2025 Field Hockey Standings
Patriot League Tiebreaking Procedures
Two-Team Tiebreaker
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.
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).
D. Comparison of records versus out-of-League common opponents.
E. Coin flip.
Multi-Team Tiebreaker (revised in February 2024)
2. In the case of multiple ties (more than two teams tied for the same spot), the following process will be used (ties will be broken in rank order beginning with the highest seed):
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.
E. Coin flip (two teams) or draw (multiple teams).
Below is the sport-specific tie-breaking procedure, if applicable:
Field Hockey Specific
a. 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.
b. Comparison of records versus out-of-League common opponents;
c. Goal differential between tied teams (capping at +/- 4)
d. Goal differential between tied teams in all League games (capping at +/- 4)
e. Comparison of NCAA RPI rating