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Louisville is only 1 game ahead of Stanford and Virginia Tech with a series remaining in Raleigh vs. NC State. I think we are rooting for Louisville to sweep or lose at least 2. Stanford might come out on the short end of a 3 way tie since they lost the series to Louisville 1-2 at the end of February.  Louisville did not play Duke, Florida State or Virginia Tech.

 

At this point Stanford is likely going to finish fifth in the regular season standings and not get a bye in the ACC tournament. 

The three relevant teams are Louisville (17-5, 3rd), Stanford (18-6, 4th), and Va Tech (16-6, 5th). 

Louisville would have to lose both remaining games vs. NC State (6-15) to finish behind Stanford. At least it's in Raleigh, but NC State is struggling and I don't see that happening. 

Va Tech would have to lose one against Syracuse (4-16). Again, at least it's in Syracuse but Syracuse is a weak team that hasn't come close in a game against a conference contender. 

Stanford loses all two-way tie-breaker scenarios but I think ends up in the middle of a three-way tie. 

Head to head versus Louisville, Stanford lost 2 of 3. 
Head to head versus Va Tech, they didn't play against each other, common opponents were Duke, UNC, and NC State and both teams dropped 2 to Duke and swept the others. Next is run differential against common opponents (8 run max per game) and I counted Stanford at +27 and Va Tech at +32. 

I think we might end up in the middle of a three way tie, or fourth overall. 
Since the only head to head series was Stanford-Louisville, nobody wins on head to head. The only three way common opponent is NC State. If Louisville ends up in a tie with us then they will have lost a game to NC State while Va Tech and Stanford swept. That puts Louisville fifth. Stanford then loses head to head versus Va Tech for Va Tech 3rd and Stanford 4th. 
But, I would describe this scenario as ... a long shot. 

Go Syracuse!

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2026 ACC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING

Ties for any seed will be broken by the procedures listed below:

Two-Team Tie:
a) Winning percentage in head-to-head conference game results.
b) Winning percentage against the common opponent(s) occupying the highest position in the overall standings and continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. In the case of a tie for first place, the next highest position in the regular season standings should be used and continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.
c) Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in head-to-head conference game results where a maximum difference for any one game is +/- 8. For example, if Team A and Team B played only two games of a series with scores of:
a. Game 1: Team A wins 6-4
b. Game 2: Team B wins 8-3
c. Team A would have a run differential of -3 (+2, -5 = -3) and Team B would have a run differential of +3 (-2, +5 = +3); therefore, Team B would win the tiebreaker.
d) Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in game results among all common opponents where the maximum run differential for any one game is +/- 8.
e) Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in overall conference game results where the maximum run differential for any one game is +/- 8.
f) If a coin flip is required, the procedure takes place immediately following the conclusion of the last regular-season game prior to the conference championship. The procedure is administered by the Commissioner or a designated assistant.

Three-of-More Team Tie:
In the case of a three-team tie, if any procedure reduces the tie by one team and two teams remain tied, the Two-Team Tie procedure will be followed, comparing only the remaining tied teams. In the case of a tie among more than three teams, if any procedure reduces the tie by at least one team, then the Three-or-More Team Tie procedure will be restarted.
a. Winning percentage in head-to-head conference game results.
a-1. In this criterion only, a tie may be broken if not all teams competed against each other provided that one team either won or lost its series against all of the other teams within the tie AND has a higher or lower “possible” winning percentage than any other teams within the tie could have achieved if all teams had played each other.
a-2. If a team sweeps both series, they win the tiebreaker.
a-3. If a team gets swept in both series, they lose the tiebreaker.
b. Winning percentage against the common opponent(s) occupying the highest position in the standings and continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. In the case of a tie for first place, the next highest position in the regular-season standings should be used and continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.
c. Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in game results among all common opponents, where the maximum run differential for any one game is +/- 8.
d. Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in overall conference game results, Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in game results among all common opponents, where the maximum run differential for any one game is +/- 8.
e. If a blind draw is required, the procedure takes place immediately following the conclusion of the last regular-season game prior to the conference championship. The procedure is administered by the Commissioner or a designated assistant.

