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Celebrating Excellence on the National Stage: A Recap of ACAC's Championship Success

The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) experienced a remarkably successful championship season at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) nationals.

Jana Laing, Lakeland Rustlers, Women's Volleyball

Lakeland Rustlers repeat as ACAC champions, sweeping Ambrose Lions 3-0

February 24, 2024 – The Lakeland College Rustlers held off a tenacious Ambrose University Lions team to earn back-to-back gold medals Saturday at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Women's Volleyball Championships at Lethbridge College.

LAKE

AMB

Final

LAKE

AMB

FEATURED STORIES

Celebrating Excellence on the National Stage: A Recap of ACAC's Championship Success

Jana Laing, Lakeland Rustlers, Women's Volleyball

Lakeland Rustlers repeat as ACAC champions, sweeping Ambrose Lions 3-0

Recent Results Upcoming Events

M. Ice Hockey Sun, Mar. 24

Men's Ice Hockey

Cancelled

CUE

at RDP

If necessary

M. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 23

Men's Ice Hockey

Cancelled

RDP

at CUE

If necessary

M. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 22

Men's Ice Hockey

Final - 3OT

CUE

at RDP

RDP wins final series 3-0

W. Indoor Soccer Mon, Mar. 18

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

AMB

at Prairie

Sun, Mar. 17

Indoor Track

N/A

Indoor Track

at ACAC Indoor Track Championships

M. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 16

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

RDP

at CUE

RDP leads series 2-0

W. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 16

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

LAKE

at NAIT

If necessary

Sat, Mar. 16

Indoor Track

N/A

Indoor Track

at ACAC Indoor Track Championships

W. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 15

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

NAIT

at LAKE

NAIT leads series 2-1

M. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 15

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

CUE

at RDP

RDP leads series 1-0

M. Ice Hockey Sun, Mar. 10

Men's Ice Hockey

Cancelled

UAA

at RDP

If necessary

M. Indoor Soccer Sun, Mar. 10

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

MHC

vs KC

Gold

M. Ice Hockey Sun, Mar. 10

Men's Ice Hockey

Cancelled

CUE

at BC

If necessary

W. Indoor Soccer Sun, Mar. 10

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

LETH

vs SAIT

Gold

M. Indoor Soccer Sun, Mar. 10

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

AMB

vs OC

Bronze

W. Indoor Soccer Sun, Mar. 10

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

NAIT

vs KC

Bronze

M. Indoor Soccer Sun, Mar. 10

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

vs KC

Field 1 - Game #3

M. Indoor Soccer Sun, Mar. 10

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

AMB

vs MHC

Field 2 - Game #4

W. Indoor Soccer Sun, Mar. 10

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

NAIT

vs SAIT

Field 2 - Game #4

W. Indoor Soccer Sun, Mar. 10

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final - OT

LETH

vs KC

Field 1 - Game #3

M. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 09

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

CUE

at BC

CUE wins series 2-0

W. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 09

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

LAKE

at NAIT

NAIT leads series 2-0

M. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 09

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

RDP

at UAA

RDP wins series 2-0

M. Indoor Soccer Sat, Mar. 09

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final - OT

vs LAKE

Field 1 - Game #1

M. Indoor Soccer Sat, Mar. 09

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final - OT

AMB

vs Portage

Field 2 - Game #2

W. Indoor Soccer Sat, Mar. 09

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

LETH

vs OC

Field 1 - Game #1

W. Indoor Soccer Sat, Mar. 09

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

NAIT

vs LAKE

Field 2 - Game #2

M. Indoor Soccer Sat, Mar. 09

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

AMB

vs MHC

Field 2

M. Indoor Soccer Sat, Mar. 09

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

Portage

vs KC

Field 1

W. Indoor Soccer Sat, Mar. 09

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

vs SAIT

Field 2

W. Indoor Soccer Sat, Mar. 09

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

LAKE

vs KC

Field 1

M. Indoor Soccer Fri, Mar. 08

