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.
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 higher seed is the home team for each game (3 is a higher seed than 5).
BEST-OF-3 SERIES
The Semi-Finals and Finals are Best-of-3 Series. The higher seed will be the home team for game 1 and game 3 (if necessary). The lower seed is the home team for Game 2. (3 is a higher 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