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LANCASTER, PA - The Franklin & Marshall College men's basketball team's opponent for the upcoming Centennial Conference playoffs will be determined this evening as Haverford will visit Gettysburg at 7:30 p.m. in a play-in game for the #4 seed in the playoffs. The change occurred last evening as the Presidents of the Centennial Conference member institutions approved an appeal from Haverford regarding the interpretation of the basketball tie-breaking criteria by the Executive Director and the Board of Delegates. The winner of the game will receive the #4 seed in the CC semifinals opposite #1 seed and host Franklin & Marshall on Saturday thirty minutes following the conclusion of a 1:30 p.m. semifinal game between #2 Ursinus and #3 Johns Hopkins. On Sunday, the CC playoffs will conclude with the title game scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at F&M's Mayser Center. The rule in question reads:
Tie-Breaker Format
1. Head-to-Head Conference competition;
2. Team with the best record vs. teams in descending order of standing (1st place, 2nd, etc.);
3. Play-in game. There will be no play-in games to determine seeds 1, 2 or 3. A play-in game will only be contested for the fourth and final seed. The criteria will be used to determine the home team.
4. Coin flip by Executive Secretary
Centennial Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Thursday, Feb. 26
Haverford at Gettysburg, 7:30
Saturday, Feb. 28 (at Franklin & Marshall)
Game 1: Johns Hopkins vs. Ursinus, 1:30
Game 2: Gettysburg/Haverford vs. Franklin & Marshall, (30 minutes following conclusion of Game 1 Sunday, Feb. 29
semifinal winners, 3:00
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