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

Portage

vs OC

Field 2

M. Indoor Soccer Fri, Mar. 08

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

AMB

vs LAKE

Field 1

M. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 08

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

CUE

at BC

CUE leads series 1-0

W. Indoor Soccer Fri, Mar. 08

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

vs NAIT

Field 1

W. Indoor Soccer Fri, Mar. 08

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

LAKE

vs LETH

Field 2

W. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 08

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

NAIT

at LAKE

NAIT leads series 1-0

M. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 08

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

UAA

at RDP

RDP leads series 1-0

M. Indoor Soccer Fri, Mar. 08

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

vs KC

Field 1

M. Indoor Soccer Fri, Mar. 08

Men's Indoor Soccer

Final

LAKE

vs MHC

Field 2

W. Indoor Soccer Fri, Mar. 08

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

LETH

vs KC

Field 1

W. Indoor Soccer Fri, Mar. 08

Women's Indoor Soccer

Final

NAIT

vs SAIT

Field 2

W. Ice Hockey Sun, Mar. 03

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

NAIT

at RDP

NAIT wins series 2-1

M. Ice Hockey Sun, Mar. 03

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

CUE

at NAIT

CUE wins series 2-1

W. Ice Hockey Sun, Mar. 03

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

SAIT

at LAKE

LAKE wins series 2-1

M. Ice Hockey Sun, Mar. 03

Men's Ice Hockey

Final - OT

SAIT

at UAA

UAA win series 2-1

W. Basketball Sat, Mar. 02

Women's Basketball

Final

TKU

vs LAKE

Gold

W. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 02

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

SAIT

at LAKE

Series A - Series tied 1-1

M. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 02

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

NAIT

at CUE

Series A - Series tied 1-1

W. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 02

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

RDP

at NAIT

Series B - Series tied 1-1

M. Basketball Sat, Mar. 02

Men's Basketball

Final

STMU

vs KC

Gold

M. Ice Hockey Sat, Mar. 02

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

SAIT

at UAA

Series B - Series tied 1-1

W. Basketball Sat, Mar. 02

Women's Basketball

Final - OT

vs STMU

Bronze

M. Basketball Sat, Mar. 02

Men's Basketball

Final

SAIT

vs LAKE

Bronze

W. Basketball Fri, Mar. 01

Women's Basketball

Final

vs LAKE

Game #2

M. Basketball Fri, Mar. 01

Men's Basketball

Final

SAIT

vs KC

Game #2

W. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 01

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

NAIT

at RDP

Series B - RDP leads series 1-0

W. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 01

Women's Ice Hockey

Final - 3OT

SAIT

at LAKE

Series A - SAIT leads series 1-0

M. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 01

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

UAA

at SAIT

Series B - SAIT leads series 1-0

M. Ice Hockey Fri, Mar. 01

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

CUE

at NAIT

Series A - NAIT leads series 1-0

W. Basketball Fri, Mar. 01

Women's Basketball

Final

TKU

vs STMU

Game #1

M. Basketball Fri, Mar. 01

Men's Basketball

Final

LAKE

vs STMU

Game #1

M. Basketball Sun, Feb. 25

Men's Basketball

Final

NAIT

at KC

W. Basketball Sat, Feb. 24

Women's Basketball

Final

at LETH

M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 24

Men's Basketball

Final

NWP

at LAKE

W. Ice Hockey Sat, Feb. 24

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

SAIT

at MHC

M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 24

Men's Basketball

Final

RDP

at STMU

113

M. Volleyball Sat, Feb. 24

Men's Volleyball

Final

NAIT

at KC

Gold

M. Ice Hockey Sat, Feb. 24

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

UAA

at Portage

W. Ice Hockey Sat, Feb. 24

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

at RDP

W. Ice Hockey Sat, Feb. 24

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

NAIT

at LAKE

M. Ice Hockey Sat, Feb. 24

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

CUE

vs SAIT

W. Basketball Sat, Feb. 24

Women's Basketball

Final

at LAKE

M. Basketball Sat, Feb. 24

Men's Basketball

Final

LETH

vs SAIT

W. Volleyball Sat, Feb. 24

Women's Volleyball

Final

LAKE

at AMB

Gold

M. Volleyball Sat, Feb. 24

Men's Volleyball

Final

LAKE

at RDP

