Monday, November 5, 2012

2012 SCFA Conference Championships and Postseason Scenarios

With one week to go, the following is a breakdown of the SCFA conferences championship races:

National Northern Conference

Ventura has completed their season with a perfect 6-0 conference record. They will be the champions and qualify for the SCFA 4-team playoffs. 

National Central Conference
Both Mt. SAC and Riverside have 5-0 conference records and will play each other on Nov. 10 for the championship and an automatic qualifying spot in the SCFA 4- team playoffs.

National Southern Conference

There is a three way tie between Santa Ana, Fullerton, and Saddleback with 4-1 conference records. Santa Ana and Fullerton play in the last regular season game (Nov. 10). Saddleback plays Golden West ( 1-4). Should Santa Ana and Saddleback both win and tie for the championship with 5-1 conference records, Santa Ana would win the tie-breaker - ( Santa Ana beat Saddleback) and Santa Ana would  qualify for the SCFA 4-team playoff. Should Fullerton and Saddleback both win, both would have 5-1 records - Saddleback would win the tie-breaker (Saddleback beat Fullerton) and Saddleback would qualify for the SCFA 4-team playoff. If Saddleback loses its last game the winner of the Santa Ana -Fullerton game would be the champion and automatically qualify to the SCFA 4-team playoffs.

American Mountain Conference
Southwestern has clinched at least a tie for the conference championship and have clinched a place in the American Division Bowl Game. A victory in their last game would give them a perfect 7-0 conference record and outright championship. If they lose their last game and Mr. San Jacinto wins their last game, a tie for the championship would exist between Southwestern and Mt. San Jacinto. Since Southwestern beat Mt. San Jacinto, they win the tie breaker.

American Pacific Conference
Santa Monica (6-0) can win the out-right championship with a win in their last game vs. Antelope Valley (5-1) and a spot in the American Division Championship Bowl game. Should they lose to Antelope Valley and LA Pierce (5-1) win their last game (vs Glendale (0-6), a three way tie would exist between A.V., SMC, and LA Pierce. Should LA Pierce lose their last game, the winner of the SMC vs. AV game would would qualify for the American Division Championship Bowl game.

The following is the tie-breaking procedure found in the SCFA Bylaws:

8.1.5 - Breaking Ties for Post-Conference Purposes

When Conference ties exist, the following tie-breaking criteria will be used for the purposes of post-conference selection.

A. If two teams tie for a conference championship the tie will be broken by:
1.  HEAD TO HEAD COMPETITION

B. If there is a three-way or multiple team tie for a conference championship or a qualifying post-conference selection, the tie will be broken by:
1.  HEAD TO HEAD COMPETITION
If one team beat all the other teams they are tied with -they are declared as the winner of the tie breaker.
If a tie still exists then the tie will be broken by:
2.   Compare the wins of the tied teams against the top-ranked non-conference teams in the CCCAA/CCCFCA poll in descending order; i.e. compare the tied teams with the team ranked #1 in the poll, then with the team ranked #2 in the poll, then the with the team ranked #3 in the poll, etc. (5/6/10)
If a tie still exists then the tie will be broken by:
3. HIGHEST RANKED TEAM IN FINAL CCCAA/CCCFCA POLL.

Note: If at any point in the process the multiple-team tie is reduced to two teams, the two-team tie-breaking shall be applied.

Clarification of Post-Conference Competition:
Please see the 2012 Football Championship Handbook for details of the selection process. (The Football Championship Handbook can be accessed online at the CCCAA website).  The following is a brief synopsis of the selection procedure:

There will be seven bowl games in the South:
  • National Bowl
  • Beach Bowl
  • Golden State Bowl
  • Western State Bowl
  • Southern California Football Association Bowl
  • Patriotic Bowl
  • American Division Championship Bowl

Two of the bowl games will be the first round of a 4-team playoff. Winners of these two game will meet the following weekend to play for the SCFA Championship and will represent the South in the State Championship Game.

The three champions of the National Division Conferences and the next highest ranked National Division team will qualify for the playoffs

The champions of the American Division Conferences (Mountain and Pacific) will qualify for the American Division Championship Bowl game.

The other four (4) bowl games will be determined by the Final CCCAA Football Poll rankings, with the matchups for these games being determined by the Bowl Selection Committee on Nov. 11th in Sacramento, using the provisions set forth in the Football Championship Handbook.

Bowl Game Participants will be selected on Sunday Nov. 11th and notified that day. 

The Host team for each bowl game will be the highest ranked team in that bowl.

No comments:

Post a Comment