STAC FALL POSTSEASON TUTORIAL
Here is a guideline for how the STAC varsity playoffs are determined for each spring sport.
(*Please note that these are for STAC sports only. Football and field hockey are Section IV sports only and do not have individual leagues such as STAC.)
STAC Divisions:
West – Corning, Elmira, Horseheads, Ithaca
Metro – Binghamton, Johnson City, Maine-Endwell, Union-Endicott, Vestal
Central – Chenango Forks, Chenango Valley, Owego, Seton, Waverly
East – Norwich, Oneonta, Susquehanna Valley, Windsor
Only STAC league games count!
League games = Games played within own division, and one crossover game between West vs. Metro and Central vs. East. A West vs. East game, for example, would be considered non-league and count in overall standings for sectional points, but not in STAC league standings.
(Note: Occasionally, a West vs. Metro and Central vs. East matchup will happen twice, but only one of them is considered a league game. This is determined in the schedule ahead of time. The other counts as a non-league game in the standings.)
How seeds for playoffs are determined:
Central/East 2nd seed at West/Metro 1st seed
West/Metro 2nd seed at Central/East 1st seed
The 1st seed is the better record between division winners in the West/Metro and Central/East. That team will host a home semi-final game vs. the team with the 2nd best record (2nd seed) in the other half of the conference.
The sports of volleyball, boys soccer, girls soccer, and girls tennis all follow the postseason format listed above. Here is a breakdown of the number of STAC league games in those sports:
*** VOLLEYBALL ***
# of league games per division:
West – 11 (2 games vs. West, 1 game vs. Metro)
Metro – 12 (2 games vs. Metro, 1 game vs. West)
Central – 14 (2 games vs. Central and East)
East – 14 (2 games vs. East and Central)
* Note: Seton does not have a varsity volleyball team.
*** BOYS SOCCER ***
# of league games per division:
West – 11 (2 games vs. West, 1 game vs. Metro)
Metro – 12 (2 games vs. Metro, 1 game vs. West)
Central – 11 (2 games vs. Central, 1 game vs. East)
East – 9 (2 games vs. East, 1 game vs. Central)
*** GIRLS SOCCER ***
# of league games per division:
West – 11 (2 games vs. West, 1 game vs. Metro)
Metro – 12 (2 games vs. Metro, 1 game vs. West)
Central – 11 (2 games vs. Central, 1 game vs. East)
East – 9 (2 games vs. East, 1 game vs. Central)
* Note: Windsor does not have a varsity girls soccer team, as their players combine with Binghamton and play that schedule.
*** GIRLS TENNIS ***
# of league matches per division:
West – 11 (2 games vs. West, 1 game vs. Metro)
Metro – 12 (2 games vs. Metro, 1 game vs. West)
Central – 12 (2 games vs. Central and East)
East – 12 (2 games vs. East and Central)
* Note: Waverly and Oneonta do not have varsity girls tennis teams.
*** GOLF ***
For golf, the four division winners along with two “Wild Cards” participate for the STAC Championship together at Mark Twain Golf Course in Elmira on October 10.
# of league matches per division:
West – 11 (2 games vs. West, 1 game vs. Metro)
Metro – 12 (2 games vs. Metro, 1 game vs. West)
Central – 10 (2 games vs. Central, 1 game vs. East)
East – 10 (2 games vs. East, 1 game vs. Central)
* Note: Waverly does not have a varsity golf team.
*** BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY ***
For boys and girls cross country, scores will be tallied at the STAC Championship at Union-Endicott on October 21.
Division winners and overall champions will be crowned at the STAC Championship on October 21 by comparing scores at that event. There are no individual meets throughout the season.
*** CHEERLEADING ***
For cheerleading, all teams qualify for competition. There is a champion crowned, followed by 2nd and 3rd place.
*** GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING ***
For girls swimming & diving, there is no STAC Championship meet held. After the regular season ends, they go right into sectionals. However, there are division winners determined based on the best league record.
# of league meets per division:
West – 8 (1 meet vs. West and Metro)
Metro – 8 (1 meet vs. Metro and West)
Central – 8 (1 meet vs. Central and East)
East – 8 (1 meet vs. East and Central)
* Note: Seton does not have a girls swim team, as their athletes combine with Binghamton and play that schedule. Greene is in the Central and plays a STAC schedule just for this sport.
STAC Playoff Schedule:
Girls Tennis
Semi-finals: Wednesday, October 4 at top seeds
Championship: Friday, October 6 at larger enrollment school
Golf
Championship: Tuesday, October 10 at Mark Twain Golf Course in Elmira
Boys Soccer
Semi-finals: Wednesday, October 11 at top seeds
Championship: Friday, October 13 at larger enrollment school
Girls Soccer
Semi-finals: Wednesday, October 11 at top seeds
Championship: Saturday, October 14 at larger enrollment school
Boys and Girls Cross Country
Championship: Saturday, October 21 at Union-Endicott (Ann G. McGuinness Elementary)
Cheerleading
Championship: Sunday, October 22 at Union-Endicott High School
Volleyball
Semi-finals: Wednesday, October 25 at top seeds
Championship: Friday, October 27 at larger enrollment school