http://www.southland.org/sports/2013/12/2/WVB_1202133647.aspxVolleyball Tie-Breaking ProceduresPer the 2017-18 Southland Conference Operating Manual
12.03.04 Tournament Seeding. Tournament seeding, 1 through 8, shall be based upon regular season winning percentage in Conference competition. [1/12]
12.03.04.01 Tie-breaker Procedure. All ties shall be broken in the order in which they occur, from top to bottom, in the standings. When comparing tied teams against positions higher or lower in the standings that are also tied, these higher or lower tied positions shall be considered a single position for the purposes of comparison. [1/12]
12.03.04.02 Two-way Tie. Seeding ties shall be broken in the following order:
(a) If two (2) teams tie for a position, and one (1) team holds a head-to head won-lost advantage after two matches during regular-season Conference play, that team receives the higher seed.(b) If the two (2) teams split two regular-season Conference matches, a comparison of the total sets won between the tied teams shall occur to break the tie.
(c) If the two (2) teams remain tied after two matches, or if they played only one match, then the tied teams’ won-lost results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed. If the tied teams have the same won-lost record against highest-positioned team(s), a comparison of the total sets won against these highest-positioned teams will be used to break the ties.
(d) If the two (2) teams remain tied, and one team holds a head-to-head won-lost match advantage over the other tied team, even if playing each other one time, it shall receive the higher seed.
(e) If the two (2) teams remain tied, then the tied teams’ won-lost results against the highest-positioned team(s) they both played once shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed.
(f) If the two (2) teams remain tied, the teams shall be compared in the most recent NCAA RPI rankings, with the highest rated team earning the higher seed.
(g) If the two (2) teams remain tied, a drawing for seed position will be held by the commissioner.
12.03.04.03 Tie Between Three or More Teams. Seeding ties shall be broken in the following order:
(a) If three (3) or more teams tie for a position, and the tied teams all played two matches against one another, the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie shall be compared until a seeding advantage is gained.
(b) If three (3) or more teams remain tied for a position and they played two matches against one another, a comparison of the total sets won against the other tied teams will be used to determine seeding.
(c) If three (3) or more teams remain tied for a position, and if the teams combined to split their regular season matches against one another, or if they played an uneven number of matches against one another, then the tied teams’ won-lost results against the next highestpositioned team(s) they all played twice shall be compared. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed. If the tied teams have the same won-lost record against highest-positioned team(s), a comparison of the total sets won against these highest-positioned teams will be used to break the ties.
(d) If three (3) or more teams remain tied for a position, regardless of the number of matches played against the other tied teams, any won-loss advantage in the combined pool of tied teams shall be used as a seeding tie-breaker. This shall continue through the order of final standings if necessary.
(e) In the event a tie cannot be broken in this manner, the tied team that holds a won-loss advantage against the highest-positioned team, regardless of the number of times played, shall receive the seeding advantage. This shall be continued through the final standings until one (1) team gains the advantage, thus the higher seed. [5/13]
(f) If the three (3) teams remain tied, the teams shall be compared in the most recent NCAA RPI rankings, with the highest rated team earning the higher seed.
(g) If the three (3) teams remain tied, a drawing for seed position will be held by the commissioner.
(h) In the event a three-way or more tie-breaker is reduced to two remaining tied teams, the tie-breaker reverts to the two-way system described in 12.03.04.02. [5/13]