OCEAN STATE CLASSIC LACROSSE TOURNAMENT

Playoff Format

• There will be two groups of four teams each in a division.  The winner and one runner-up from each group will qualify for the divisional quarterfinal playoffs.  
   
• Playoff qualification in each group is calculated by
  
  1) Best record
  2) head to head match-ups
  3) spread between goals for and goals against with a maximum of 7
  4) goals against
  5) coin flip

• The #1 seed plays the #4 seed and the #2 seed plays the #3 seed in each division.   Playoff seeds in each divisional quarterfinal are calculated by:
  
  1) Best record
  2) spread between goals for and goals against with a maximum of 7
  3) goals against
  4) coin flip.

• There will be two groups of four teams each in this division.  The winner and one runner-up from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals.  


• Playoff qualification in each group is calculated by:
  
  1) Best record
  2) head to head match-ups
  3) spread between goals for and goals against with a maximum of 7
  4) goals against
  5) coin flip


• The #1 seed plays the #4 seed and the #2 seed plays the #3 seed.   Playoff Seeds in the quarterfinal are calculated by:
  
  1) Best record
  2) spread between goals for and goals against with a maximum of 7
  3) goals against
4) coin flip.

• There will be three divisions of four teams each.  The winner and one runner-up from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals.  


• Playoff qualification in each group is calculated by
  
  1) Best record
  2) head to head match-ups
  3) spread between goals for and goals against with a maximum of 7
  4) goals against
  5) coin flip
   
• The #1 and #2 Seeds get a bye in the first playoff round.   The #3 seed plays the #6 seed and the #4 seed plays the #5 seed in the quarterfinals.  Playoff Seeds are calculated by:
  
  1) Best record
  2) spread between goals for and goals against with a maximum of 7
  3) goals against
  4) coin flip.


• The #1 seed plays the lowest seed from the quarterfinal in the semi-final and the #2 seed plays the higher seed from the quarterfinals in the semi-final.