The Lone Star Conference announced it will use a point rating system to determine its men’s and women’s basketball standings this year due to COVID-19 related schedule adjustments.
 
      The point rating system will replace winning percentage for the LSC’s basketball conference standings, divisional standings and conference tournament seeding in 2020-21. 
 
      The system assigns a numerical value to game results depending on the site and quality of the opponent.  Teams will earn more points for a win on the road or at home against top competition based on conference winning percentage and receive fewer points for a win against lesser opposition.  Points are also dispersed for losses, with more points awarded for a loss against stronger competition. 
 
      Each week, the team ratings will be determined by taking the total points divided by league games played with the opponents winning percentage updated throughout the year.
 
      The LSC will publish the point rating system rankings in mid-January and post weekly updates for the rest of the season.
 
      The change will help offset an unbalanced league schedule and games canceled due to COVID-19.  Typically, the LSC slate includes games against all other league teams but this year is using a modified “bubble” schedule format to enhance student-athlete safety with regard to COVID-19 and reduce the amount of contact amongst teams by playing the same opponent twice during the week.
 
      The conference tournament will consist of the top eight men’s and women’s teams with first-round games on-campus on Tuesday, March 2 followed by the four winning teams advancing to the final site at the highest remaining seed on Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6.
 
LSC POINT RATING SYSTEM
Points shall be awarded for each conference contest played:
7 points – win over a .750 or better team on the road
6.5 points – win over a .750 or better team at home
6 points – win over a .500 or better team on the road
5 points – win over a .500 or better team at home
4.5 points – win over a .250 or better team on the road
4 points – win over a .250 team or better at home
3.5 points – win over an under .250 team on the road
3 points – win over an under .250 team at home
2.5 points – loss at home or on the road to a .750 or better team
2 points – loss to a .500 or better team at home or on the road
1 point – loss to a .250 or better team at home or on the road
.5 points – loss to an under .250 team on the road
0 points – loss to an under .250 team at home