CIS Final 8 Selection Criteria for the At-large Berth
For futher details on the selection criteria for the CIS Final 8 at-large berth, see the
Playing Regulations link (a PDF) on the
CIS Men's Basketball Championship
website.
Since criteria #9 of the regulations includes consideration of playoff performance, effective
an update made on February 28, playoff games are no longer included in the criteria below.
Teams Already Qualified for CIS Final 8
| Team | League | How qualified |
| StFX | AUS | Atlantic University Sport Representative |
| Concordia | RSEQ | RSEQ Representative |
| Carleton | OUA East | OUA Representative |
| Ryerson | OUA East | OUA Representative |
| Fraser Valley | CanWest Pacific | Canada West Representative |
| Acadia | AUS | Atlantic University Sport Representative |
| Alberta | CanWest Prairie | Canada West Representative |
Results as of February 26, 2012
1) Regular season conference record
| Pos | Team | League | Win | Loss | Pct |
| 1 | Lakehead
| OUA West | 20 | 2 | 0.909 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan
| CanWest Prairie | 16 | 4 | 0.800 |
2) Games versus other teams under berth consideration
| Pos | Team | League | Win | Loss | Pct |
| 1 | Saskatchewan
| CanWest Prairie | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| 2 | Lakehead
| OUA West | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
3) Record in CIS non-conference games
| Pos | Team | League | Win | Loss | Pct |
| 1 | Lakehead
| OUA West | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan
| CanWest Prairie | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
4) Best five Top Ten rankings
| Pos | Team | League | Sum | Rankings |
| 1 | Lakehead
| OUA West | 10 | 2-Feb 28, 2-Feb 21, 2-Feb 14, 2-Feb 7, 2-Jan 31 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan
| CanWest Prairie | 16 | 3-Feb 28, 3-Feb 21, 3-Feb 14, 3-Feb 7, 4-Jan 31 |
5) Games versus teams with .800 winning percentage
| Pos | Team | League | Win | Loss | Pct |
| 1 | Saskatchewan
| CanWest Prairie | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Lakehead
| OUA West | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
6) Games versus teams with .650 winning percentage
| Pos | Team | League | Win | Loss | Pct |
| 1 | Lakehead
| OUA West | 3 | 2 | 0.600 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan
| CanWest Prairie | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
7) Games versus teams above .500 winning percentage
| Pos | Team | League | Win | Loss | Pct |
| 1 | Lakehead
| OUA West | 9 | 2 | 0.818 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan
| CanWest Prairie | 10 | 5 | 0.667 |
8) Games versus teams below .500 winning percentage
| Pos | Team | League | Win | Loss | Pct |
| 1 | Lakehead
| OUA West | 18 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan
| CanWest Prairie | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
Summary) Sum of pos for the eight listed criteria
| Pos | Team | League | Sum of Pos |
| 1 | Lakehead
| OUA West | 10 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan
| CanWest Prairie | 14 |
