Idaho Stampede Complete Field of Six for 2006 CBA Playoffs
Published on March 6, 2006 under Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release
Boise, ID (March 6, 2006) - The Idaho Stampede became the sixth and final team to clinch a spot in the 2006 Continental Basketball Association Playoffs thanks to the Dakota Wizards garnering just one quarter point against the Yakama Sun Kings in a 107-93 loss on Sunday, March 5.
With the loss and only three regular season games remaining, Dakota can accumulate no more than 159.0 quarter points. The Wizards currently have 138.0 quarter points and are fourth in the Western Conference. Idaho currently sits in third place in the Western Conference with 162.5 quarter points (3.61 QP avg.), a 23-22 record, and three games remaining.
Idaho's final three games will come in the friendly confines of Qwest Arena in downtown Boise. The Stampede host Dakota Tuesday, March 7, and Friday, March 10, while conference-leading Sioux Falls comes to town on Saturday, March 11. All games are scheduled for 7:10 p.m. (MT).
Others who have clinched spots in the 2006 CBA Playoffs are Gary and Rockford (Feb. 17), Yakama (Feb. 27), Sioux Falls (Feb. 28), and Albany (March 2). The CBA regular season ends on Sunday, March 12. The playoff dates and times will be determined based on the order of finish and arena availability.
2006 CBA Playoff Format
This season's CBA Playoffs will include the top three teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences (six total teams). The three highest quarter-point averages in their respective conferences will qualify for the playoffs. The six teams will play three contests each in the first round in a round-robin format versus the three playoff qualifiers from the opposite conference. The three teams from each conference will be seeded one through three based upon their quarter-point averages during the regular season. The two top teams in each conference, along with the second-place team with the better quarter-point finish, will play two home games and one road game. The two third-place teams in each conference and the second-place team with the lower quarter-point finish will play two road games and one home game.
For the first time since the CBA began using quarter points to determine regular-season standings in the 1981-82 season, the league will be using quarter points to decide which teams advance from the first round of the playoffs. The two teams that accumulate the most total quarter points in their respective three first-round games will advance to play in the CBA Finals. Potential ties will be broken first by head-to-head playoff play. If two or more teams are tied, or if two teams that did not play each other in the playoffs are tied, then the team that is the higher seed will advance.
The finals will be a two-out-of-three game series using a (1-2) home-court format, with the lower seed hosting game one and the higher seed hosting games two and three (if necessary). Quarter points will not be used in the CBA Finals.
CBA Quarter Point System
The quarter point system is unique to the CBA. Regular season conference standings are determined by points won, with a team receiving three points for winning a game and one point for winning a quarter (four quarters in each game). If a quarter is tied, teams split the point. No points are awarded for overtime. Therefore, there are seven possible points to win in each game.
2006 CBA Playoff Scenario (based on league standings as of the March 6, 2006)
Eastern Conference Western Conference
1B) Rockford - 4.06 avg. 1A) Sioux Falls - 4.14 avg.
2A) Gary - 4.03 avg. 2B) Yakama - 3.98 avg.
3B) Albany - 3.11 avg. 3A) Idaho - 3.61 avg.
Sioux Falls (1A) would host Rockford and Gary, travel to Albany
Rockford (1B) would host Yakama and Idaho, travel to Sioux Falls
Gary (2A) would host Yakama and Idaho, travel to Sioux Falls
Yakama (2B) would host Albany, travel to Rockford and Gary
Idaho (3A) would host Albany, travel to Rockford and Gary
Albany (3B) would host Sioux Falls, travel to Yakama and Idaho
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