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Calculations for OUA Playoff Seeding

Since the 2022-23 season, with three divisions in effect, the OUA playoff seeding is as follows:
  1. Top 12 teams across all divisions qualify for the playoffs
  2. Division leaders get first round bye, and therefore seeded 1-4 based on winning percentage
  3. OUA tie-breaking rules in effect for any ties

OUA Overall Standings, Simple Winning Percentage Listing (shows ties, in any)

Simple RankTeamDivisionOUA W-LOUA PctDivision W-LDivision Pct
1OttawaOUA East20-20.90910-01.000
2LakeheadOUA Central18-40.8189-10.900
3Queen'sOUA East16-60.7276-40.600
4BrockOUA Central15-70.6826-40.600
4CarletonOUA East15-70.6825-50.500
4Toronto MetropolitanOUA Central15-70.6825-50.500
7WesternOUA West14-80.6368-20.800
8WindsorOUA West12-100.5456-40.600
9LaurentianOUA East11-110.5003-70.300
10Ontario TechOUA East10-120.4555-50.500
11GuelphOUA West9-130.4096-40.600
11TorontoOUA Central9-130.4095-50.500
11LaurierOUA West9-130.4096-40.600
11WaterlooOUA West9-130.4094-60.400
15McMasterOUA Central6-160.2733-70.300
15NipissingOUA East6-160.2731-90.100
17YorkOUA Central4-180.1822-80.200
18AlgomaOUA West0-220.0000-100.000

Resolve any ties within each division first, especially at the top

Figure out tie breaker for teams = Guelph,Laurier,Waterloo
All teams will have the same number of league wins at season end in order to be tied (so I will not bother to calculate now)
Head-to-head records: Guelph: 3-1 Laurier: 2-2 Waterloo: 1-3
Order of teams is: Guelph, Laurier, Waterloo

Figure out tie breaker for teams = Brock,Toronto Metropolitan
Same number of league wins
Same number of wins in head-to-head games
Toronto Metropolitan has advantage on head-to-head point difference

Determine Division Winners


OUA East Division winner: Ottawa
OUA Central Division winner: Lakehead
OUA West Division winner: Western

Figure out best record that is not a division winner


Team with next best record is Queen's

Rank top 4 teams first, then remaining teams, then break any ties

Figure out tie breaker for teams = Brock,Carleton,Toronto Metropolitan
All teams will have the same number of league wins at season end in order to be tied (so I will not bother to calculate now)
Head-to-head records: Brock: 1-2 Carleton: 1-1 Toronto Metropolitan: 2-1
Order of teams is: Toronto Metropolitan, Carleton, Brock

Figure out tie breaker for teams = Guelph,Toronto,Laurier,Waterloo
All teams will have the same number of league wins at season end in order to be tied (so I will not bother to calculate now)
Head-to-head records: Guelph: 3-2 Toronto: 2-1 Laurier: 2-3 Waterloo: 2-3
Tie breaking rules not yet complete
Tie breaking rules not yet complete

Figure out tie breaker for teams = McMaster,Nipissing
Same number of league wins
McMaster has advantage on head-to-head wins

OUA Playoff Seeding

  1. Top 12 teams across all divisions qualify for the playoffs
  2. Division leaders get first round bye, and therefore seeded 1-4 based on winning percentage
  3. OUA tie-breaking rules in effect for any ties
OUA SeedTeamDivisionOUA W-LOUA PctDivision W-LDivision Pct
1OttawaOUA East20-20.90910-01.000
2LakeheadOUA Central18-40.8189-10.900
3Queen'sOUA East16-60.7276-40.600
4WesternOUA West14-80.6368-20.800
5Toronto MetropolitanOUA Central15-70.6825-50.500
6CarletonOUA East15-70.6825-50.500
7BrockOUA Central15-70.6826-40.600
8WindsorOUA West12-100.5456-40.600
9LaurentianOUA East11-110.5003-70.300
10Ontario TechOUA East10-120.4555-50.500
11GuelphOUA West9-130.4096-40.600
11TorontoOUA Central9-130.4095-50.500
11LaurierOUA West9-130.4096-40.600
11WaterlooOUA West9-130.4094-60.400

Four way tie means I could not figure out the proper tie-breaker.

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