Difference of two or more wins: The team with the higher win total will be awarded the win.

Difference of one win or equal win totals: The game will be recorded as a tie.

If Team A has five wins and Team B has three wins, Team A will be awarded the win.

If Team A has four wins and Team B has three wins, the game will be recorded as a tie.

If both teams have four wins, the game will be recorded as a tie.

On the last Sunday of the regular season after all games have been played and scores turned in, TYFA Staff will meet to:

• • Determine playoff eligible and qualifying teams.

  • Create brackets based on the number of eligible teams, which may vary from season to season.

    • • If teams choose not to participate in the playoffs, teams with lesser records may be asked to accept a spot to round out a bracket.

  • Create the round 1 schedule utilizing organization facilities that requested to host and have acceptable venues.

Teams with a .500 or better records should have their AD on standby until midnight if TYFA needs to call and ask about hosting or invites a "bubble" team into the playoffs to complete a bracket.

• • If after TWO attempts, the team cannot be contacted, TYFA will then contact the next eligible "bubble" team or venue on the list.

To be eligible for the playoffs:

• • The organization, not the specific team, is in Good Standing with TYFA. All dues, fees and fines are paid. 

  • The organization or the team cannot have any disciplinary action that would prevent them from the playoffs.

  • The team could not have added any players to its rosters after mid-season.

ALL eligible teams have a (.501) or better winning percentage are automatically qualified.

ALL eligible teams with a (.500) winning percentage are "on the bubble" and may qualify for the playoffs, if necessary, to round out a bracket. This happens frequently.

ALL eligible teams with a (.499) or less winning percentage are "on the bubble" and may qualify for the playoffs, if necessary, to round out a bracket, but only after all (.500) teams have been conferred with. This happens frequently.

The number of teams taken in each age bracket is not pre-set. The brackets are determined based on the number of winning record teams and the least amount of non-winning record teams needed to complete the playoffs in the allotted weeks.

The Game Center standings are constantly adjusting throughout the season for various reasons. They will not solidify until all teams have the required eight (8) games.

Disclaimer: The Game Center is 99% accurate as far as the rankings of teams, but there may be that 1% where manual adjustments must be made.

The Game Center is programmed to sort the standings as:

• • Winning Percentage (.938 / 7-0-1 is ranked higher than .875 / 7-1-0).

  • Head-to-Head when teams have the same winning percentage.

  • If the teams never played, they are sorted by the PCI (algorithm) value.

  • In the rare occurrence teams are still tied, they will be sorted "cosmetically" by points against and then by points for.

  • Cosmetically because FINAL point totals are NEVER EVER used for ANY qualification or seeding.

During the Playoff Determination Sunday, the final weeks worth of games will not be made public on the Game Center to provide a somewhat mystery as to the exact qualifications and seedings. 

Many "Arm-Chair Commissioners" like to put out their own seedings and potentially confuse everyone. Only TYFA's postings are VALID!

Once the night is done, the brackets will be posted in the Game Center at TYFA.COM and the final standings will be made public.

Once a team is seeded, that is the path they will follow. Teams are never reseeded once the playoffs start.

Forfeits sometimes cannot be avoided during the regular season. However, the playoffs are for the determined and hard core that are striving to win a state championship. Forfeits will not be tolerated during the playoffs.

Not showing up at all or not showing up with at least 7 in Flag (5u) or 11 in any tackle game, will be considered a Class A Forfeit and there will be consequences.

Organizations that have eligible teams for the playoffs, but for whatever reason choose to forfeit their last game of the regular season for any of their teams, will face financial forfeit consequences and any or all of their eligible teams may be declared ineligible for the playoffs.

Organizations that commit their teams to the playoffs, and then after the brackets and schedule are made, do not fulfill their obligation, will be charged with a Level II violation.

In an organization defeats an opponent, winning the right to advance, but chooses to forfeit the next game, they will be charged with a Level II violation and any of their other teams in the playoffs could be declared ineligible to continue in the playoffs.

If a forfeit happens once a game starts for any reason other than negligence, the forfeit will not affect any of the organization's other teams in the playoffs.

There will be no excuse as to why an athlete or volunteer is out of Dress Code compliance in the playoffs.

• • It does not matter what had been done all season. The Head Coach will suffer the consequences of their staff or players not attired properly.

  • The deeper into the playoffs, the more Black Shirts will be watching.

  • Semi-Finals and State games will catch the majority of the dress code issues at the gate.

There will be no excuse as to why an athlete or especially a volunteer acts inappropriately come the playoffs.

Athlete ejections may incur additional weeks of suspension, but based on the timeline they may not be allowed back into the playoffs.

Volunteers who are ejected for abusive and aggressive behavior (such as fighting, taunting, foul mouth language etc.) will be removed for the remainder of the playoffs.