INTRODUCTION
Intramural activities are governed by eligibility requirements and pertinent sports rules. The sport contests/activities are defined by their scheduling method to be round-robin, double round-robin, tournament, invitational and special event. In round-robin and double round-robin events sport leagues are organized to include every college’s or combined college’s team in either a single or dual division involving a playing season. In tournament events each round consists of a onetime competition involving every college’s team in a single or split division and scored as head-to-head contests within the division. In invitational events each round consists of a mega competition involving individuals or the college teams that elect to participate and scored as head-to-head contests. In special events the competition and scoring method are dependent upon the nature of the activity and may include individual or team activities related or unrelated to college association. Tyng Cup points are awarded for all events except special events and where noted below. Overall record or planned post-playoffs determine champions in every event with participants of the winning team (team members must be registered on the sign-in rosters in at least half of the regular season games) or the individual winners awarded championship t-shirts. The following playoff and tie-breaking procedures are utilized. If due to reasonable circumstances it is impossible to schedule a playoff then all tied teams shall be declared champions. If due to unreasonable circumstances it is impossible to schedule a playoff then head-to-head results and/or other methods determined by the Director of Intramural Sports shall be utilized to declare champions and to award t-shirts.
SINGLE DIVISION
The league consists of all colleges represented by single or combined teams and during the course of the schedule each team plays every other team at least once. In the event of a tie for any place, either for final standings or playoff seeding, the following procedure will be utilized to break the tie.
1. Total wins
2. Outcome of head-to-head games with the tied teams.
3. The teams amassing the greatest points/goal differential in all games.
4. The teams with the least number of forfeits.
5. A coin toss or random number generation if more than two teams are tied.
4a. If the tie is for first place and time allows, a championship game could possibly be played. This will be determined on a case basis.
DUAL DIVISION
A league consists of dual divisions where the top two or the top four teams (predetermined on the schedule of events) in each division qualify for seeded playoffs. In the event of a tie for playoff positions the following tie breaking procedures are utilized to determine playoff positions.
1. Total wins
2. Outcome of head-to-head games with the tied teams.
3. The teams amassing the greatest points/goal differential in all games.
4. The teams with the least number of forfeits.
5. A coin toss or random number generation if more than two teams are tied.
TOURNAMENT
All colleges are required to field a team when a sport is scheduled as a tournament and the results of the competition are scored as head-to-head contests among all teams and involves Tyng point allocations. In the event of a tie for first place after the final round then the following tie breaking procedures are utilized to determine the champion.
1. Winner of the final round head-to-head match-up
2. If no winner is determined then co-champions are declared.
SHORTENED GAMES
In the event a game must be ended early due to unexpected circumstances, including but not limited to, darkness, weather, and facility closures, the result of the contest shall be determined by the following:
If the contest was in its first half of play AND the intramural office has the opportunity to reschedule the event in a reasonable manner, the referee shall make note of the score and time/points left in the game for continuation at another date.
If the contest was in its second half of play, the result shall be determined by the score at the time the contest was ended.
If the contest was in its first half of play and cannot be rescheduled OR the contest was tied when it was ended, the following procedures will be used to determine the winner (using regular season statistics, even in the event of playoffs):
- Win Percentage
- Point Differential
- Previous head-to-head match-up
- Coin flip
Extraordinary circumstances: To be determined by the Director of Intramural Sports and Head Intramural Webmaster.
Cancellations: In the event that not all regular season games are played due to inordinant amount of cancellations (extreme weather or any unforeseen circumstances), resulting in any colleges playing more or less games than the others - then the rankings will be determined by win percentage, then followed with the appropriate tie-breaking procedures listed above.
Playoffs: Spring playoffs may be waived if the winner has statistically clinched the Tyng Cup.