The NCAA automatic qualifier shall be the winner of the Conference postseason tournament:
- In the event the tournament cannot be played or is not played to completion, the Conference regular champion shall be the automatic qualifier.
- In the event of a tie for seeding, the following procedures will be used:
Two-team ties:
a). Head-to Head competition.
b). Point Differential between the tied teams if the season series is split.
c). Record against highest seeded team (proceed downward) until the tie is broken.
d). Coin Toss.
Ties involving three or more teams:
a). Record between teams that are tied (Won-Lost-Record).
*If a tie involving two teams still exist within the tiebreaker policy for three or more teams, utilize the head-to-head record to reduce the two tied teams to one.
b). If still tied, record against the highest seed & proceed downward.
c). Coin Toss.
*In the event of a three-way tie or more, after the tie is broken and reduced to two teams, revert back to the two-team tie breaker policy.
Revised June 2023