2017-18 OUA Men's Basketball Structure
REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFF & CHAMPIONSHIP | |
# OF TEAMS | 17 teams, 2 divisions (East, West) | 12 |
PARTICIPATING TEAMS |
EAST: Carleton, Laurentian, Nipissing, Ottawa, Queen's, Ryerson, Toronto, York WEST: Brock, Guelph, Lakehead, McMaster, Algoma, Waterloo, Western, Wilfrid Laurier, Windsor |
Round 1 1st and 2nd place finishers in each conference receive a bye 6@3 within conference 5@4 within conference
OUA Quarter-Finals 4@1 within conference 3@2 within conference
OUA Semi-Finals Semi-Final 1 –LR East @ HR West Semi-Final 2 – LR West @ HR East OUA Championship Winners of each Semi-Final (@ annual rotation, unless 2 teams from the same conference advance from the semi-final. Then the highest seed would host) |
# OF GAMES |
Each team plays a home and home with the teams in its own conference (East - 14, West 16) and one game against each team in the other conference (East – 9, West – 8) | 4 Rounds |
FORMAT | Each team plays a home-and-home with the teams in its own division, and one game against each team in the other division. | |
2016-17 CHAMPION |
Ryerson Rams |
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OUA CHAMPIONSHIP |
March 3rd, 2018 @ Highest Remaining |
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CIS CHAMPIONSHIP |
March 8-11 @ Acadia, Halifax | |
REFEREE-IN-CHIEF | Tom Christie |