There are a couple of reasons why a team in a match might have an average rating above 2400.75. They are:
1. Each team is allowed to use any rating list from September of the previous year through August of the current year. The ratings shown on this page will all be from August though - sometimes resulting in a seemingly higher rating average than would legally be allowed.
2. When a team uses a player rated above 2590, that player only counts as 2600 when determining a lineup's legality. However what is shown on this page will be the actual average which of course might be higher.
There are a couple of reasons why a team in a match might have an average rating above 2400.75. They are:
1. Each team is allowed to use any rating list from January through August of the current year. The ratings shown on this page will all be from August though - sometimes resulting in a seemingly higher rating average than would legally be allowed.
2. When a team uses a player rated above 2600, that player only counts as 2600 when determining a lineup's legality. However what is shown on this page will be the actual average which of course might be higher.
If there is a tie during the regular season as to the finishing order for playoff positioning, the following rules will be used (for instance if two teams are tied for second place with seven match points each). Tiebreak #1 is of course the first tiebreak with the lower ones being used only if all the above tiebreak procedures also result in a tie.
1. Total Team Game Points. Thus winning a match 4 - 0 will give you more tiebreak points than winning a match 3 - 1.
2. Average rating of opponents throughout the season, using the August rating list of that season.
3. Head to Head Results. If you have beaten the opposing team 1.5 - 0.5 during the regular season, you will get the higher seeding.
4. Total Match Points versus Divisional Teams. Thus if Team A went 4.0 - 2.0 in Divisional Matches while Team B went 3.5 - 2.5 then Team A would have the better tiebreaks.
5. Total Game Points versus Divisional Teams
6. Total Game Points from Board 1
7. Total Game Points from Board 2
8. Total Game Points from Board 3
9. Total number of team wins. Thus if one team has a total of twenty five points, with twenty of these points being from wins, whereas another team has a total of twenty five points with only nineteen being from wins, the team with twenty wins has the better tiebreaks.
10. An Armageddon blitz game between chosen members of the teams
If there is a tie between three teams in both match points and game points, we will use the above rules to decide the order amongst the teams. The last resort will be an online blitz game between chosen members of the teams.
If there is a tie during the regular season as to the finishing order for playoff positioning, the following rules will be used (for instance if two teams are tied for second place with seven match points each). Tiebreak #1 is of course the first tiebreak with the lower ones being used only if all the above tiebreak procedures also result in a tie.
1. Total Team Game Points. Thus winning a match 4 - 0 will give you more tiebreak points than winning a match 3 - 1.
2. Strength of Schedule; the team whose opponents have the highest combined record wins the tiebreak.
3. Average rating of opponents throughout the season, using the August rating list of that season.
4. Head to Head Results. If you have beaten the opposing team 1.5 - 0.5 during the regular season, you will get the higher seeding.
5. Total Match Points versus Divisional Teams. Thus if Team A went 5.0 - 3.0 in Divisional Matches while Team B went 4.5 - 3.5 then Team A would have the better tiebreaks.
6. Total Game Points versus Divisional Teams
7. Total Game Points from Board 1
8. Total Game Points from Board 2
9. Total Game Points from Board 3
10. Total number of team wins. Thus if one team has a total of twenty five points, with twenty of these points being from wins, whereas another team has a total of twenty five points with only nineteen being from wins, the team with twenty wins has the better tiebreaks.
11. An Armageddon blitz game between chosen members of the teams
If there is a tie between three teams in both match points and game points, we will use the above rules to decide the order amongst the teams. The last resort will be an online blitz game between chosen members of the teams.
If the regulation match is tied 2 - 2, the following tiebreak procedures will be take place after a ten minute break:
1. The fourth boards from each team will play each other. The team that won on the highest board during the original match will choose their color for the first game. If all regulation games were drawn, the lower rated team gets to choose colors for the first tiebreak game. The time control will be three minutes with a three second increment. The loser of this game will be eliminated, and the winner then faces Board Three of the opposing team.
2. This process continues with the next higher board on each team continually replacing any player of their team who gets eliminated.
3. If a game ends in a draw, both players are eliminated, except if at least one team is using its Board One in which case there is no elimination on a draw, instead colors reverse, and the game is replayed until there is a decisive result.
4. Colors will switch every game for the teams in all circumstances.
5. This process repeats itself until all four players from one team have been eliminated. Thus in order for your opponents to win the match, every one of your team members must be eliminated.
