MHSAA TIEBREAKER -Team Tournament - (The National Federation suggested tie breaker has not been adopted for MHSAA competition.) In the event two teams tie in the team tournament, only one team shall advance to the next level of competition. The team to advance will be determined by applying the following criterion in order. If a tie occurs during the MHSAA Final Match, no tiebreaker is used, and both teams will receive a trophy and medals. In the district and regional rounds, the tie-breaker must be used, and a duplicate trophy and medals will be ordered for the team which advances. The team to advance to the next level of competition in the event of a tie shall be:

1. The team (individual on the team) whose opponent has been penalized the greater number of times for unsportsmanlike conduct.
2. The team that has accumulated the greater number of victories.*
3. The team that has accumulated the greater number of falls.*
4. The team that has accumulated the greater number of technical falls.
5. The team that has accumulated the greater number of major decisions.
6. The team that has accumulated the greater number of total match points earned in matches that did not end with a fall.
7. The team that has accumulated the greater number of near-fall points earned in matches which did not end with a fall.
8. The team that has accumulated the greater number of takedowns.
9. The team that has accumulated the greater number of reversals.
10. The team that has accumulated the lesser number of team penalties.
11. If a tie remains, the official shall, with the captain from each squad, meet in the center of the mat to decide the team to advance by flipping his
colored disc and letting it fall to the mat. Green shall represent the home team.

* A default or forfeit shall count as a fall, which is a win.