Tiebreaking procedure

[bobcat81]

The procedure below is taken directly from the AAA handbook posted on its website.  I think it's straightforward, but wanted to attempt to confirm.  In a two way tie the first tiebreaker is based on head-to-head matches, so certainly if one team won twice over the other they win the tiebreaker.  If the teams split, then it appears to be based on head-to-head games.  So a team that won their match 3-1 (games) over the other team would win the tiebreaker over the other team if it won 3-2.  Is this correct?

The three way tie appears to first have to be broken down into sets of two way ties, which obviously gets a little more complicated.  I guess if one team has the tiebreaker over each of the other two teams, then obviously it appears it would move forward.  Then I guess the other two teams would go through the tiebreaker against each other. 

Rule 3. VOLLEYBALL TIEBREAKING PROCEDURE
A. If a tie results, it shall be broken by the first of the following procedures that is successful in doing so. Three or more tied teams shall first be considered in sets of two-way ties.
1. Head-to-head match competition between the tied
schools;
2. Head-to-head games competition;
3. Winning margin total of all head-to-head games;
4. A play-off match between schools involved in the tie.
B. If a three-way tie is not broken by A, B or C above, the schools shall draw for the number 1, 2 and 3 that shall identify each school to begin the play-off, with 1 playing 2 and 3 playing the winner. The winner of the final match will be the highest conference seed with the opponent being the next highest seeded team and the loser of the first play-off match being the third highest seed for the tournament position(s) available.
C. This procedure shall be applied in the same manner if four teams are tied. After drawing numbers, 1 would play 4 and 2 would play 3, after which winners would play one another for the first seeded position. The loser of this match will be the second seeded team. If more than two teams are to advance to the state tournament, further elimination play would be conducted for third and fourth seeds.

[Quite Frankly]

Correct. If two teams tie and split in the regular season, the tie goes to the team that won their match in 4 games over the team that won the other match in 5 games.

[bobcat81]

Thanks.  I realize now that the AAA information you posted, specifically the 2008 manual, actually includes this example. 

TIE BREAKING PROCEDURE
If a tie results when comparing conference records, the
tie shall be broken by the first of the following procedures that is successful in doing so. At each step the primary consideration is head-to-head competition.
A. Three or more tied teams shall first be considered in
sets of two-way ties.
B. Head-to-head match competition between the tied
schools; (Example: If A defeated B and B defeated A
in the double round robin, the tie-breaker must go to
the next step. If A defeated B in both matches in the
double round robin A would prevail and the tie is
broken. B is eliminated from further consideration.)
C. Game record in head-to-head competition between
the tied schools; (Example: If A defeated B 3-2 and B
defeated A, 3-2, the tie remains; however, if A defeated B 3-2 and B defeated A 3-1, B would
prevail and the tie is broken.)
D. Winning margin of all head-to-head games in (B)
above; (Example: A defeated B by a total of 6 points
and B defeated A by a total of 8 points, B would
prevail and the tie is broken.)
E. The tied schools shall resolve the tie with a playoff
match (3/5) between the tied schools.
F. If the tied schools mutually agree not to play a playoff match the tie will be resolved by a coin toss
administered by the Executive Director of the
Arkansas Activities Association or his designee.