Official 2013 USCL Schedule
• Team listed first gets White on Boards 1+3
• The time control will be 75+30 except for a few matches in which one team is in the Eastern Time Zone and the other in the Pacific where it will be 60+30
• Starting times and dates subject to change
Tuesday, August 27th
| 1. Miami Sharks vs Carolina Cobras | Miami 3-1 |
| 2. Dallas Destiny vs St. Louis Arch Bishops | Dallas 2.5-1.5 |
| 3. Seattle Sluggers vs Arizona Scorpions | Tie 2-2 |
| 4. San Francisco Mechanics vs Los Angeles Vibe | San Francisco 3-1 |
Wednesday, August 28th
| 5. New Jersey Knockouts vs New York Knights | Tie 2-2 |
| 6. Manhattan Applesauce vs Philadelphia Inventors | Manhattan 3-1 |
| 7. Connecticut Dreadnoughts vs Baltimore Kingfishers | Connecticut 4-0 |
| 8. New England Nor'easters vs Boston Blitz | Tie 2-2 |
Tuesday, September 3rd
| 1. New York Knights vs Manhattan Applesauce | New York 3.5-0.5 |
| 2. Philadelphia Inventors vs New Jersey Knockouts | Philadelphia 2.5-1.5 |
| 3. Boston Blitz vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts | Tie 2-2 |
| 4. Baltimore Kingfishers vs New England Nor'easters | New England 2.5-1.5 |
Wednesday, September 4th
| 5. Carolina Cobras vs Dallas Destiny | Dallas 2.5-1.5 |
| 6. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Miami Sharks | Miami 2.5-1.5 |
| 7. Arizona Scorpions vs San Francisco Mechanics | San Francisco 3.5-0.5 |
| 8. Los Angeles Vibe vs Seattle Sluggers | Los Angeles 2.5-1.5 |
Tuesday, September 10th
| 1. Carolina Cobras vs San Francisco Mechanics | San Francisco 2.5-1.5 |
| 2. Miami Sharks vs Los Angeles Vibe | Miami 3-1 |
| 3. Dallas Destiny vs Arizona Scorpions | Dallas 2.5-1.5 |
| 4. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Seattle Sluggers | St. Louis 2.5-1.5 |
Wednesday, September 11th
| 5. Philadelphia Inventors vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts | Connecticut 3-1 |
| 6. New York Knights vs New England Nor'easters | New England 2.5-1.5 |
| 7. Manhattan Applesauce vs Baltimore Kingfishers | Tie 2-2 |
| 8. New Jersey Knockouts vs Boston Blitz | Boston 2.5-1.5 |
Tuesday, September 17th
| 1. San Francisco Mechanics vs New York Knights | New York 2.5-1.5 |
| 2. Manhattan Applesauce vs Arizona Scorpions | Arizona 2.5-1.5 |
| 3. Seattle Sluggers vs Philadelphia Inventors | Philadelphia 3-1 |
| 4. New Jersey Knockouts vs Los Angeles Vibe | New Jersey 2.5-1.5 |
Wednesday, September 18th
| 5. New England Nor'easters vs Carolina Cobras | New England 3-1 |
| 6. Miami Sharks vs Boston Blitz | Miami 3.5-0.5 |
| 7. Dallas Destiny vs Baltimore Kingfishers | Dallas 2.5-1.5 |
| 8. Connecticut Dreadnoughts vs St. Louis Arch Bishops | St. Louis 3-1 |
Tuesday, September 24th
| 1. Miami Sharks vs Dallas Destiny | Dallas 2.5-1.5 |
| 2. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Carolina Cobras | Tie 2-2 |
| 3. Los Angeles Vibe vs Arizona Scorpions | Tie 2-2 |
| 4. Seattle Sluggers vs San Francisco Mechanics | Seattle 3-1 |
Wednesday, September 25th
| 5. New York Knights vs Philadelphia Inventors | New York 3-1 |
| 6. New Jersey Knockouts vs Manhattan Applesauce | New Jersey 2.5-1.5 |
| 7. New England Nor'easters vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts | Tie 2-2 |
| 8. Boston Blitz vs Baltimore Kingfishers | Tie 2-2 |
Tuesday, October 1st
| 1. Connecticut Dreadnoughts vs Manhattan Applesauce | Manhattan 3-1 |
| 2. New England Nor'easters vs New Jersey Knockouts | New England 3-1 |