Bronze

W. Volleyball Sat, Feb. 24

Women's Volleyball

Final

at RDP

Bronze

M. Volleyball Sat, Feb. 24

Men's Volleyball

Final

LETH

at BC

5th/6th Place

M. Ice Hockey Sat, Feb. 24

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

at RDP

W. Volleyball Sat, Feb. 24

Women's Volleyball

Final

TKU

at UAA

5th/6th Place

W. Volleyball Fri, Feb. 23

Women's Volleyball

Final

RDP

at LAKE

Game #8

M. Volleyball Fri, Feb. 23

Men's Volleyball

Final

LAKE

at KC

Game #8

W. Basketball Fri, Feb. 23

Women's Basketball

Final

CUE

at TKU

W. Basketball Fri, Feb. 23

Women's Basketball

Final

STMU

at RDP

M. Ice Hockey Fri, Feb. 23

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

SAIT

at CUE

M. Ice Hockey Fri, Feb. 23

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

at RDP

M. Ice Hockey Fri, Feb. 23

Men's Ice Hockey

Final

Portage

at UAA

W. Ice Hockey Fri, Feb. 23

Women's Ice Hockey

Final - 2OT

LAKE

at NAIT

W. Ice Hockey Fri, Feb. 23

Women's Ice Hockey

Final

MHC

vs SAIT

W. Basketball Fri, Feb. 23

Women's Basketball

Final

at UAA

M. Basketball Fri, Feb. 23

Men's Basketball

Final

NAIT

at CUE

W. Volleyball Fri, Feb. 23

Women's Volleyball

Final

at AMB

Game #7

M. Volleyball Fri, Feb. 23

Men's Volleyball

Final

NAIT

at RDP

Game #7

W. Volleyball Fri, Feb. 23

Women's Volleyball

Final

LETH

at TKU

Game #6

M. Volleyball Fri, Feb. 23

Men's Volleyball

Final

at BC

Game #6

W. Volleyball Fri, Feb. 23

Women's Volleyball

Final

at UAA

Game #5

M. Volleyball Fri, Feb. 23

Men's Volleyball

Final

TKU

at LETH

Game #5

M. Basketball Thu, Feb. 22

Men's Basketball

Final - OT

RDP

at BC

W. Volleyball Thu, Feb. 22

Women's Volleyball

Final

LAKE

vs LETH

Game #4

M. Volleyball Thu, Feb. 22

Men's Volleyball

Final

LAKE

vs BC

Game #4

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Member Schools

Ambrose University
Briercrest College
Concordia University of Edmonton
Keyano College
The King's University
Lakeland College
Lethbridge College
Medicine Hat College
NAIT
Northwestern Polytechnic
Olds College
Prairie College
Portage College
Red Deer Polytechnic
SAIT Polytechnic
St. Mary's University
U of A, Augustana Campus

Standings

North

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
KC -x	17	3	34
LAKE -x	12	8	24
NWP -x	10	10	20
CUE -x	10	10	22
NAIT -x	9	11	20
UAA	7	13	16
TKU	0	20	0

South

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
STMU -x	19	2	38
SAIT -x	17	4	34
LETH -x	14	7	28
BC -x	14	7	28
RDP -x	12	9	26
OC	5	16	12
AMB	4	17	10
MHC	4	17	12

x - clinched playoff spot

TIEBREAKER

Should a tie occur between two or more teams, division standings will be decided according to the following prioritized guidelines:

Consideration of the game(s) played between the tied teams.
Consideration of the points scored and the points allowed in games between the tied teams (i.e. ratio For/Against).
Consideration of games played versus the highest placed team, not in the tie, followed by the next highest placed team, etc.
Consideration of points scored and allowed versus the highest placed team not in the tie, followed by the next highest team, etc.

Note: The tie-breaking procedure for multiple ties shall be adjusted so that once the highest-ranked team is removed from the tie the head-to-head records of the remaining teams be utilized to break all remaining ties.

PLAYOFF FORMAT

Five (5) teams from each division will qualify for the basketball playoffs leading up to a Final Four Championship. Final league standing will be used to determine the ranking of the teams for the playoff series and Championship. The playoff series and Championship will occur over two weeks with the Final Four Championship in the last weekend.

Divisional Playoff

The top five (5) teams in the north and south divisions shall advance to the Divisional Playoffs with the two remaining divisional winners advancing to the Final Four Basketball Championship. Two sets of playoff series will be played in each division on the first weekend of playoffs. The match-ups will feature the lower-ranked team hosted by the higher-ranked team as determined by the regular season standings as follows:

#5 vs #4
- winner #5/#4 vs #1
#3 vs #2

Divisional Playoffs shall be scheduled on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Exact dates are to be determined by the competing teams. Whenever possible, the play-off games should be played on Friday and Saturday unless travel distance is a concern, and it is mutually agreeable between participating teams. Sunday or Thursday are options, but Friday & Saturday are preferred competition dates.

