2025 Softball Standings
*Clinched a berth to the 2025 Patriot League Softball Tournament
Patriot League Tiebreaking Procedures
Non-League contests completed before the Monday prior to the Championship will be included in the tiebreaker formula, if necessary. Any non-League contest played on or after the Monday prior to the Championship will not be included in the tiebreaker formula.
TWO-WAY TIES
1. In the case of a two-way between teams in the final standings for regular-season League play, the following process will be used until all ties are broken and the seeding process is completed (ties will be broken in rank order beginning with the highest seed):
A. Head-to-head competition — the higher seed will go to the team that has won the most League contests played against the other team involved in the tie (in the sport of volleyball, both sets and individual games will be considered).
B. If a tie still exists, a comparison of records will be made between the tied institutions starting at the highest possible seed and continuing through the lowest seed, if necessary.
C. Sport specific tie-breaking procedure, if any (see Sport Specific regulations below).
D. Comparison of records versus out-of-League common opponents.
E. RPI comparison based on data available the week after the end of the original Patriot League regular season schedule.
MULTI-TEAM TIES [revised February 2024]
2. In the case of multiple ties (more than two teams tied for the same spot), the following process will be used:
Note:The multi-team tiebreaker process will revert back to the beginning of the two-way tie formula once a multiple-team tie has been reduced to two teams.
A. Records between the tied teams will be evaluated to determine if one team won more contests against the other tied institutions.
B. If a tie still exists, a comparison of records will be conducted for each team starting with the highest seed not involved in the tie and continuing through the lowest seed, if necessary.
C. Sport specific tie-breaking procedure, if any (see Sport Specific regulations).
D. Comparison of records versus out-of-League common opponents [only applicable if the same number of games is played against a common opponent]/
E. RPI comparison based on data available the week after the end of the original Patriot League regular season schedule.
SOFTBALL SPECIFIC:
*The tiebreaker for comparison of records versus out-of-League common opponents can only be applied if each school(s) have played an e*qual amount of games against a common opponent.
If two or more teams are still tied, the tie will be broken by RPI rating on the Monday after the end of the Patriot League regular-season schedule.