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Post by 4TheLoveOfTheGame on Jan 12, 2005 9:21:21 GMT -6
How are these chosen in each division? When i played in Division III everyone but like 0 teams pretty much made the playoffs. What are the requirements to get a wild card? Can a 5th place team in a district such as District 6 in divison 1 get a wildcard? How are they givin out? Thanks ahead.
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Post by coachray40 on Jan 12, 2005 9:46:28 GMT -6
Answer is no to the 5th place teams. Teams chosen for wildcards have to finish 3rd or 4th in their district, and are selected by their district record. 5 teams can make it from a district if two are tied for 4th. That happened last year I believe. After district record it goes to record in all D1 games , and then overall record. Usually the 3rd place team from every district makes it except for District 2 (only three teams in that district), and then the 4th place from every district except District 9 (only 5 teams-6 i think this year) and one other district with a 4th place team having the worst district record. "3rd and fourth place teams(where applicable) with the best one-lost records in district play shall be selected in descending order until wildcard positions are filled on the bracket"--direct excerpt from LHSSA handbook.
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Post by 4TheLoveOfTheGame on Jan 12, 2005 9:59:44 GMT -6
coach ray if two teams are tied for 3rd they have a playoff then 3&4 go but not the 5th place team right
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Post by coachray40 on Jan 12, 2005 10:10:57 GMT -6
3 will most likely go, the 4th place team would still have to make it based on its district record(if the 4th place team was 5-5, it would be harder for them), but no 5th place teams will go--hard to see where a 5th place team could go. Even if they were from a large district, their overall district record would probably be no better than .500 or 1 game better.
What district are you concerned with?
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Post by 4TheLoveOfTheGame on Jan 12, 2005 14:55:59 GMT -6
no district in particular. I just wasn't sure how wildcards were chosen. So basically 3rd and 4th place teams go and if two teams are tied for 4th their is a possiblility that both go?
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Post by Inman on Jan 12, 2005 19:14:51 GMT -6
Coach Ray is correct when he says that no wild card teams are chosen from 5th place teams. If there is a tie for 4th place - a playoff must take place and the winner will be declared 4th place by the district. The loser will stay home. It happened to a very talented St. Paul team 3 years ago. They went 9-5 in district and had to stay home as the 5th place team. They were in a three way tie with Northshore and Slidell and lost their district playoff matches. It was a real shame because those kids deserved to be in the playoffs. I say open it up to 5th place teams. If their district record would get them in - let them play. That was an unusual circumstance though.
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