Regular-season standings will be the determining factor in setting
first-round pairings for the tournament.
  The tie-breaking system for seeding in the MVC Tournament, regardless of
whether a tie involves two or more teams, will utilize the following
factors, in order, until all ties are broken.

Two-way Ties
1.  Records in head-to-head competition are compared, with the higher seed
going to the team that has won the most games against the other.

2.  If head-to-head competition does not break the tie, the deadlock will
be broken by a power-rating system (see below), using league games.  The team
among the tying institutions with the better point total will receive the 
higher seed.

3.  In the event the tie cannot be broken, the seeding shall be determined
by a coin toss.

Multiple Ties
1.  If three or more teams are tied, regular-season competition among the
tied schools shall be pooled into a “mini round-robin.”  Teams shall be
ranked according to their position in such a round robin.

2.  In the event this process does not solve the multiple ties, the
deadlock will be broken by a power-rating system (see below), using league games.

  The team among the tying institutions with the better point total will receive
the higher seed.
3.  In the event this process does not resolve the ties, the seeding shall
be determined by a coin toss.


   MVC Power Rating System

Note:  If there is a tie in the standings, a team’s record against the
combined tied teams is used.  (e.g. if Team A and Team B tie for first
place, a road win against Team A or Team B will be worth 19 points and a
home win vs. Team A or Team B will be worth 18 points.)  It three teams are
tied, there points are combined as well.  That is, if there is a three-way
tie for eighth (8-9-10) points are combined and divided by total teams tied
for that spot (a win against any of those three teams would be worth 4
points (road), 3 points (home).