Girls Playoff 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 - Girls 7/8 Select League Power Rankings

PLAYOFFS

Every team will play in a single-elimination postseason 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.

Girls 7/8 Championship Games are at Jordan Field at Harvard University on Friday, June 19
- D1 @ 3:30pm
- D2 @ 5:00pm
- D3 @ 6:30pm
Girls 5/6 Championship Games are at Jordan Field at Harvard University on Wednesday, June 17
- D1 @ 8:10pm
- D2 @ 6:50pm
- D3 @ 5:30pm
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.

Girls Best of the Rest Brackets

DIVISION PLAYOFF STRUCTURE

Girls 7/8 D1 Playoff Structure (12 teams)

Girls 7/8 D2 Playoff Structure - 27 Teams

The top 12 ranked teams will play in the Championship Bracket
Teams ranked 13-27 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 5:00 PM
Best of the Rest Bracket
- Should follow same general timeline, with the higher seed always hosting
- Championship Game should be played by June 19

Girls 7/8 D3 Playoff Structure - 13 teams

Girls 5/6 D1 Playoff Structure - 7 teams

All 7 teams will play in the Championship Bracket
Champ Bracket:
- #1 Seed will get a 1st Rd BYE
- Seeds 2-7 will play in the 1st Rd on Fri, May 29 (ok to host May 27-28 or June 1-3). Higher seed hosts.
- Higher seeds in each match up will host the Semi-Finals games on Fri, June 12 (ok to host June 1-5 or June 8-10)
- Finals on Wednesday, June 17 @ Jordan Field at 5:00 PM

Girls 5/6 D2 Playoff Structure - 20 teams

The top 12 ranked teams will play in the Championship Bracket
Teams ranked 13-20 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.
- Finals on June 17 @ Jordan Field at 6:30 PM
Best of the Rest Bracket
- Should follow same general timeline, with the higher seed always hosting
- Championship Game should be played by June 19

Girls 5/6 D3 Playoff Structure - 28 teams

The top 12 ranked teams will play in the Championship Bracket
Teams ranked 13-28 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.
- Finals on June 17 @ Jordan Field at 8:00 PM
Best of the Rest Bracket
- Should follow same general timeline, with the higher seed always hosting
- Championship Game should be played by June 19

Game Operations Reminders For Playoffs:

Girls Select Games MUST consist of TWO 25-minute running time halves
The clock stops in the last minute of each half...
- After a goal, and starts with the draw whistle.
- On all fouls in the critical scoring area and restarts on the official's whistle.
- On all fouls resulting in a card, and restarts on the official's whistle.
Home Team must provide
- A visible scoreboard
- Scorers table, scoreboard, and timing devices for the game time and cards
- Minimum 2 people to run the clock, scoreboard, and card times.
- Adequate game balls and end line balls.
- Pylons or cones to clearly mark boundaries, restraining lines, and substitution box
There is overtime in the Select League Playoffs
- 3-minute sudden-death 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