CHAMPIONSHIP

The four winning teams from the divisional playoffs will advance to the Final Four Basketball Championship tournament. The Final Four Championship tournament will be held the weekend after the Divisional Playoffs.

The Championship Tournament host shall be determined by the highest-ranked team (determined by the standings) in the geographical division pre-designated to host. In even years (e.g. 2023-24), the highest remaining North Division team will host the men’s event while the highest remaining South Division team will host the women’s event. Subsequently, in odd years (e.g. 2024-25), the highest remaining South team will host the men’s and the highest remaining North team will host the women’s championship.

The highest ranked (from the standings) remaining team in each division will be ranked #1 (N1 & S1). The next highest ranked will be ranked #2 (N2 & S2).

Day 1

Game 1 - North #2 vs South #1
Game 2 - South #2 vs North #1

*Championship host has the option to play the early or late game on day 1

Day 2

Bronze - Loser G1 vs Loser G2
Gold - Winner G1 vs Winner G2

Full Standings

North

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
LAKE -x	20	0	40
TKU -x	13	7	26
CUE -x	10	10	22
UAA -x	8	12	16
KC -x	8	12	16
NAIT	8	12	16
NWP	1	19	2

South

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
LETH -x	18	3	38
RDP -x	17	4	34
STMU -x	13	8	26
BC -x	13	8	26
AMB -x	12	9	24
SAIT	9	12	20
MHC	3	18	8
OC	1	20	2

x - clinched playoff spot

TIEBREAKER

Should a tie occur between two or more teams, division standings will be decided according to the following prioritized guidelines:

Consideration of the game(s) played between the tied teams.
Consideration of the points scored and the points allowed in games between the tied teams (i.e. ratio For/Against).
Consideration of games played versus the highest placed team, not in the tie, followed by the next highest placed team, etc.
Consideration of points scored and allowed versus the highest placed team not in the tie, followed by the next highest team, etc.

PLAYOFF FORMAT

Divisional Playoff

#5 vs #4
- winner #5/#4 vs #1
#3 vs #2

CHAMPIONSHIP

The highest ranked (from the standings) remaining team in each division will be ranked #1 (N1 & S1). The next highest ranked will be ranked #2 (N2 & S2).

Day 1

Game 1 - North #2 vs South #1
Game 2 - South #2 vs North #1

*Championship host has the option to play the early or late game on day 1

Day 2

Bronze - Loser G1 vs Loser G2
Gold - Winner G1 vs Winner G2

Full Standings

North

Team	W-L-T	Points
KC	10-0	30
LAKE	7-3	21
NAIT	6-3-1	19
TKU	2-6-2	8
NWP	1-7-2	5
Portage	0-7-3	3

South

Team	W-L-T	Points
MHC	8-0-2	26
OC	5-2-3	18
AMB	4-4-2	14
LETH	4-5-1	13
SAIT	3-5-2	11
Prairie	1-9	3

x - clinched playoff spot
h - Championship host

*SAIT forfeits the following games Feb. 3 vs PCP, Feb. 9 vs LETH, Feb. 10 vs MHC and Feb. 10 vs OC

TIEBREAKER

The following tie-breaking procedure will determine standings if two or more teams are tied. The tiebreaker procedure will be followed until the ranking of all teams involved in the tie is complete:

Head-to-head between the teams involved in the tie
Goal Differential between the tied teams
Total goals for each round-robin
Fewest goals conceded for each round-robin

PLAYOFF FORMAT

ACAC Futsal Championships

The top three (3) teams from each division determined by the final placement standings after the two regional weekend tournaments will compete at the ACAC Championships.
The Championship host will receive a spot in the Championship playoffs which results in two (2) available playoff spots in that division.
Two pools of three teams will be created for the Championships
- Pool A: N1, S2 and N3
- Pool B: S1, N2 and S3
Teams will play a round-robin within each pool for final pool standings

Quarterfinal games

Game 1 - 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B
Game 2 - 2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool A

Semifinal games

Game 3 - 1st Pool B vs winner of Game 1
Game 4 - 1st Pool A vs winner of Game 2

Medal games

Bronze - loser Game 3 vs loser Game 4
Gold - winner Game 3 vs winner Game 4

Full Standings

North

Team	W-L-T	Points
KC	10-0	30
NAIT	7-3	21
LAKE	6-4	18
TKU	5-5	15
NWP	2-8	6
Portage	0-10	0