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Louisville is only 1 game ahead of Stanford and Virginia Tech with a series remaining in Raleigh vs. NC State. I think we are rooting for Louisville to sweep or lose at least 2. Stanford might come out on the short end of a 3 way tie since they lost the series to Louisville 1-2 at the end of February.  Louisville did not play Duke, Florida State or Virginia Tech.

 

At this point Stanford is likely going to finish fifth in the regular season standings and not get a bye in the ACC tournament. 

The three relevant teams are Louisville (17-5, 3rd), Stanford (18-6, 4th), and Va Tech (16-6, 5th). 

Louisville would have to lose both remaining games vs. NC State (6-15) to finish behind Stanford. At least it's in Raleigh, but NC State is struggling and I don't see that happening. 

Va Tech would have to lose one against Syracuse (4-16). Again, at least it's in Syracuse but Syracuse is a weak team that hasn't come close in a game against a conference contender. 

Stanford loses all two-way tie-breaker scenarios but I think ends up in the middle of a three-way tie. 

Head to head versus Louisville, Stanford lost 2 of 3. 
Head to head versus Va Tech, they didn't play against each other, common opponents were Duke, UNC, and NC State and both teams dropped 2 to Duke and swept the others. Next is run differential against common opponents (8 run max per game) and I counted Stanford at +27 and Va Tech at +32. 

I think we might end up in the middle of a three way tie, or fourth overall. 
Since the only head to head series was Stanford-Louisville, nobody wins on head to head. The only three way common opponent is NC State. If Louisville ends up in a tie with us then they will have lost a game to NC State while Va Tech and Stanford swept. That puts Louisville fifth. Stanford then loses head to head versus Va Tech for Va Tech 3rd and Stanford 4th. 
But, I would describe this scenario as ... a long shot. 

Go Syracuse!

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2026 ACC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING

Ties for any seed will be broken by the procedures listed below:

Two-Team Tie:
a) Winning percentage in head-to-head conference game results.
b) Winning percentage against the common opponent(s) occupying the highest position in the overall standings and continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. In the case of a tie for first place, the next highest position in the regular season standings should be used and continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.
c) Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in head-to-head conference game results where a maximum difference for any one game is +/- 8. For example, if Team A and Team B played only two games of a series with scores of:
a. Game 1: Team A wins 6-4
b. Game 2: Team B wins 8-3
c. Team A would have a run differential of -3 (+2, -5 = -3) and Team B would have a run differential of +3 (-2, +5 = +3); therefore, Team B would win the tiebreaker.
d) Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in game results among all common opponents where the maximum run differential for any one game is +/- 8.
e) Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in overall conference game results where the maximum run differential for any one game is +/- 8.
f) If a coin flip is required, the procedure takes place immediately following the conclusion of the last regular-season game prior to the conference championship. The procedure is administered by the Commissioner or a designated assistant.

Three-of-More Team Tie:
In the case of a three-team tie, if any procedure reduces the tie by one team and two teams remain tied, the Two-Team Tie procedure will be followed, comparing only the remaining tied teams. In the case of a tie among more than three teams, if any procedure reduces the tie by at least one team, then the Three-or-More Team Tie procedure will be restarted.
a. Winning percentage in head-to-head conference game results.
a-1. In this criterion only, a tie may be broken if not all teams competed against each other provided that one team either won or lost its series against all of the other teams within the tie AND has a higher or lower “possible” winning percentage than any other teams within the tie could have achieved if all teams had played each other.
a-2. If a team sweeps both series, they win the tiebreaker.
a-3. If a team gets swept in both series, they lose the tiebreaker.
b. Winning percentage against the common opponent(s) occupying the highest position in the standings and continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. In the case of a tie for first place, the next highest position in the regular-season standings should be used and continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.
c. Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in game results among all common opponents, where the maximum run differential for any one game is +/- 8.
d. Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in overall conference game results, Run differential (runs scored minus runs allowed) in game results among all common opponents, where the maximum run differential for any one game is +/- 8.
e. If a blind draw is required, the procedure takes place immediately following the conclusion of the last regular-season game prior to the conference championship. The procedure is administered by the Commissioner or a designated assistant.