2026 Tiebreakers

Division Ties

A League About Nothing

• Newman Division - My Dinghy and Wayne tied for 2nd place. The teams split 9-9 in their season series. Wayne has the better division record to get the Gore Cup berth (26-28 vs 25-29)

American Association

• Philadelphia Athletics Division - Iowa and Skeleton tied for 2nd and they tied 9-9 for the season. Iowa goes to the Gore Cup with a better division record (29-25 vs 24-30)

B Movie Actor League

• My Name is Bruce Division - Raccoon City and Don't Let finished tied in 2nd place. They split the season series 9-9. Raccoon City gets the nod for the Gore Cup based on a better division record (28-26 vs 27-27)
• Brisco County Jr. Division - Coney Island and Brisco County tied for 2nd. Brisco County goes to the Gore Cup after a 10-8 season series win.

Batman League

• Kilmer Division - Winged and Brinkley tied for 2nd. Brinkley took the season series 14-4 to go to the Gore Cup.
• Clooney Division - Holy Batmobile and Gotham City finished in a 2nd-place tie. Gotham City is in the Gore Cup after a 10-8 edge for the season.

Blame Canada League

• Eric Division - Tie for 2nd place between Colorado and Frigid Pink. Colorado went 10-8 in the season series putting them into the Gore Cup.

Bleed Dodger Blue League

• Sutton Division - Meramec and South Hills tied for 2nd and split their season series 9-9. South Hills has a better division record (25-29 vs 23-31) and heads to the Gore Cup.

British Invasion League

• The Kinks Division - Waterloo and Fresh tied for 3rd with the worst record in the league. Waterloo beat Fresh 10-8 in the season series to get a higher postseason seed, but Fresh may be the winner with the top spot in the offseason transaction order.

Born to Run League

• Cobb Division - California and Escape from New Jersey tied for 2nd place. EFNJ won the season series 12-6 and goes to the Gore Cup.
• Coleman Division - A 2nd-place tie between Stole and Saratoga. Saratoga is the Gore Cup team on the basis of a 10-8 edge in their meetings.

Firemen League

• Smith Division - Banta and Mammoth tied for 2nd. Banta won the season series 12-6 so they head to the Gore Cup.

Grand Slam League

• Ventura Division - Denny's and Stillwater finished tied for 3rd and also tied 9-9 in their season series. Stillwater will have the higher seed based on their division records (26-28 vs 25-29).

Great Lakes League

• Niagara Falls Division - Grand Haven and Superior finished tied for 3rd and split 9-9 for the season. Superior had the better division record (28-26 vs 26-28) to get the higher seed.

K Street League

• Blyleven Division - A tie for 2nd between The Big Unit and Alvin. Alvin went 11-7 in their games and will be in the Gore Cup.

Longball League

• Robinson Division - Baltimore and Trinidad finished in a 2nd-place tie. Baltimore goes to the Gore Cup based on a 12-6 season series win.

Murderers' Row

• Big Puma Division - Walking Dead and San Francisco tied for 3rd place. San Francisco will get the higher seed after winning the season series 11-7.

Original Six League

• Black Hawks Division - Super Mario All Stars!!! and St. Paul tied in 2nd place. SMAS won the season series 10-8 to get into the Gore Cup

Perfect World League

• David Cone Division - Red and Arkansas finished tied for 2nd. Red won the season series 10-8 to earn the trip to the Gore Cup.

Redbirds League

• Slaughter Division - Bloomingdale and Middle Age were part of a 3-way tie for 1st, but finished tied for 2nd place. Bloomingdale won their season series 10-8 and they go to the Gore Cup.

The Kings of Queens

• Hernandez Division - Little Neck and Astoria ended tied for 2nd. Astoria won the season series 11-7 and is the Gore Cup team.

Three of a Kind League

• Connor Division - Damien and Motor City tied for 2nd. Motor City won the season series 12-6 to earn the trip to the Gore Cup.
• Speaker Division - The Three and Hudson River tied for 3rd place and finished their season series tied 9-9. The Three had a better division record to get a higher seed (27-27 vs 24-30)

Winners Circle League

• Mathewson Division - Los Angeles and Christy tied for 2nd place. Their season series ended in a 9-9 tie. Christy is the Gore Cup team based on a better division record (31-23 vs 30-24)

Tournament Seeding Ties

Division ties above also apply when seeding for the Bottom Feeder Open.