South

Team	W-L-T	Points
SAIT	9-0-1	28
LETH	7-1-2	23
OC	6-4	18
MHC	4-5-1	13
AMB	2-8	6
Prairie	0-10	0

x - clinched playoff spot
h - Championship host

TIEBREAKER

The following tie-breaking procedure will determine standings if two or more teams are tied. The tiebreaker procedure will be followed through until the ranking of all teams involved in the tie is complete:

Head-to-head between the teams involved in the tie
Goal Differential between the tied teams
Total goals for each round-robin
Fewest goals conceded for each round-robin

PLAYOFF FORMAT

ACAC Futsal Championships

The top three (3) teams from each division determined by the final placement standings after two regional tournament weekends will compete at the ACAC Championships.
The Championship host will receive a spot in the Championship playoffs which results in two (2) available playoff spots in that division.
Two pools of three teams will be created for the Championships
- Pool A: N1, S2 and N3
- Pool B: S1, N2 and S3
Teams will play a round-robin within each pool for final pool standings

Quarterfinal games

Game 1 - 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B
Game 2 - 2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool A

Semifinal games

Game 3 - 1st Pool B vs winner of Game 1
Game 4 - 1st Pool A vs winner of Game 2

Medal Games

Bronze - loser Game 3 vs loser Game 4
Gold - winner Game 3 vs winner Game 4

Full Standings

Team	W-L-T	Points
BC -x	17-7	50.0
RDP -x	15-9	45.0
NAIT -x	14-10	43.0
UAA -x	14-10	41.0
SAIT -x	11-13	34.0
CUE -x	9-15	28.0
Portage	4-20	11.0

NOTE: Top six teams qualify for playoffs.

x - clinched playoff spot

TIE BREAKER

Should a tie occur between two or more teams, standings shall be decided according to the following priorities:

Most wins during the regular season.
In games between tied teams the team with the most points from regular season head to head games shall be the tie-breaker.
Regulation wins take precedence over OT wins.
In games between the tied teams in a regular season series, the team
with more wins gets the higher placing, as regulation wins take
precedence over OT wins in deciding placements.
Goals for minus goals against for each of the tied teams. The team with
best differential earns the higher placing.
Consideration of games played versus the highest placed team not in the tie, followed by the next highest placed team, etc. Regulation wins
take precedence over OT wins.
Consideration of goals scored and allowed versus the highest placed team not in the tie, followed by next highest placed team, etc.

Note: Where a multiple tie occurs and is only partially resolved by the application of the tie breaking rules, the remaining ties shall be decided by returning to priority number 1 and working through the order again.

PLAYOFF FORMAT

The 1^st and 2^nd place teams earn byes in the first round (quarter-finals). The winners from the quarter-finals will move on to play against the 1^st and 2^nd place team. The lowest seed will play against #1 ranked while the second lowest seed will meet the #2 ranked team. All series are best of 3 games. If the competing teams are within 400 km, it will be a home & home series with the highest seed hosting games 1 & 3. If the competing teams are more than 400 km, the highest seed will host all games in the best of 3 series.

Quarter-Finals (Best of 3)

Series A: #6 vs #3
Series B: #5 vs #4

Semi-Finals (Best of 3)

Series C: lowest remaining ranked team vs 1st place team
Series D: second lowest remaining ranked team vs 2nd place team

ACAC Championship Finals (Best of 5 Series)

Gold: Winner Series C vs Winner Series D
Bronze: the highest ranked team losing in Series C or Series D

Full Standings

Team	W-L-T	Points
LAKE	21-4	43
RDP	19-6	39
NAIT	17-8	36
SAIT	10-15	20
OC	7-18	15
MHC	1-24	2

NOTE: Top four (4) teams qualify for playoffs.

x - clinched playoff spot

TIE BREAKER

Should a tie occur between two or more teams, standings shall be
decided according to the following priorities:

Most wins during the regular season
In games between the tied teams in a regular season series, the team with more wins gets the higher placing, as regulation wins take precedence over OT wins in deciding placements.
Regulation wins taking precedence over OT wins.
Goals for minus goals against for each of the tied teams. The team with the best differential earns the higher placing.
Consideration of games played versus the highest placed team not in the tie, followed by the next highest placed team, etc. Regulation wins take precedence over OT wins.

