern
- GCSU tie vs Lander
- Clayton State tie vs North Georgia and Lander
GCSU would receive the #3 seed, Flagler would receive the #4 seed, Clayton State would receive the #5 seed, and Lander would receive the #6 seed.
#3, #4 and #5 Seed Outcomes: Clayton State, Flagler, Lander tie
If Flagler tie vs Georgia Southwestern, Lander wins both games vs GCSU and Clayton State, and Clayton State wins vs North Georgia... Clayton State, Flagler and Lander will be tied with 15 points.
The first step in the tiebreak process is head-to-head results. All three teams will enter a mini conference to determine their head-to-head results.
The results required for this tie to occur have been included in the table below
|
Clayton St |
Flagler |
Lander |
| Vs Clayton State |
- |
W |
W |
| Vs Flagler |
L |
- |
T |
| Vs Lander |
L |
T |
- |
| Record |
0-2 |
1-0-1 |
1-0-1 |
| Points |
0 |
4 |
4 |
Clayton State is no longer tied and would receive the #5 seed.
Flagler and Lander remain tied. Using the tiebreak explained in the previous section, Flagler has the upper hand in the tie over Lander.
Therefore if:
- Flagler tie vs Georgia Southwestern
- Lander wins vs GCSU and Clayton State
- Clayton State wins vs North Georgia
Flagler would receive the #3 seed; Lander would receive the #4 seed; Clayton State would receive the #5 seed and GCSU would receive the #6 seed
#4, #5 and #6 Seed Outcomes: Clayton State, GCSU, Lander tie
If Clayton State ties vs Lander and loses vs North Georgia and GCSU loses vs Lander, all three teams would be tied with 13 points.
The first step in the tiebreak process is head-to-head results. All three teams will enter a mini conference to determine their head-to-head results.
The results required for this tie to occur have been included in the table below
|
Clayton St |
GCSU |
Lander |
| Vs Clayton State |
- |
W |
T |
| Vs GCSU |
L |
- |
W |
| Vs Lander |
T |
L |
- |
| Record |
0-1-1 |
1-1 |
1-0-1 |
| Points |
1 |
3 |
4 |
All teams are ranked in a clear delineation in the mini conference, no ties remain.
Therefore if:
- Clayton State ties vs Lander
- Clayton State loses vs UNG
- GCSU loses vs Lander
Flagler would receive the #3 seed, Lander would receive the #4 seed, GCSU would receive the #5 seed and Clayton State would receive the #6 seed.
#6 and #7 Seed Outcomes: Lander and USCA tie
If USCA win vs Middle Georgia, and Lander tie one of their games but loses the other, both teams would be tied with 10 points.
- The first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results. Lander won vs USCA and would have the upper hand in the tiebreak.
Therefore, if:
- USCA win vs Middle Georgia
- Lander tie one of their games but loses the other
Lander will receive the #6 seed and USCA will receive the #7 seed.
#7 and #8 Seed Outcomes: USCB and USCA tie
If USCA tie vs Middle Georgia, both USCA and USCB would be tied with 8 points.
In order for this two-way tie to occur, GSW must lose or tie with Flagler
- The first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results. USCA and USCB tied.
- Since both teams remain tied, the next step is to compare each team's results vs the highest seed not involved in the tie and continue until the tie is broken.
- Both teams lost vs Columbus State, so we move to the results vs the #2 seed
- Since we do not know the number two seed, we will run through possible scenarios
- Both teams lost vs North Georgia, so we move to the results vs the next highest seed
- Both teams lost vs Clayton State, so we move to the results vs the next highest seed
- Since we do not know the number three seed, we will run through possible scenarios
- Both teams tied vs Lander, so if Lander are the next highest seed it would move to the results vs the next highest seed
- USCA lost vs Flagler, USCB won vs Flagler… if Flagler is the next highest seed, USCB would have the upper hand in the tiebreak
- USCB lost vs GCSU, USCA won vs GCSU… if GCSU is the next highest seed, USCA would have the upper hand in the tiebreak
Therefore:
- If Flagler is the higher seed over GCSU, USCB would have the upper hand and receive the #7 seed and USCA would receive the #8 seed
- If GCSU is the higher seed over Flagler, USCA would have the upper hand and receive the #7 seed and USCB would receive the #8 seed
#7 and #8 Seed Outcomes: USCB and GSW tie
If GSW wins vs Flagler, both GSW and USCB would be tied with 8 points.
In order for this two-way tie to occur, USCA must lose or win vs Middle Georgia
- The first step in the tie break process is head-to-head results. GSW and USCB tied.
- Since both teams remain tied, the next step is to compare each team's results vs the highest seed not involved in the tie and continue until the tie is broken.
- USCB lost vs Columbus State, but GSW tied with Columbus State and would have the upper hand in the tiebreak
Therefore, if:
- GSW wins vs Flagler
- USCA wins vs Middle Georgia
USCA would receive the #7 seed, GSW would receive the #8 seed and USCB would not make the tournament.
However, if:
- GSW wins vs Flagler
- USCA loses vs Middle Georgia
GSW would receive the #7 seed, USCB would receive the #8 seed and USCA would not make the tournament.
#7 and #8 Seed Outcomes: USCB, USCA and GSW tie
If USCA ties with Middle Georgia and GSW win vs Flager, GSW, USCA and USCB would be tied with 8 points.
The first step in the tiebreak process is head-to-head results. All three teams will enter a mini conference to determine their head-to-head results.
|
GSW |
USCA |
USCB |
| Vs GSW |
- |
W |
T |
| Vs USCA |
L |
- |
T |
| Vs USCB |
T |
T |
- |
| Record |
0-1-1 |
1-0-1 |
0-0-2 |
| Points |
1 |
4 |
2 |
All teams are ranked in a clear delineation in the mini conference, no ties remain.
Therefore if:
- USCA ties with Middle Georgia
- GSW win vs Flager
USCA would receive the #7 seed, USCB would receive the #8 seed and GSW would not make the tournament.