Boys Playoffs Format and Procedures

MAY 20 DEADLINE FOR REGULAR SEASON GAMES & POST GAME REPORTS:

All regular-season games must be played by Wednesday, May 20
ALL Post Game Reports MUST be submitted by 11 pm on May 20.
CLICK HERE to submit a post-game report
Any game's Post-Game Report NOT submitted by 11 p.m. on May 20 will not count toward the final regular season standings and Power Rankings.

CLICK HERE - Boys 7/8 Power Rankings

CLICK HERE - Boys 5/6 Power Rankings

PLAYOFFS

Every team will play in a single-elimination post-season bracket tournament, either the Championship Bracket or the Best of the Rest Bracket
See below for the number of teams for each division that will make the Championship Bracket
Power Rankings determine final standings for bracket placement.
Power Rankings determine playoff seeding for Championship Brackets
Best of the Rest Brackets: MYL will use Power Rankings as a guide for seeding, but may adjust to provide closer travel for first-round games.
Playoff Brackets will be announced Friday, May 22.

7/8 Championship Games are at Jordan Field at Harvard University on Friday, June 19th
- 7/8 D1 - Friday, June 19 @ 1:45pm
- 7/8 D2 - Friday, June 19 @ 12:00pm
- 7/8 D3 - Friday, June 19 @ 10:15am
- 7/8 D4 - Friday, June 19 @ 8:30am
5/6 Championship Games are at the Higher Seed
- Games should be played by June 19
Communicate with the opponent and potential future opponents to schedule games as soon as possible.
Any disputes between teams regarding scheduling a game will go to the Select Committee for a decision on when and where the game will be played.

Boys 5/6 and 7/8 Best of the Rest Brackets

Boys 7/8 D1 Playoff Structure (12 teams)

Boys 7/8 D2 Playoff Structure (22 teams)

· Top 12 Ranked Teams will play in the Championship Bracket

· Teams Ranked 13-22 will play in the Best of the Rest Bracket

Champ Bracket:
- Seeds 1-4 will get a 1st Rd BYE
- Seeds 5-12 will play in the 1st Rd on Fri, May 29 (ok to host May 27-28 or June 1-3). Higher seed hosts.
- Seeds 1-4 will host the Quarterfinal games on Fri, June 5 (ok to host June 1-4 or June 8-10)
- Semi-finals hosted by the higher seed in each match-up on Fri, June 12 (ok to host on June 8-11, or June 15-17.
- Finals on June 19 @ Jordan Field at 12:00 PM
Best of the Rest Bracket
- Shold Follow Champ Bracket Timeline
- Champ Game should be played by June 19

Boys 7/8 D3 Playoff Structure (14 teams)

· All 14 teams will play in the Championship Bracket

Boys 7/8 D4 Playoff Structure (12 teams)

· All 12 teams will play in the Championship Bracket

Boys 5/6 D1 Playoff Structure (14 teams)

· All 14 teams will play in the Championship Bracket

Boys 5/6 D2 Playoff Structure – (11 teams)

· All 11 teams will play in the Championship Bracket

Boys 5/6 D3 Playoff Structure – (24 teams)

· The top 12 ranked teams play in Championship Bracket

· Teams ranked 13-24 play in Best of the Rest Bracket

Best of the Rest Bracket
- All games played at higher seed
- Should follow Champ Bracket Timeline
- Finals should be played by June 19

Boys 5/6 D4 – Playoff Structure (14 teams)

· All 14 teams play in Championship Bracket

Best of the Rest Bracket
- All games played at higher seed
- Should follow Champ Bracket Timeline
- Finals should be played by June 19

Game Operations Reminders For Playoffs:

Boys Select Games MUST consist of four 10-minute start/stop time quarters
The Home Team must provide
- A visible scoreboard
- Scorers table, scoreboard, and timing devices for the game and penalties
- Minimum 2 people to run the clock, scoreboard, and penalty times.
- Adequate game balls and end line balls.
- Pylons or cones to clearly mark boundaries, midfield/restraining lines, substitution box.
There is overtime in the Select League Playoffs
- 4-minute sudden-death overtime periods until a goal is scored. First goal wins.
BOTH Teams Must Submit a Post-Game Report for EVERY GAME
Scores are not official until a post game report is submitted by both teams.
CLICK HERE to submit a post-game report