A League About Nothing

• Bottom Feeder - Nothing from Nothing gets the higher seed over My Dinghy. They split their season series 3-3, but Nothing from Nothing had the better division record (32-22 vs 25-29)

Beatleball

• Bottom Feeder - In My Life beat Underground 5-1 in their season series to get the top seed.
• Bottom Feeder - In a 3-way tie we award the highest spot to the team with the best division record: Paperback 31-23, Rome 27-27, Big Mack 25-29. So Paperback with the highest seed. We check head-to-head for Rome and Big Mack and Rome won 4-2 to get the next spot.

Beer League

• Bottom Feeder - Pittsburgh won 9-3 in the season series with Kona Big Wave to earn the higher seed.

Big Red Machine League

• Gore Cup - Nasty Boys won the season series 8-4 over Bottom to take the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Lexington beat Golden 7-5 in their season series to earn the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Sparky Anderson gets the higher seed over Pete Rose. They split their season series 6-6, but Sparky Anderson had the better division record (23-31 vs 22-32)

Birdland

• League Championship - If Palmer, McNally, Cueller, Dobson and J-town meet, J-town's 4-2 win of the season series would give it home field advantage.

Blame Canada League

• League Championship - Mogadishu and Aurora split their season series 3-3. Mogadishu would get home field on division record (39-15 vs 26-28)
• Bottom Feeder - Canada went 5-1 against Quebec earn the higher seed.

Bleed Dodger Blue League

• Bottom Feeder - Meramec took the season series over Trolly 7-5 and gets the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Deferred went 4-2 against Vinnie Bleeds to earn the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Crestwood is seeded higher on a 9-3 win of the season series with Surf City.

Born to Run League

• Gore Cup - Saratoga beat Sonoma 4-2 in their season series to get the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Quad Cities is the higher seed over Stole because they won the season series 4-2.

Broadway League

• League Championship - Times Square will have home field advantage over Jekyll & Hyde if they meet because of a 6-0 season series win.

Bronx Bombers League

• League Championship - If Go Richmond and St. Louis meet, Go Richmond's 4-2 win of the season series would give it home field advantage.
• Bottom Feeder - House is the higher seed over Polo Grounds because they won the season series 4-2.

Chevy Chase League

• Bottom Feeder - NJ won the season series with Horseshoe 4-2 to take the higher seed.

Cleveland Rocks

• Bottom Feeder - Red gets the higher seed over Wonton. They split their season series 6-6, but Red had the better division record (30-24 vs 27-27)
• Bottom Feeder - Lake Erie won the season series with Rock & Roll 4-2 to take the higher seed.

Commissioners League

• Bottom Feeder - Seven Cities of Gold won the season series with Institutional 4-2 to take the top seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Brooklyn is the higher seed over South Park because they won the season series 4-2.

Deuces Wild League

• Gore Cup - Lexington won the season series 4-2 over Starship to take the higher seed.

Experts League

• Bottom Feeder - Stateroom defeated Fantasy 4-2 in their season series to earn the higher seed.

Firemen League

• Gore Cup - Banta posted a 4-2 win in the season series with Flagstaff to take the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Red's is seeded above Lefty after winning their season series 4-2.

Five Boroughs League

• League Championship - If Long Island and Belle Harbor meet, Belle Harbor's 4-2 win of the season series would give it home field advantage.
• Gore Cup - Total Chaos beat Brooklyn 4-2 in their season series to get the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - In a 3-way tie we award the highest spot to the team with the best division record: Yogi 25-29, Coney Island 23-31, Oklahoma 19-35. So Yogi the highest seed. We check head-to-head for the other two and they split, so going back to division record, Coney Island  gets the next spot.

Four Star League

• League Championship - Still Roided Up gets home field advantage if they face NYC2ATL because of a 4-2 season series win.

Golden Throat League

• Bottom Feeder - Team won the season series with Harwell's 5-1 to take the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Vin's beat Azilum 7-5 in their season series to get the higher seed.

Gone But Not Forgotten League

• Bottom Feeder - New York and California tied and split their season series 3-3. Based on division records, New York is seeded higher (25-29 vs 23-31).

Grand Slam League

• Gore Cup - Washington posted a 5-1 win in the season series with It's Way Back to take the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Devil's Den won the season series 4-2 over Enigmatic to get the higher seed.

Grunge League

• Gore Cup - Hey Man beat Darkness 4-2 in their season series to get the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Pine Knot is seeded higher on a 4-2 win of the season series with Abby.

Hall of Fame League

• Gore Cup - Ancient won the season series over San Diego 8-4 to grab the higher seed.

Home of the Brave

• Bottom Feeder - California went 4-2 against Mohawk Valley to earn the higher seed.

K Street League

• Bottom Feeder - We have a 3-way tie between K Street, Starship, and Cincinnati. The first check is division record. Starship gets the #1 seed with a 27-27 record (Cincinnati 26-28, K Street 24-30). Down to 2 teams, we check head-to-head records, but they split 3-3, so we're back to division records. That means Cincinnati is #2 and K Street is #3.

