▁tie - bre aking ▁procedure ) ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁performance ▁against ▁individual ▁tied ▁teams . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁tie ▁still ▁cannot ▁be ▁broken ▁after ▁applying ▁criteria ▁( 1 ), ▁( 2 ) ▁and ▁( 3 ), ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁broken ▁by ▁comparing ▁each ▁tied ▁team ' s ▁Rat ings ▁Per cent age ▁Index ▁( R PI ) ▁( based ▁upon ▁the ▁R PI rat ings . com ▁Report ▁issued ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁following ▁the ▁last ▁regular ▁season ▁league ▁game ). ▁ ▁Multiple - team ▁tie bre aking ▁criteria ▁The ▁following ▁criteria ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁break ▁t ies ▁between ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁teams : ▁ ▁Results ▁of ▁each ▁tied ▁team ' s ▁collect ive ▁record ▁against ▁the ▁other ▁teams ▁tied ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁position . ▁ ▁If ▁multiple ▁t ies ▁still ▁remain , ▁then ▁each ▁tied ▁team ' s ▁record ▁shall ▁be ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁or ▁group ▁( if ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁are ▁tied ) ▁occup ying ▁the ▁highest ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁stand ings ▁continu ing ▁down ▁through ▁the ▁stand ings ▁until ▁a ▁team ▁g ains ▁an ▁advantage . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁above ▁results ▁in ▁two ▁teams ▁remaining , ▁the ▁two - team ▁tie bre aker ▁is ▁used . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁tie ▁involving ▁three ▁or ▁more ▁teams ▁still ▁cannot ▁be ▁broken ▁after ▁applying ▁criteria ▁( 1 ) ▁and ▁( 2 ), ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁broken ▁by ▁comparing ▁each ▁tied ▁team ' s ▁R PI ▁( based ▁upon ▁the ▁R PI rat ings . com ▁Report ▁issued ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁following ▁the ▁last