Since there seems to be considerable confusion about the playoff possibilities -- particularly in Division I -- that exist heading into the regular season's final weekend, here is the seeding and tiebreaking procedure as it appears in the NHIAA Policies and Prcedures Manual for the Conduct of Football:

(Note: The tiebreaking procedure for football is different from the tiebreakers used in all other NHIAA sports).

A) If two schools are tied for the final tournament position:

1. The winner of head-to-head competition will be selected.
2. The Football Point Rating System will be applied.
3. The NHIAA tiebreaking prodecure will be applied.

B) If three or more schools are tied for the final tournament position:

1.The rating in head-to-head competition will be used if all schools involved in the tie have competed against each other.
2. The Football Point Rating System will be applied.
3. The NHIAA tiebreaking procedure will be applied.

C) If two or more school ties for any other tournament position, the same criteria will be used, in order of priority to determine tournament seeding. Once a school is selected, the procedure will be repeated from the start of criteria A for the remaining tied schools.

                                                                                         -- Roger Brown