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Seeding Information

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Download and fill out the Tournament Record and Roster forms completely.  Be sure to take advantage of the "Game Highlight" area and then use the space at the bottom of the form to tell us why your team deserves a top seed!  Email the forms back to the OCSAA by the appointed date and time.

JH Seeding Process: JH teams are seeded by the OCSAA and we use not only the seed rankings but also geographic location in order to complete our brackets. Early round contests attempt to match higher vs. lower seeds but keep travel times to a minimum. For instance...instead of the normal #3 vs #6 and #4 vs #5 matchups, we might choose to have #3 play #5 and #4 play #6 if its the difference between a 1.5 hour and 3 hour drive.

How to fill out, save and email your forms: Download the Microsoft Document form (.doc) and "enable it to be edited" within your Microsoft Word program.  Type in the appropriate information and save your completed form in the same microsoft word document file to be emailed back to the OCSAA.  Please include your school, tournament year and form name, in the document name. Example: 2015templerecordform.doc  Attach your properly named .doc file to an email and send it to info@ohiocsaa.org  Please do not download, print and hand write your forms and do not save and send them as .pdf files.

How to cast your seeding vote (SH only): Download the record and roster forms located on the "Record & Roster" link of our website.  Carefully consider all of the information contained in those files (you may want input from coaches, opponents or even an online search to find out more about each tournament team), then click the "Seed Teams Now" link found on the "Seeding" page. Seed the teams in the order you believe they've earned.  This will only work if the Athletic Directors or designated representative from each member school do their best to seed accurately based on what each team has earned.  Not on whether it is your school or based on desired matchups etc.  We are a "Christian" association and our honest effort at seeding should reflect those values! 

INCASE OF A TIE IN THE VOTING PROCESS...THE HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS WILL DECIDE WHO IS THE HIGHER SEED.  IF THE SCHOOLS HAVE NOT PLAYED OR THEY SPLIT IN THEIR REGULAR SEASON CONTESTS...THE SCHOOL RECEIVING THE MOST FIRST PLACE VOTES WILL DETERMINE THE HIGHER SEED. IF NO TEAM RECEIVED A FIRST PLACE VOTE, WE MOVE TO SECOND PLACE VOTES AND SO ON UNTIL A HIGHER SEED IS DETERMINED. IF SEED VOTES ARE IDENTICAL, WE WILL USE THE HEAD TO HEAD INDIVIDUAL GAME SCORES IN SOCCER AND BASKETBALL. EXAMPLE IF TEAM A&B SPLIT THEIR SEASON SERIES, THEN WE ADD ALL POINTS SCORED IN BOTH GAMES WITH THE HIGHER SCORING TEAM EARNING THE TIEBREAKER. WE WILL USE SET WINS/LOSES OUT OF MATCH PLAY IN VOLLEYBALL TO DETERMINE THE HIGHER SEED. EXAMPLE, IF TEAM A&B SPLIT THEIR SEASON SERIES (TEAM A DEFEATED TEAM B IN FOUR GAMES 3-1 THEN TEAM B DEFEATED TEAM A IN THREE GAMES 3-0, TEAM B WOULD WIN THE TIE BREAKER). IF STILL TIED AFTER ALL THE ABOVE, WE WILL HAVE A COIN FLIP BY THE OCSAA DIRECTOR.

OCSAA SEEDING CRITERIA

GOAL OF SEEDING seek to to seed the strongest teams with the higher seed even if it is not YOUR school!  Upsets should happen in a tournament, but if properly done, the seeding will likely hold form for most of the early rounds.

RECORD Things to consider when looking at records

• Who is the opponent

• Where did they play (home or away)

• Have they played any other schools in the OCSAA Tournament

• What were the scores of those games

• Head to Head contest results

• How many points per game do they score

• How many points per game do they allow

• How many games have they won

• What is their average margin of victory

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
Things to consider when looking at strength of schedule

• How many OHSAA schools do they play

• Opponents Division

• Record of their opponents

• Have they had past tournament success

MISCELLANEOUS THINGS TO CONSIDER...

• Look at rosters?

• Are teams made up of many upper  classmen or are they young?

• How BIG are they (physical size)

• Do a Google search for teams that you do not recognize
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