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2025 VFW YOUTH GROUP TOURNAMENT TIE BREAKER RULES (Tournament Rules are subject to change before 2025 VFW Tournament) This document details the tie-breaker methodology that will be used when two or more teams are tied in pool play or standings. 1. *NEW RULE* 3-team Round Robin Pool within a 7-team Division applied after two games to determine placement game teams 2. 4-team Division 3. 6-team Division Tie Breaker Rules i) In the event of a two-way tie, head-to-head competition (%u2018who beat who%u2019 rule) will determine the winner. ii) In the event of a three- or four-way tie, the tie will be determined by point differential (PD) with a maximum of +/- 15 points in any one game and only games against teams involved in the tie will be factored in. iii) Technical fouls and/or player ejections may eliminate a team from consideration at the Tournament Committee%u2019s discretion. iv) Any team that forfeits a game will be automatically disqualified from tie breaker calculations. *NEW RULE* For 3-team Round Robin Pools (within a 7-team Division) The same tie-breaker rules described below for the 4-team and 6-team pools shall apply. For 4-team and 6-team Divisions In a situation when two (2) teams are tied, head-to-head competition will determine the winner. If more than two (2) teams are tied, apply the following rules in the order presented until a single winner can be declared. Only the scores and counts in games involving the tied teams will be considered. If one team can be eliminated from the multi-way tie by applying these rules, apply the head-to-head rule described above to the remaining two teams. v) Determine HIGHEST total point differential (PD) allowed in the games (a) Only consider scores involving the tied teams. (b) For each team, add up the point differential (PD) in the games only involving the tied opponents with a maximum of +/- 15 points in any one game. (c) The team with the highest total point differential (PD) is declared the winner. (d) Should the multi-way tie continue, proceed to step vi). vi) Determine the LEAST total points against (PA) in games played between TIED opponents only (a) Only consider scores involving the tied teams. (b) For each team, add up the points scored by its two opponents. (c) The team with the lowest total points is declared the winner. (d) Should the multi-way tie continue, proceed to step vii). vii)Determine the LEAST number of personal and technical fouls committed be (a) For each tied team, count the total number of personal and technical fouls committed by the team in all of its games. (b) The team that committed the least number of total fouls is declared the winner.