There will be 7 teams that make the playoffs. The top 3 seeds will receive byes to the semi-finals. The #4 through #7 seeds will fight for the remaining semi-final spot in a single elimination Play-In Bracket.
#1 AND #2 SEEDS
The winners of each division receive the #1 and #2 seeds. The division winner with the best record gets the #1 seed, the other gets the #2 seed. If the records are identical, the 2-team tiebreaker system will be used to determine the #1 and #2 seeds.
The #1 seed receives a bye into the Semi-Finals and will play the winner of the Play-In Bracket in their Semi-Final Best-of-3 Series.
The #2 seed receives a bye into the Semi-Finals and will play the #3 seed in their Semi-Final Best-of-3 Series.
#3 AND #4 SEEDS
The 2nd place teams in each division receive the #3 and #4 seeds. If the records are identical, the 2-team tiebreaker system will be used to determine the #3 and #4 seed.
The #3 seed receives a bye into the Semi-Finals and will play the #2 seed in their Semi-Final Best-of-3 Series.
The #4 seed does not receive a bye into the semi-finals. The #4 seed will play the #7 seed in the first round of the Play-In Bracket.
#5, #6, and #7 SEEDS
The #5, #6, and #7 seeds are given to the remaining teams with the best records. If two remaining teams have identical records, the two-team tiebreaker system will be used. If 3 or more teams have identical records, the Three-team tiebreaker system will be used.
The #5 seed will play the #6 seed in the first round of the Play-In Bracket.
The #6 seed will play the #5 seed in the first round of the Play-In Bracket.
The #7 seed will play the #4 seed in the first round of the Play-In Bracket.
PLAY-IN BRACKET
The play-in bracket is single elimination. The lower seed is the home team for each game (3 is a lower seed than 5).
BEST-OF-3 SERIES
The Semi-Finals and Finals are Best-of-3 Series. The lower seed will be the home team for games 1 and 3 (if necessary). The higher seed is the home team for Game 2. (3 is a lower seed than 5)
TWO-TEAM TIEBREAKER SYSTEM
(used if records are identical between 2 Teams)
THREE-TEAM TIEBREAKER SYSTEM
(used if records are identical between 3 or more Teams)
Note: If two teams remain tied after third or other teams are eliminated, tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the TWO-TEAM SYSTEM