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Playoff Seeding, Tie Breakers, Home Field Advantage

Seeding and Series Determinations

6 playoff teams are seeded in their respective leagues as follows (3 per each league): No. 1-Division Winner with best record, No. 2-Division Winner with 2nd best record, No. 3-Wild Card team (non-Division winner with best record in its league).  Highest seeds get home field advantage.  

The play offs are played in three rounds: 

• Round One: No. 3 seed plays at No. 2 in seven game playoff. 
• Round Two: The surviving team in Round One plays No. 1 in a seven game playoff for its League Pennant. 
• Round Three: The two league pennant winners play each other in a seven game World Series.  

Unit Rewards

Round One Losers get 20 units, Round Two Losers get 40 units, the World Series Loser gets 60 units, the World Series winner gets 80 units.

Tie Breaks 

For byes, division titles, and wild card berths, ties are broken by examining the following records in sequence:

• Record in Head to Head Comptetition (better gets higher seed, unless tied)
• Record against the opposing division in your league  (e.g., the American West would be the opposing division of the American East - better record gets higher seed, unless tied)  
• Record in Second Half of Season (better gets higher seed, unless tied)
• Coin Toss (random computer choice)

If the final pair of teams in the championship series have idenitical season records, the tie is broken by exmamining the following records in sequence:

• Record against the opposing league  (better record gets home field advantage, unless tied)  
• Record in Second Half of Season (better record gets home field advantage, unless tied)
• Coin Toss (random computer choice)