If necessary to break ties to determine the three wildcard teams from each conference and the site of a first-round playoff game, the following steps will be taken:

1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, use division tiebreaker.
2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, use the following steps:

TWO CLUBS

1. Head to head, if applicable.
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games within the conference.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
4. Best average net points in conference games.
5. Best net points in all games.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best net touchdowns in all games.
8. Coin toss.

THREE OR MORE CLUBS

1. Head-to-head sweep (applicable only if one club has defeated each of the others, or if one club has lost to each of the others).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games within the conference.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
4. Best average net points in conference games.
5. Best net points in all games.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best net touchdowns in all games.
8. Coin toss.

NOTE: If two teams remain tied after a third or additional teams are eliminated, the tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the applicable two-club format. When the first wildcard team has been identified, the procedure is repeated to name the second wild card, i.e., eliminate all but the highest-ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2, and repeated a third time, if necessary, to identify the third wild card. in situations where three or more teams from the same division are involved in the procedure, the original seeding of teams remains the same for subsequent applications of the tiebreaker if the top-ranked team in that division qualifies for a wildcard.

Division ties

If two or more clubs in the same division finish with identical best won-lost-tie percentage, the following steps will determine a champion. The same steps are used to determine sites of postseason games.

TWO TEAMS

1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the two clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games within the conference.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, if applicable.
5. Best net points in division games.
6. Best net points in all games.
7. Strength of schedule.
8. Best net touchdowns in all games.
9. Coin toss.

THREE OR MORE TEAMS

1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tie percentage in games within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tie percentage in games within the conference.
4. Best won-lost-tie percentage in common games.
5. Best net points in division games.
6. Best net points in all games.
7. Strength of schedule.
8. Best net touchdowns in all games.
9. Coin toss.

NOTE: If one team wins multiple-team tiebreaker to advance to playoff round, remaining teams revert to step 1 of applicable two-club format, i.e., either in division tiebreaker or wild-card tiebreaker. If two teams in a multiple-tie possess superior marks in a tie-breaking step, this pair of teams advance to the top of the applicable two-club format to break the tie. One team advances to playoff round, while other returns to original group and step 1 of applicable tiebreaker.