Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.
The top six teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals. [1]
Quarterfinals will be a single round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
The top four teams will advance to a best-of-five semifinal round. [2]
SF1: #1 vs. #4
SF2: #2 vs. #3
Best-of-three third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
