There is NO re-seeding during the Playoffs, teams move forward in the bracket as originally set.

The league provides the following for playoffs:

• Referees and scorekeepers (Coaches do not need to pay referees for playoff games).
• Scorer’s Table (2 volunteers per game): Responsible and qualified high schoolers are needed and will be paid $20 per game.
• Awards for championship and runner-up teams.
• No entry fees for West Diablo playoff participation or attendance.
• Super Bowl Sunday: Playoff games will conclude by 3:30 PM.

Oakland Diocese Playoffs

• Dates: February 21-22 (weekend following President’s Day) and February 28 - March 1 (for teams that advance).
• Entry Fees: Collected at the gate for spectators.
• Scorer’s Table & Entry Fee Gate Collectors Needed: Responsible and qualified high schoolers are needed and will be paid $20 per game.

Additional Notes

• President’s Weekend: No playoff or diocese games will be scheduled.

American Division Seeding Criteria (3rd - 8th Grade)

• West Diablo playoff seeding is based on regular-season results against West Diablo League Teams and excludes results against Tri-Valley and/or East Diablo Teams. The top four teams (based on regular season winning percentage vs other West Diablo opponents) will be seeded for the West Diablo Playoffs, a single-elimination tournament format. These playoff games will be played 2/7 - 2/8.

Diocese Championships Invite

• Two West Diablo American Teams at each grade level (4^th – 8^th grade) will move on to the Diocese Championships, scheduled in late February.
• Diocese Bids & Seeding Logic:
  • The West Diablo Team that wins the West Diablo Playoffs receives an automatic bid as well as the #1 Diocese Seed from West Diablo.
  • The Top-Ranked West Diablo Team (based on regular-season winning percentage vs. West Diablo opponents) receives an automatic bid to the Diocese Championships.
    They will receive the #2 Diocese if they lose at any time during the West Diablo Playoffs.
  • If the Top-Ranked West Diablo Team wins the West Diablo Playoffs, then the runner-up team (who loses the West Diablo Playoff championship) will receive the #2 Diocese seed.

Dual Division: Bracket Selection (2nd - 8th Grade)

Bracket placement when there are 2 divisions at the National Level (Red & Blue). Where there is only 1 division (8th Grade), we will take the top 8 teams (Red Division). These playoff games will be played 2/7 - 2/8.

• Mt Diablo Bracket:
  • Top two seeds in the red & blue divisions.
  • #1 Red vs. #2 Blue, and #2 Red vs. #1 Blue. Winners advance to the Mt Diablo Bracket championship.
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• Iron Horse Bracket:
  • Third and fourth seeds in each division (red & blue divisions).
  • #3 Red vs. #4 Blue, and #4 Red vs. #3 Blue. Winners advance to the Iron Horse Bracket championship.
• At the national level, where there is only one division, the top 8 teams (based on regular-seasonresults) will be seeded for the West Diablo Playoffs. The top 4 teams will be placed in the Mt Diablo Bracket and the next 4 in the Iron Horse Bracket.

National Tournament Of Champions (TOC) Invitations - Boys 4th - 8th Only

Mt Diablo Bracket Playoff Champions and Playoff Runner-ups are awarded the two invitations to the National Tournament of Champions.

Player & Team Eligibility: All players who have been considered regular season members of their team, who meet the Diocesan Eligibility standards as described in the Diocesan CYO Bylaws, Article V1, and who are verified by their Athletic Director, and have rosters on file in the Diocesan office, are eligible to participate.

The National Division team is defined as a parish’s second team in a particular grade. Leagues may determine their participant teams by the result of their national division playoff or by their regular season standings.

Coaches must carry their Coaches Current Year Certification cards with them.

If there are two divisions in National (red & blue), we will award the TOC invitations to the Mt Diablo Playoff Bracket Champions and Runners-Up.

Alternatives will be the regular-season champions and/or runner-ups, if needed, as determined by the League President.

TOC starts on Friday, Feb 20th - 22nd and concludes the following weekend, Feb 28th - March 1st.

Games will be played at Saint Isidore's Parish gyms on all 4 dates, and another gym will be TBA for the Friday night games on February 20th.

Dual Division: Bracket Selection (3rd Grade National Girls)

Bracket placement when there are 2 divisions at the National Level (Red & Blue). These playoff games will be played 2/7 - 2/8.

• Mt Diablo Bracket:
  • Top two seeds in the red & blue divisions.
  • #1 Red vs. #2 Blue, and #2 Red vs. #1 Blue. Winners advance to the Mt Diablo Bracket championship.
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• Iron Horse Bracket:
  • Third and fourth seeds in each division (red & blue divisions).
  • #3 Red vs. #4 Blue, and #4 Red vs. #3 Blue. Winners advance to the Iron Horse Bracket championship.
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Single Division: Bracket Selection (4th - 8th Grade - GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE)

Bracket placement when there is only 1 division at the Level. Gold playoff games will be played on 2/20 - 2/22.  Silver and Bronze will be played on 2/7 - 2/8.

• If there are four (4) playoff bids, the top four (4) teams in the merged league (based on regular-season results) will be seeded in the Playoffs.
• If there are six (6) playoff bids, the top six (6) teams in the merged league (based on regular season results) will be seeded in the Playoffs. The #1 and #2 seeds will receive a bye.
• If there are eight (8) playoff bids, the top eight (8) teams in the merged league (based on regular-season results) will be seeded in the Playoffs. The top 4 teams will be placed in the Mt Diablo Bracket and the next 4 in the Iron Horse Bracket.

If teams finish the regular season with the same record, the following tiebreakers will determine seeding:

1. Tied Group Record (Win %) Results:
   • A comparison of two or more tied teams based on the outcomes of games played against each other (tied group).
     Within the "tied group" tiebreaker is based on win % of games played, games played against non-tied teams are ignored.
   • If the Tied Group Record Results cannot determine rankings, the system moves to the next tiebreaker.
2. Head-to-Head Results:
   • A comparison of two or more tied teams based on the outcomes of games played against each other. Games
     played against non-tied teams are ignored.
   • If head-to-head results cannot determine rankings, the system moves to the next tiebreaker.
3. Point Differential (Tied Teams Only):
   • The total number of points scored by a team minus the total number of points scored against them in
     games between the tied teams only.
     For example, if Team A and Team B split the head-to-head match-up, then if Team A won by 7 points in one game and Team B won by 5 in the other game, Team A wins the tie-breaker.
     This logic also applies if more than 2 teams tied in the standings.
   • A maximum point differential of 10 is used in this calculation.
4. Coin Toss:
   • If all other criteria fail to break the tie, the league office will conduct a coin toss to determine the
     higher seed.