USA Volleyball: Ohio Valley Region
Regional Seeding Points (Men's)

Information on this page provided by Emi Vishoot, OVR Men's Tournament Director.

Tournament with one court (4-7 teams) of a division

pointscriteria rewarded
1Games won in pool play
2Making the playoffs
1Games won in 1st round of playoffs [1]
3Games won in 2nd round of playoffs
[1] Teams given a bye in a round will receive points for 2 games
won in that round.

Tournament with 2-4 courts of a division

pointscriteria rewarded
1Games won in pool play
4Making the playoffs
2Games won in 1st round of playoffs [1]
4Games won in 2nd round of playoffs
6Games won in 3rd round of playoffs
[1] Teams given a bye in a round will receive points for 2 games
won in that round.

Tournament with 5 or more courts of a division

pointscriteria rewarded
1Games won in pool play
4Making the playoffs
2Games won in 1st round of playoffs [1]
3Games won in 2nd round of playoffs
4Games won in 3rd round of playoffs
5Games won in 4th round of playoffs
[1] Teams given a bye in a round will receive points for 2 games
won in that round.

Winning the tournament

points [2]teams in division
34-6 teams
57-12 teams
713-16 teams
917-20 teams
1021 or more teams
[2] Additional points may be awarded if a tournament is unusually strong.

Additional factors

  1. A coefficient will be used.

  2. Teams playing in 5 or more tournaments will have only their 5 best performances included in their coefficient throughout the season.

  3. If teams are tied for a position, then head-to-head competition, the number of tournaments participated in, and/or teams from the same area in a pool will be considered.

  4. Teams playing in a higher division will accrue 5 additional points for their total for each time they play "up" for a maximum of 10 additional points.

Rationale

Every system has strengths and weaknesses. In using this system, the Men's Tournament Director is trying to establish a fair and comprehensive seeding system for tournaments and our Regional Championships. This system rewards teams for winning games in pool play and playoffs. It requires tournament hosts to file complete and accurate result data. Penalties for not reporting accurate results promptly will need to be enforced.

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Nick Nystrom (nystrom@ovr.org)
Last updated February 18, 1997