2020-21 Field Hockey Standings

2020-21 Field Hockey Standings
School	School	PL	PL	Overall	PL Pct.	Points	Overall	Overall Pct.	Home	Away	Streak
American *	American *	4-1	4-1	4-2	.900	10	4-2	.750	3-0	1-1	L1
Boston University *!	Boston University *!	4-0	4-0	5-1	1.000	12	5-1	.833	3-1	2-0	L1
Bucknell *	Bucknell *	3-3	3-3	6-4	.500	9	6-4	.600	2-1	2-2	L1
Holy Cross *	Holy Cross *	2-3	2-3	2-4	.500	7	2-4	.417	1-2	1-2	L1
Lehigh	Lehigh	2-3	2-3	2-3	.400	6	2-3	.400	1-1	1-2	L3
Colgate	Colgate	2-3	2-3	2-3	.400	6	2-3	.400	1-1	1-2	L3
Lafayette	Lafayette	1-5	1-5	1-5	.250	1	1-5	.250	0-3	1-2	L3

!Clinched the No. 1 seed and hosting duties for the Patriot League Championship
*Clinched a berth in the Patriot League Championship

2021 Field Hockey Championship
Patriot League field hockey consists of seven teams with the top four making the 2021 Patriot League Field Hockey Championship Field. All games played count toward standings.
*Hockey Points System: Each victory is worth three (3) points, and an overtime loss is worth one (1) point. A team losing in regulation does not receive a point. A points per game system would be utilized if teams do not compete in the same number of contests. Points per game is defined as the number of points compiled through the season divided by the number of games played.
1. The team with the most overall points will be the top-seed.
2. The team with the second-most points will be the No. 2 seed.
3. The team with the third-most points will be the No. 3 seed and play the No. 2 seed in the semifinals.
4. The team with the fourth-most points will be the No. 4 seed and play the No. 1 seed in the semifinals.

2021 Field Hockey Tiebreakers
1. TWO-TEAM TIE
A. Head-to-head
B. Comparison winning percentage against non-tied common opponents from highest to lowest seed#
C. Field Hockey Sport-Specific Criteria
D. Strength of Victory

2. MULTI-TEAM TIE
A. Records between tied teams#
B. Comparison winning percentage against non-tied common opponents from highest to lowest#
C. Field Hockey Sport-Specific
D. Strength of Victory%

FIELD HOCKEY SPORT-SPECIFIC CRITERIA
i. Goal differential between tied teams (capping at +/- 4 goals per game)
ii. Total goals scored between tied teams
iii. Total goal differential in all League games (capping at +/- 4 goals per game)
iv. Goals against average between tied teams
v. Total goals scored in all League games
vi. Goals against average in all League games
vii. Penalty corner differential between tied teams
vi. Penalty corner differential in all League games

# indicates when comparing records against a single or group of tied teams (before ties are broken), the higher winning percentage will prevail even if the number of games played is not equal among the tied teams (e.g., 2-0 is better than 1-0; 4-2 is better than 2-1; 1-2 is better than 2-4 and 0-1 is better than 0-2).