, ▁with ▁no ▁team ▁receiving ▁a ▁by e . ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁an ▁ 8 / 9 ▁first ▁round ▁match ▁will ▁be ▁added , ▁with ▁the ▁winner ▁moving ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁ 1 - seed ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁Se eds ▁ 1 - 7 ▁will ▁be ▁given ▁a ▁by e ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁T ie bre aking ▁procedure ▁The ▁following ▁rules ▁define ▁the ▁tie bre aking ▁procedure ▁for ▁the ▁Sum mit ▁League ▁tournament . ▁If ▁there ▁are ▁multiple ▁t ies , ▁the ▁t ies ▁shall ▁be ▁broken ▁in ▁desc ending ▁order . ▁Once ▁a ▁tie ▁is ▁broken ▁using ▁the ▁procedures ▁below , ▁it ▁shall ▁remain ▁broken ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁all ▁future ▁compar isons . ▁T ie bre aker ▁procedures ▁are ▁used ▁only ▁to ▁determine ▁se eds ▁for ▁the ▁league ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Two - team ▁tie bre aking ▁criteria ▁The ▁following ▁criteria ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁break ▁t ies ▁between ▁two ▁teams : ▁ ▁Results ▁of ▁head - to - head ▁competition ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁tied ▁teams . ▁ ▁Com parison ▁of ▁each ▁tied ▁team ' s ▁record ▁against ▁the ▁team ▁occup ying ▁the ▁highest ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁stand ings ▁continu ing ▁down ▁through ▁the ▁stand ings ▁until ▁a ▁team ▁g ains ▁an ▁advantage . ▁ ▁When ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁another ▁group ▁of ▁tied ▁teams ▁while ▁comparing ▁records , ▁use ▁each ▁team ' s ▁record ▁against ▁the ▁collect ive ▁tied ▁teams ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁( p rior ▁to ▁that ▁group ' s ▁own