WCHA TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the event that ties are encountered in the determination of Association ranking or designation of home teams for playoff purposes, the following procedures will be used in the order given to break the ties: a. if two or more teams are tied, head to head competition during the regular season will be used to break the tie b. if two or more teams are still tied after 'a', the highest seed will go to the team with the most WCHA wins during the regular season c. if two or more tied teams played a 4-game series during the regular season and the teams have the same win-loss record for these series and the same number of WCHA wins, the team having the least number of goals scored against it in the 4-game series shall have the higher rank d. if two or teams are still tied after applying the provisions of 'a', 'b', and 'c', the team having the greatest "winning margin" during the regular season will have the higher rank. Winning margin = WCHA goals for minus WCHA goals against e. games played against WCHA opponents in holiday tournaments shall not be counted in the above determinations.