| 3. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Philadelphia Inventors | Baltimore 3-1 |
| 4. Boston Blitz vs New York Knights | Tie 2-2 |
Wednesday, October 2nd
| 5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Miami Sharks | Tie 2-2 |
| 6. Los Angeles Vibe vs Carolina Cobras | Los Angeles 3.5-0.5 |
| 7. Seattle Sluggers vs Dallas Destiny | Seattle 2.5-1.5 |
| 8. Arizona Scorpions vs St. Louis Arch Bishops | St. Louis 3-1 |
Tuesday, October 8th
| 1. Boston Blitz vs San Francisco Mechanics | San Francisco 2.5-1.5 |
| 2. Arizona Scorpions vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts | Connecticut 2.5-1.5 |
| 3. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Seattle Sluggers | Tie 2-2 |
| 4. Los Angeles Vibe vs New England Nor'easters | New England 3.5-0.5 |
Wednesday, October 9th
| 5. New York Knights vs Miami Sharks | Miami 2.5-1.5 |
| 6. Carolina Cobras vs New Jersey Knockouts | New Jersey 2.5-1.5 |
| 7. Philadelphia Inventors vs Dallas Destiny | Dallas 2.5-1.5 |
| 8. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Manhattan Applesauce | Manhattan 4-0 |
Tuesday, October 15th
| 1. Manhattan Applesauce vs New York Knights | Manhattan 3.5-0.5 |
| 2. New Jersey Knockouts vs Philadelphia Inventors | Tie 2-2 |
| 3. Connecticut Dreadnoughts vs Boston Blitz | Connecticut 2.5-1.5 |
| 4. New England Nor'easters vs Baltimore Kingfishers | Baltimore 2.5-1.5 |
Wednesday, October 16th
| 5. Dallas Destiny vs Carolina Cobras | Dallas 3.5-0.5 |
| 6. Miami Sharks vs St. Louis Arch Bishops | Tie 2-2 |
| 7. San Francisco Mechanics vs Arizona Scorpions | San Francisco 4-0 |
| 8. Seattle Sluggers vs Los Angeles Vibe | Los Angeles 3.5-0.5 |
Tuesday, October 22nd
| 1. Carolina Cobras vs Miami Sharks | Tie 2-2 |
| 2. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Dallas Destiny | St. Louis 2.5-1.5 |
| 3. Arizona Scorpions vs Seattle Sluggers | Arizona 3-1 |
| 4. Los Angeles Vibe vs San Francisco Mechanics | Los Angeles 2.5-1.5 |
Wednesday, October 23rd
| 5. New York Knights vs New Jersey Knockouts | New York 2.5-1.5 |
| 6. Philadelphia Inventors vs Manhattan Applesauce | Manhattan 3.5-0.5 |
| 7. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts | Connecticut 3.5-0.5 |
| 8. Boston Blitz vs New England Nor'easters | Tie 2-2 |
Tuesday, October 29th
| 1. Philadelphia Inventors vs New York Knights | Tie 2-2 |
| 2. Manhattan Applesauce vs New Jersey Knockouts | Manhattan 2.5-1.5 |
| 3. Connecticut Dreadnoughts vs New England Nor'easters | Tie 2-2 |
| 4. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Boston Blitz | Boston 3-1 |
Wednesday, October 30th
| 5. Dallas Destiny vs Miami Sharks | Miami 3-1 |
| 6. Carolina Cobras vs St. Louis Arch Bishops | St. Louis 2.5-1.5 |
| 7. Arizona Scorpions vs Los Angeles Vibe | Arizona 2.5-1.5 |
| 8. San Francisco Mechanics vs Seattle Sluggers | San Francisco 3-1 |
Tuesday, November 5th
| 1. New York Knights vs Manhattan Applesauce | New York 2.5-1.5 |
| 2. Connecticut Dreadnoughts vs New England Nor'easters | Tie 2-2 (New England advances due to draw odds) |
Wednesday, November 6th
| 3. Dallas Destiny vs Miami Sharks | Tie 2-2 (Miami advances due to draw odds) |
| 4. Los Angeles Vibe vs San Francisco Mechanics | San Francisco 3-1 |
Saturday, November 16th
| 1. Miami Sharks vs San Francisco Mechanics | Miami 2.5-1.5 |
| 2. New England Nor'easters vs New York Knights | New York 2.5-1.5 |
Wednesday, November 20th
| 1. Miami Sharks vs New York Knights | Miami 3.5-0.5 |
