If two tied teams met twice during the regular season and one of the two won both games, the winner shall be awarded the higher seed.
If two tied teams split in two games during the regular season, compare each team’s record against the team occupying the highest position in the standings and continue down through the standings until one team gains the advantage, thereby winning the higher position.
If three or more teams are tied, compare the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie until an advantage is gained. (Example: Team A’s combined record against both Team B and Team C as compared to Team B’s combined record against both A and C, etc.)
If the provision of (3) above fail to resolve a tie involving three or more teams, compare each of the tied team’s records against the team occupying the highest position in the standings and continue down through the standings until the tie is reduced to a two-team tie, at which time revert to items (1) and (2) above or until the tie is broken.
If the above provisions fail to resolve a tie, the team with the higher RPI for that season will receive a higher seed (source for RPI: Collegiate Basketball News).
Scenarios:
Valparaiso (12-3)
Has Clinched No. 1 seed
(can finish no worse than 12-4; should Detroit finish 12-4, teams split regular season. Both would be 1-1 vs. GB; Valpo is 2-0 vs. WSU, Detroit 1-1 vs. WSU)
Detroit (11-4)
Has Clinched No. 2 seed
(can finish no worse than 11-5; should Green Bay finish 11-5, teams split regular season. Both would be 1-1 vs. Valpo; Detroit is 1-1 vs. WSU, Green Bay is 0-2)
Green Bay (10-5)
Clinches No. 3 seed with win
(Green Bay finishes 11-5; if tied with Detroit, lose tie-breaker based on above scenario)
Clinches No. 3 seed with loss AND Wright State loss
(Green Bay finishes 10-6; Wright State would finish 9-7)
Clinches No. 4 seed with loss AND Wright State win
(Green Bay finishes 10-6; Wright State would finish 10-6. WSU swept Green Bay, 2-0, in regular season)
Wright State (9-6)
Will finish no worse than No. 4 seed
Clinches No. 3 seed with win AND Green Bay loss
Clinches No. 4 seed with win AND Green Bay win
Clinches No. 4 seed with loss
UIC (7-8)
Clinches No. 5 seed with win
(UIC finishes 8-8; if YSU finishes 8-8 to tie, UIC swept YSU, 2-0, in regular season)
Clinches No. 5 seed with loss AND YSU loss
(UIC finishes 7-9; if YSU finishes 7-9 to tie, UIC swept YSU, 2-0, in regular season)
Clinches No. 6 seed with loss AND YSU win
(UIC finishes 7-9; YSU would be 8-8)
Youngstown State (7-8)
Will finish no worse than No. 6 seed
Clinches No. 5 seed with win AND UIC loss
Clinches No. 6 seed with win AND UIC win
Clinches No. 6 seed with loss
Cleveland State (5-10)
Clinches No. 7 seed with win
(CSU finishes 6-10; Loyola finishes 4-12)
Clinches No. 8 seed with loss AND Loyola win
(CSU finishes 5-11; Loyola finishes 5-11. Loyola would sweep CSU, 2-0, in regular season)
Loyola (4-11)
Clinches No. 7 seed with win versus CSU
Clinches No. 8 seed with loss versus CSU
Milwaukee (3-13)
Has Clinched No. 9 seed