Note: Where a multiple tie occurs and is only partially resolved by the application of the tie-breaking rules, the remaining ties shall be decided by returning to priority No.1 and working through the order again.

PLAYOFF FORMAT

Playoffs shall consist of two, best 2 of 3 semi-final series where #1 plays #4 and #2 plays #3. The winner of each series will advance to play a best of 5 Conference Championship Final series for ACAC Gold and Silver.

Semi-Finals (Best of 3)

Series A: #4 vs #1
Series B: #3 vs #2

ACAC Championship Finals (Best of 5 Series)

Gold: Winner Series A vs Winner Series B
Bronze: the highest ranked team losing in the semi-finals

Full Standings

North

Team	W-L-T	Points
KC	9-2-1	28
NAIT	8-2-2	26
TKU	8-2-2	26
LAKE	7-4-1	22
CUE	4-6-2	14
Portage	2-10	6
NWP	0-12	0

South

Team	W-L-T	Points
SAIT	9-1	27
RDP	5-3-2	17
LETH	4-4-2	14
MHC	3-5-2	11
OC	2-5-3	9
AMB	2-7-1	7

h - Championship Host
x - clinched playoff spot

TIE BREAKER

Should a tie occur between two or more teams, division standings will be decided according to the following prioritized guidelines:

The following formula is used to determine final standings if two or more teams are tied.

Results of matches between the tied teams.
Goal difference in games between the tied teams.
1. Goal Difference: By deducting goals against from goals for, the team with the better (higher) goal difference shall be awarded the higher standing.
Goal difference in all ACAC regular league games.
Most goals scored in regular league play.
Fewest goals conceded in regular season play.

PLAYOFF FORMAT

Top three teams in each division qualify for playoffs. For the 2023-24 season, CUE, NAIT & TKU will host the soccer championships. The hosts will not automatically secure a playoff spot.

ACAC Soccer Championship

The first team in each division will receive a bye for the quarter-final games. North #2 will play South #3 in one quarter-final match and South #2 will play North #3 in the other quarter-final. The winners of these matches shall advance to the Conference semi-finals. The winner of Game #1 (N2 vs. S3) will play South #1 and the winner of Game #2 (S2 vs. N3) will play North #1 for the semi-final games.

Friday

North #3 vs South #2 (Game #1)
North #2 vs South #3 (Game #2)

Saturday

Winner Game #1 vs North #1 (Game #3)
Winner Game #2 vs South #1 (Game #4)

Sunday

Bronze: Loser Game #3 vs Loser Game #4
Gold: Winner Game #3 vs Winner Game #4

Full Standings

North

Team	W-L-T	Points
CUE	11-0-1	34
KC	9-1-2	29
NAIT	7-3-2	23
LAKE	5-5-2	17
TKU	4-7-1	13
Portage	1-10-1	4
NWP	0-11-1	1

South

Team	W-L-T	Points
LETH	11-1	33
SAIT	11-1	33
RDP	6-5-1	19
OC	5-7	15
MHC	4-7-1	13
UAA	4-8	12
AMB	0-12	0

h - Championship Host
x - clinched playoff spot

TIE BREAKER

Should a tie occur between two or more teams, division standings will be decided according to the following prioritized guidelines:

The following formula is used to determine final standings if two or more teams are tied.

Results of matches between the tied teams.
Goal difference in games between the tied teams.
1. Goal Difference: By deducting goals against from goals for, the team with the better (higher) goal difference shall be awarded the higher standing.
Goal difference in all ACAC regular league games.
Most goals scored in regular league play.
Fewest goals conceded in regular season play.

PLAYOFF FORMAT

Top three teams in each division qualify for playoffs. For the 2023-24 season, CUE, NAIT & TKU will host the soccer championships. The hosts will not automatically secure a playoff spot.

ACAC Soccer Championship

Friday

North #3 vs South #2 (Game #1)
North #2 vs South #3 (Game #2)

Saturday

Winner Game #1 vs North #1 (Game #3)
Winner Game #2 vs South #1 (Game #4)

Sunday

Bronze: Loser Game #3 vs Loser Game #4
Gold: Winner Game #3 vs Winner Game #4

Full Standings

North

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
KC -x	16	3	32
NAIT -x	14	5	28
LAKE -x	13	6	26
TKU -x	10	9	20
NWP	7	12	14
CUE	2	17	4
UAA	1	18	2