Longball League

• Gore Cup - Nokomis posted a 7-5 win in the season series with McGwire and Sosa to take the higher seed.

Marxball

• League Championship - Kingston will have home field advantage over Euclid if they meet because of a 4-2 season series win.
• Gore Cup - K.G.B. and New York had the same record and split 3-3 in their meetings. New York with the better division record gets the higher seed (26-28 vs 24-30).
• Bottom Feeder - Fiorello's won the season series with Freedonia 5-1 to take the higher seed.

Moneyball League

• Gore Cup - Already and TINSTAAPP had the same record and split 3-3 in their meetings. Already with the better division record gets the higher seed (25-29 vs 24-30).
• Bottom Feeder - Paso Robles beat Billy Beane 8-4 in their season series to grab the higher seed.

Murderers' Row

• Bottom Feeder - The Thing beat Paducah 4-2 in their season series to grab the top seed.

North Siders League

• Bottom Feeder - Mackay is the higher seed over Carolina because they won the season series 5-1.

Original Six League

• Maple Leafs Conference - Lamoureux won 7-5 in the season series with London, giving it home field advantage.

Pacific Northwest League

• Bottom Feeder - Snoqualmie won the season series with Seattle 5-1 to take the higher seed.

Phightin' Phils League

• League Championship - Steak Sandwich and Wadsworth split their season series 3-3. Wadsworth would get home field on division record (33-21 vs 32-22)

Redbirds League

• Gore Cup - Hello Wisconsin and Diplomatic both went 85-65 and split their season series. Diplomatic is the higher seed after comparing their division records (35-19 vs 34-20).

Royal Flush League

• Bottom Feeder - Pig's Eye won the season series 8-4 over California to get the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Bedrock is seeded higher on a 4-2 win of the season series with Kentucky.

Shadowball League

• Bottom Feeder - McCool's won 7-5 in the season series with Cleveland and gets the higher seed.

Silver Screen League

• Bottom Feeder - Venice Beach takes the higher seed after winning the season series with Sonic 4-2.
• Bottom Feeder - Canal Street won 4-2 in the season series with Chatsworth to grab the higher seed.

South Siders League

• Collins Conference - The Thing won 9-3 in the season series with Machynlleth, giving it home field advantage.
• Bottom Feeder - Georgia and South Pole split their games 3-3 this year. Going to division records, Georgia gets the higher seed (29-25 vs 20-34).

Superman League

• Bottom Feeder - Krypton gets the higher seed over Here Come. They split their season series 3-3, but Krypton had the better division record (22-32 vs 20-34)

That's the Fact Jack League

• Bottom Feeder - Reese's Pieces won 7-5 in the season series with Groundhog Central and gets the higher seed.

They Might Be Giants

• League Championship - If Gilroy Garlic and Herrickville meet, Herrickville's 5-1 win in the season series would give it home field advantage.

Three of a Kind League

• Bottom Feeder - Because Havana and Damien split their games 3-3, Havana gets the higher seed based on their division records (27-27 vs 24-30).

Tobacco Road League

• East Conference - Cape Fear has home field vs Kingston because it won the season series 8-4.
• League Championship - If Jordan advances to the finals, it will play another 90-win team
  • If it plays Cape Fear, Cape Fear will have home field on the basis of a 4-2 season series win
  • Kingston and Jordan split their season series 3-3. Kingston would get home field because it had a better division record (36-18 vs 33-21)
• Bottom Feeder - Carmel beat Coach Kafka's Dukedom 5-1 in their season series to get the higher seed.

Triple Crown League

• Gore Cup - Toronto beat Hornsby 7-5 in their season series to get the higher seed.
• Bottom Feeder - Little Mack and Arkham had the same record and tied 3-3 in their season series. Arkham's better division record got it the higher seed (21-33 vs 20-34)
• Bottom Feeder - Mars is seeded higher than Roswell. Since they split their season matchups 3-3, Mars gets it on division record (26-28 vs 24-30).

Whiff League

• Bottom Feeder - Keep and Busted split their season series 3-3 and they had the same division record at 20-34. Busted's better conference record gives them the higher seed (44-58 vs 40-62).

Will Ferrell League

• Bottom Feeder - Kentucky and Harrison University tied and split their season series 3-3. Based on division records, Harrison University is seeded higher (26-28 vs 21-33).
• Bottom Feeder - This Is won 7-5 in the season series with Talladega and gets the higher seed.

Winners Circle League

• Bottom Feeder - Grace Rocky is seeded above Los Angeles after winning their season series 4-2.