DIVISION III
1. Seeding: Teams will be seeded for Division III as follows: Division III will be split into two conferences with the dropping Division II #9 team seeded #1 and the #10 team seeded #2. The remaining teams will be seeded based on their previous year's records. The Tournament winner and Runner-up in Division III shall move up to Division II and be seeded at the bottom of each league. When there is space available in Division II, upon request of the Division III coach and with approval of the area director and majority vote of the county board, teams may enter into Division II, upon request and be randomly seeded at the bottom of the Division II.
A. A team with 12 or more returning players constitutes a returning team regardless of coaching change.
(I) In grades 3 - 8, Division III will consist of at least six (6) teams.
Scheduling: The regular season shall start one week before the start of Division I & II (week 0). Teams will play all teams in their own conference if possible, plus their remaining games against the other conference as necessary to complete their schedules.
A. Regular season shall consist of seven (7) games for 16 or more teams with the top 16 teams advancing to seeding tournament in week 7 and from the tournament the top eight (8) teams advancing to the playoffs starting week 8.
B. Regular season shall consist of eight (8) games for 15 or less teams with the top four (4) teams from each conference advancing to the playoffs started week 8.
3. Year-End Tournament & Playoff:
A. When there are 16 or more teams, the top 16 teams will advance to the tournament and be seeded based on their overall record. Tournament seeding for Division III will be as follows: 1 vs 16; 2 vs 15; 3 vs 14; 4 vs 13; 5 vs 12; 6 vs 11; 7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9, with the 8 winning teams advancing to the playoffs in week 8. The tournament playoffs shall take place at a location determined by the JMFA Board and shall conclude the Sunday preceding Division I and II Carnation Bowl weekend. See Section II Rule 3.
B. When there are 15 or less teams, 8 teams will advance to the playoffs (top 4 teams from each Conference) and seeded based on their overall record. Playoff schedule for Division III will be as follows: 1 vs 4; and 2 vs 3. The Playoffs shall take place at a location determined by the JMFA Board and shall conclude the Sunday preceding Division I and II Carnation Bowl weekend. See section II Rule 3.
4. Team Play: Teams will play Saturdays and Sundays for the purpose of the tournament and there shall be 20 plays per quarter regardless of grade for Teams 4 - 6 grade. 7th and 8th grade teams shall use a running clock in the tournament -- clock will only stop for timeouts and injury.
TIEBREAKERS -
DIVISION 1 and DIVISION II Tiebreakers are listed below.
Tie Breakers:
A. Head-to-head match up
B. Conference Record
C. Points allowed v. common opponents
D. Total points allowed
E. California Play-off
JMFA 6th Grade D3 |
Rank |
|
W |
L |
T |
GP |
PF |
PA |
|
1 |
SJ21 -W |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
207 |
12 |
PA v Common 12 |
2 |
AR27 -E |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
227 |
37 |
PA v Common 31 |
3 |
EW04 -E |
7 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
285 |
90 |
|
4 |
SJ20 -W |
5 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
205 |
138 |
H2H Beat HR14 |
5 |
HR14 -W |
5 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
169 |
99 |
|
6 |
SM03 -E |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
156 |
124 |
Beat SL07, did not play GA06 - Unresolved 3 way tie - Conf Record 4-2 |
7 |
GA06 -W |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
120 |
164 |
did not play SM03, lost to SL07 - Unresolved 3 way tie - Conf Record 3-3 |
8 |
SL07 -E |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
172 |
225 |
Beat GA06, Lost to SM03- Unresolved 3 way tie - Conf Record 2-4 - Knocked out of 3 way tie |
9 |
AR28 -W |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
103 |
120 |
Did not play either, Conf Record 3-3, PA v Common 82 |
10 |
SL06 -E |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
115 |
170 |
Beat GM09, did not play AR28, Conf Record 3-3, PA v Common 113 |
11 |
GM09 -E |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
121 |
245 |
Lost to SL06, Conf Record 1-5- Knocked out of 3 way tie |
12 |
MT12 -W |
1 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
125 |
212 |
Conf record 1-6 |
13 |
WR07 -E |
1 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
85 |
223 |
Conf record 0-6 |
14 |
LW08 -W |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
44 |
275 |
|
JMFA 7th Grade D3 |
Rank |
|
W |
L |
T |
GP |
PF |
PA |
|
1 |
HR19 -W |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
408 |
14 |
PA v Common 14 |
2 |
SJ25 -E |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
265 |
42 |
PA v Common 18 |
3 |
AR34 -E |
7 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
197 |
100 |
|
4 |
SL09 -E |
6 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
298 |
61 |
|
5 |
GM11 -W |
5 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
175 |
132 |
Beat LW09 |
6 |
LW09 -W |
5 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
149 |
131 |
Lost to GM11 |
7 |
MT14 -E |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
169 |
127 |
Beat GM12 |
8 |
GM12 -E |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
141 |
172 |
Lost to MT14 |
9 |
EW05 -W |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
194 |
257 |
no H2H, Conf 3-3 |
10 |
SJ26 -E |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
80 |
236 |
no H2H, Conf 2-4 |
11 |
MT15 -W |
2 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
114 |
289 |
|
12 |
LW13 -W |
1 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
110 |
231 |
|
13 |
AL07 -W |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
39 |
263 |
No H2H, Conf 0-6, PA v Common 154 |
14 |
SM05 -E |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
31 |
315 |
No H2H, Conf 0-6, PA v Common 194 |
JMFA 8th Grade D3 |
Rank |
|
W |
L |
T |
GP |
PF |
PA |
|
1 |
MT17 -E |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
295 |
89 |
|
2 |
BC17 -W |
7 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
209 |
50 |
|
3 |
SL11 -E |
6 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
256 |
90 |
No H2H, Conf 4-2, PA v Common 18 |
4 |
AR39 -W |
6 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
196 |
124 |
No H2H, Conf 4-2, PA v Common 22 |
5 |
EW06 -W |
5 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
211 |
110 |
Beat SJ31 |
6 |
SJ31 -E |
5 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
240 |
88 |
Lost to EW06 |
7 |
SL12 -E |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
208 |
106 |
Beat EW7 |
8 |
EW7 -W |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
273 |
182 |
Lost to SL12 |
9 |
HR23 -E |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
170 |
280 |
No H2H, Conf 2-4, PA v Common 24 |
10 |
SM06 -W |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
154 |
280 |
No H2H, Conf 2-4, PA v Common 26 |
11 |
GM14 -E |
1 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
37 |
383 |
|
12 |
AL08 -W |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
50 |
187 |
|
13 |
AR40 -E |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
22 |
352 |
|