South

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
RDP -x	16	3	32
BC -x	15	4	30
LETH -x	13	6	26
AMB	11	8	22
OC -h	8	11	16
MHC	4	15	8
SAIT	3	16	6

x - clinched playoff spot to Championship
h - championship host

TIE BREAKER

If two or more teams are tied, the following criteria will be applied, in order:

The team having the best ratio of won/lost matches, considering matches between the tied teams, will be ranked higher;
The team having the best ratio of won/lost sets, considering matches played be- tween the tied teams, will be ranked higher;
The team having the best ratio of won/lost sets, considering all matches of the round, will be ranked higher;
The teamhavingthebestratioofpoints for/against, consideringsets played between the tied teams, will be ranked higher;
The team having the best ratio of points for/against, considering all sets played during the round, will be ranked higher;
As determined by the Organizing Committee (e.g. extra set, toss of coin, etc.)

When you apply this rule to break a tie you should follow this sequence:

When two teams are tied, the tie-breaking criteria are applied one after the other until the tie has been broken.
When three or more teams are tied, the tie-breaking criteria are applied one after the other until all the tied teams have been ranked.

Note: This means that if there is a tie among teams X, Y and Z and criteria “b” is able to determine X as first, Y as second and Z as third, then no further criteria are to be used. The tie is broken.

However, if criteria ‘b’ determines the seeding/ranking of any of the tied teams, then the remaining teams which are still tied will use criteria ‘c’ and so on to determine their seeding/ranking. Do not start at ‘a’ again. Continue through the sequence of criteria using the results of teams x, y, and z for criteria‘d’.

CHAMPIONSHIP

All Championship games will be played at the Championship host facility. The Elite 8 tournament format will be an 8 team, Oregon draw. Bracket 1 (Games 1 & 2) and bracket 2 (Games 3 & 4) may be swapped pending the placement of the host team in the standings. The host has the choice to play Game #3 or Game #4 on day 1.

Day 1

Bracket 1

Game 1 - North #3 vs South #2
Game 2 - South #4 vs North #1

Bracket 2

Game 3 - South #3 vs North #2
Game 4 - North #4 vs South #1

Day 2

Game 5 - Loser G1 vs Loser G2
Game 6 - Loser G3 vs Loser G4
Game 7 - Winner G1 vs Winner G2
Game 8 - Winner G3 vs Winner G4

Day 3

Game 9 - Winner G5 vs Winner G6
Bronze - Loser G7 vs Loser G8
Gold - Winner G7 vs Winner G8

Full Standings

North

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
LAKE -x	18	1	36
UAA -x	16	3	32
TKU -x	16	3	32
KC -x	7	12	14
CUE	7	12	14
NWP	6	13	12
NAIT	5	14	10

South

Team	Wins	Losses	Points
AMB -x	15	4	30
RDP -x	13	6	26
BC -x	12	7	24
LETH -h	8	11	16
SAIT	8	11	16
OC	2	17	4
MHC	0	19	0

x - clinched playoff spot to Championship
h - championship host

TIE BREAKER

If two or more teams are tied, the following criteria will be applied, in order:

The team having the best ratio of won/lost matches, considering matches between the tied teams, will be ranked higher;
The team having the best ratio of won/lost sets, considering matches played be- tween the tied teams, will be ranked higher;
The team having the best ratio of won/lost sets, considering all matches of the round, will be ranked higher;
The teamhavingthebestratioofpoints for/against, consideringsets played between the tied teams, will be ranked higher;
The team having the best ratio of points for/against, considering all sets played during the round, will be ranked higher;
As determined by the Organizing Committee (e.g. extra set, toss of coin, etc.)

When you apply this rule to break a tie you should follow this sequence:

When two teams are tied, the tie-breaking criteria are applied one after the other until the tie has been broken.
When three or more teams are tied, the tie-breaking criteria are applied one after the other until all the tied teams have been ranked.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Day 1

Bracket 1

Game 1 - North #3 vs South #2
Game 2 - South #4 vs North #1

Bracket 2

Game 3 - South #3 vs North #2
Game 4 - North #4 vs South #1

Day 2

Game 5 - Loser G1 vs Loser G2
Game 6 - Loser G3 vs Loser G4
Game 7 - Winner G1 vs Winner G2
Game 8 - Winner G3 vs Winner G4

Day 3

Game 9 - Winner G5 vs Winner G6
Bronze - Loser G7 vs Loser G8
Gold - Winner G7 vs Winner G8

Full Standings

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