Ranking Criteria

Points

Points are the primary ranking criteria.
• Each team receives 6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
• Each team receives an additional point for each goal, up to 3.
• Each team receives 1 point for a shutout. Each team gets 4 points with both 0-0 and 1-1 results.

  If two or more teams are tied on points, the following ranking criteria are used, in order:

  Head to Head

  If two or more teams are tied, the team that won the most games against other tied teams is ranked above the other teams.

  Goal Differential

  Higher Goal Differential, up to 3 and no less than -3, per game, puts a team over a team with a lower Goal Differential.

  Goals For/Scored

  More Goals_For, up to 3 per game, places a team over a team with fewer Goals_For.

  Goals Against/Allowed

  Fewer Goals Allowed puts a team over a team with more Goals Allowed.

  Kicks from the Mark/Penalty Kicks

  When all else fails, Kicks from the Mark (PKs) are used to rank two teams.