Playoff Scenarios

Here are the tiebreaker and playoff scenarios as it pertains to Pacific and Pacific Lutheran and their quest for the NWC Playoffs...

PACIFIC ADVANCES TO PLAYOFF IF...
• Pacific wins twice
• Pacific wins once and PLU loses once


PLU ADVANCES TO PLAYOFF IF...
• PLU wins both games and Pacific loses both games (makes PLU 9-7 and Pacific 8-8)
• PLU wins one of two games and Pacific loses both games (both teams 8-8, PLU owns tiebreaker with 1-1 record vs. UPS)
• PLU beat George Fox and tie at 8-8 with Pacific and Whitworth (PLU would own tiebreaker with win over GFU)
• PLU loses to George Fox, but beats Linfield, Pacific loses both games and a three-way occurs at 8-8 (Pacific owns tiebreaker over WHTW based on head-to-head, but PLU would own tiebreaker with 1-1 record vs. UPS)

Whitman is in the playoffs regardless of their result this weekend. If Whitman falls to 8-8, they would tiebreaker over both Pacific and PLU based on their 2-0 record against PLU.

Whitworth cannot advance even if they tie at 8-8 with PLU and Pacific and/or Whitman (see above).

PLAYOFF SEEDING (Should Pacific succeed in earning playoff berth)
Whitman will own the No. 3 playoff seed over Pacific if Boxers lose to UPS.
Whitman will own the No. 3 playoff seed over PLU based on head-to-head vs. Lutes.
Pacific will own No. 3 playoff seed over Whitman if Pacific ties with Whitman and beats UPS.

The NWC Basketball Playoffs begin on Thurs., Feb. 26. The No. 4 seed will play at No. 1 and the No. 2 seed will play at No. 3. Game times will be determined by Sun., Feb. 26. The winner of the two semifinal games will play in the tournament championship on Saturday, with the game played at the highest remaining seed.