▁receiving ▁a ▁first - round ▁by e . ▁The ▁sixth ▁and ▁third ▁seed ed ▁teams ▁play ▁one ▁match ▁and ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁fourth ▁seed ed ▁teams ▁play ▁another . ▁The ▁winning ▁teams ▁then ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁seed ed ▁teams , ▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁remaining ▁seed ▁playing ▁the ▁first ▁seed ed ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁highest ▁remaining ▁seed ▁playing ▁the ▁second ▁seed ed ▁team . ▁The ▁w inners ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁semi - final ▁matches ▁then ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁conference ▁championship . ▁ ▁The ▁Ontario ▁play off ▁system ▁oper ates ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁one , ▁except ▁it ▁functions ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁West ▁and ▁East ▁divisions . ▁The ▁top ▁six ▁teams ▁from ▁each ▁division ▁( tw elve ▁total ) ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁play offs , ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁se eds ▁of ▁each ▁division ▁receiving ▁by es . ▁The ▁champions ▁of ▁each ▁division ▁then ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁O U A ▁conference ▁championship . ▁Because ▁the ▁O U A ▁has ▁ 1 2 ▁teams ▁compet ing , ▁it ▁necess it ates ▁a ▁longer ▁post - season ▁schedule . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs ▁in ▁the ▁O U A ▁occurs ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁week ▁that ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁con ferences ▁are ▁playing ▁their ▁last ▁regular ▁season ▁games . ▁The ▁four ▁conference ▁champions ▁automatically ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁U ▁Sports ▁Women ' s ▁Soccer ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Soccer ▁Championship ▁ ▁The ▁U ▁Sports ▁Women ' s ▁Soccer ▁Championship , ▁first ▁established ▁in