GIRLS BASKETBALL

2011- 2012

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT FORMAT

The maximum number of entries per classification in the tournament will be:

4A – 32 3A – 12 2A – 4 1A – 8

IMPORTANT DATES

AAAA

Saturday, February 11 Last Play Date

Sunday, February 12 Meeting at Council Rock South 10 A.M.

Tuesday, February 14 meeting at Westover Golf Club 9:30 AM

For Game Managers Hosting First Round Games

Saturday, February 18 First Round

3A

Saturday, February 11 Last Play Date

Sunday, February 12 Meeting at Council Rock South 10 A.M.

Tuesday, February 14 Meeting at Westover Golf Club 9:30 A.M.

For Game Managers Hosting First Round Games

Tuesday, February 21, First Round

2A

Tuesday, February15 Last Play Date

Seeding Meeting, Wednesday, February 15 at Pl. Whitemarsh @ 7 P.M.

Wednesday, February 29 , Semi Final

Saturday, March 3, Final

1A

Wednesday, February 15 Last Play Date

Seeding Meeting, Wednesday, February 15 at Plymouth Whitemarsh 7 P.M.

Wednesday, February 22 – First Round

PLAYBACK SCHEDULE FOR STATE SEEDING

AAAA

FOR 5^TH, 6^TH, 7^TH 8^TH SEEDS, PLAY DATES WILL BE

March 2 & 5

Losers of the Quarter-finals will play each other in the following manner: The loser of game # 125 will play the loser of game # 126 and the loser of #127 will play the loser of game #128 on Wednesday, February 29th . The winner of the games will play for 5^th & 6^th places and the losers of those games will play for 7^th & 8^th places on Saturday, March 3^rd at the site of the Higher Seed. Game #’s can be found on the brackets on the District Website.

FOR 3RD AND 4^TH SEEDS

March 3

Losers of the semi-finals will play for 3^rd & 4^th places at the site of the Higher Seed.

FOR THE 9^TH SEED

February 26, March 2 & 4

On, Saturday, February 25^th the losers of game #117 and 118, of #119 and 120, of 121 and 122 and of 123 and 124 will play each other at the site of the higher seed in a single game elimination format. On Wednesday, February 29th, the winner of 117/118 will play the winner of 119/120 and the winner of 121/122 will play the winner of 123/124. On Friday, March 2^nd, the winner of the games played on February 29th will play the 9^th spot at SITE TBD

FOR 3^RD SEED

March 5

AAA

The 3^rd place in AAA classification will be determined on Saturday, March 3^rd at Site TBD .

A

Both Teams in the District Final Qualify for the State Tournament

SITES/TIMES: The District Committee has approved the Home Court advantage to top seeded teams prior to the semi- final round in all classifications. The Home Court advantage will be granted provided that it meets agreed upon conditions approved by the District One Basketball Committee.

All classifications will play their semi-final games as a doubleheader at a neutral site.

All playback games will be played at the home of the higher seeded team with the exception of any game that will determine qualifying for the State Tournament.

(AAAA 9^th seed and AAA 3^rd seed).

Afternoon – Single Game 1 P.M.

Double Header 1 P.M. & 2:30 P.M.

Evening Single Game - 7 P.M.

Double Header - 6 P.M. & 7:30 P.M.

METHOD OF SEEDING

The seeding of teams participating District Basketball Tournament is determined by a Power Rating System (defined below). Each classification will have a specific final play date after which the teams will have their power rating average computed.

POWER RATING SYSTEM

WIN POINTS

5 points for each Win

SCHEDULE POINTS

Winning percentage of all opponents on your schedule X 5

BONUS POINTS

The winning percentage of the teams that your team defeated X 12

All of the schools on your schedule are now included in the calculations,

not just PIAA schools

THE POWER RATING is determined by dividing the sum of the win points, schedule points, and bonus points by the number of the games you played.

NUMBER QUALIFYING TO STATES & STARTING DATES

4A 9 3/9/2012

3A 3 3/10/2012

2A 1 3/9/2012

1A 2 3/10/2012