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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
1Queen'sOUA East21-10.95510-01.000
2Toronto MetropolitanOUA Central20-20.9099-10.900
3WindsorOUA West17-50.7739-10.900
4CarletonOUA East16-60.7277-30.700
4GuelphOUA West16-60.7279-10.900
6BrockOUA Central14-80.6365-50.500
6WesternOUA West14-80.6366-40.600
8LaurentianOUA East13-90.5915-50.500
9OttawaOUA East11-110.5005-50.500
9YorkOUA Central11-110.5006-40.600
11McMasterOUA Central9-130.4094-60.400
11WaterlooOUA West9-130.4094-60.400
13LakeheadOUA Central8-140.3643-70.300
14TorontoOUA Central6-160.2733-70.300
14LaurierOUA West6-160.2732-80.200
16NipissingOUA East5-170.2272-80.200
17Ontario TechOUA East2-200.0911-90.100
18AlgomaOUA West0-220.0000-100.000

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

Determine Division Winners


OUA East Division winner: Queen's
OUA Central Division winner: Toronto Metropolitan
OUA West Division winner: Windsor

Figure out best record that is not a division winner

Figure out tie breaker for teams = Carleton,Guelph
Same number of league wins
Carleton has advantage on head-to-head wins
Team with next best record is Carleton

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

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

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

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

Figure out tie breaker for teams = Toronto,Laurier
Same number of league wins
Laurier 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
1Queen'sOUA East21-10.95510-01.000
2Toronto MetropolitanOUA Central20-20.9099-10.900
3WindsorOUA West17-50.7739-10.900
4CarletonOUA East16-60.7277-30.700
5GuelphOUA West16-60.7279-10.900
6BrockOUA Central14-80.6365-50.500
7WesternOUA West14-80.6366-40.600
8LaurentianOUA East13-90.5915-50.500
9YorkOUA Central11-110.5006-40.600
10OttawaOUA East11-110.5005-50.500
11McMasterOUA Central9-130.4094-60.400
12WaterlooOUA West9-130.4094-60.400

First two playoff rounds:
#9 York plays at #8 Laurentian, winner to play at #1 Queen's
#10 Ottawa plays at #7 Western, winner to play at #2 Toronto Metropolitan
#11 McMaster plays at #6 Brock, winner to play at #3 Windsor
#12 Waterloo plays at #5 Guelph, winner to play at #4 Carleton


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