This might be common knowledge, but it wasn't to me, so I thought I'd pass it on.
We all can deduce that a 9-6-1 team outranks a 9-7 team since it has the same number of wins, but fewer losses. But what if a team went something like 2-0-14? How does that work for seeding when compared against an 8-8 team?
It turns out that ties count as 0.5 wins and 0.5 losses. So the 2-0-14 team translates to 9-7.
We all can deduce that a 9-6-1 team outranks a 9-7 team since it has the same number of wins, but fewer losses. But what if a team went something like 2-0-14? How does that work for seeding when compared against an 8-8 team?
It turns out that ties count as 0.5 wins and 0.5 losses. So the 2-0-14 team translates to 9-7.