2021 Midwest Alliance Cup Groupings

GROUP A
UW-Madison
Western Michigan
Miami
Northern Michigan

GROUP B
Illinois
Notre Dame
UW-La Crosse
​CWRU

GROUP C
Michigan
Cincinnati
Ohio State
Grand Valley

GROUP D
Purdue
Northwestern
Marquette
Indiana

Saturday, October 30th, 2021 (Group Play)

TIME
8:00AM
10:00AM
12:00PM
2:00PM
4:00PM
​6:00PM

FIELD #1
UW-Mad. 7 v. NMU 0
N.D. 4  v. UW-Lax. 0


Illinois 1 v. UW-Lax. 1
​Cincinnati 3 v. GVSU 0

FIELD #2
WMU 0 v. Miami  2
Michigan  3 v. GVSU 2
Purdue  2 v. Indiana  0
UW-Mad.  7 v. Miami 2
N.D.  4   v. CWRU  0
​Purdue 3 v. Marq. 1

FIELD #3
Illinois 2 v. CWRU 0
Cincinnati  2 v. Ohio State  0
NW  1 v. Marquette  0
WMU  3 v. NMU  4
Michigan 2 v. Ohio State 2
​​Northwestern 0 v. Indiana 0

Sunday, October 31st, 2021 (Championship Round)
TIME                   FIELD #2                                         FIELD #3
9:00 AM            UW.-Mad. 2  Illinois  0                 Purdue 1  Michigan  0 (PK 3-1)
11:00 AM           Cincinnati 1   Northwestern 0      Notre Dame  2   Miami  1
1:00PM              Purdue 1    UW-Madison  0
3:00PM             Cincinnati  3   Notre Dame  1

Qualifications for the Midwest Alliance Cup
The Midwest Alliance Cup will consist of sixteen (16) teams.  The top 2 (two) teams from each division will qualify for the Conference Tournament.  The “Wild Cards” or thirteen through sixteenth clubs will be determined by taking the top four Power Ranking teams at the end of the Regular Season who did not qualify for the tournament.  Only one Wild Card team will quailify regardless of Rankings.  In the event of a tie in the Power Rankings, the tie breaking formula will be used.  Groupings and Seeding for the tournament will be formulated by ordering the sixteen tournament teams based on the Power Ranking at the end of the regular season.  
   1.)  Head to head competition
   2.)  High Point Differential  (max +/- 5pts. per game from any one match)
   3.)  Most Goals For
   4.)  Fewest Goals Against
   5.)  Most total Wins
   6.)  Most shutouts
   7.)  Power Ranking Points at the time of the tie.
(for regular season tiebreaker, all 8 league games will be tabulated)
In the event that the groupings have more than two clubs from the same division, league administration can:
  1.) Re-position clubs in the 13th-16th seedings to avoid same division club opponents. 
​
Midwest Alliance Cup Format:
Four groups of four teams will play on Saturday.  Each game on Saturday will consist of two forty minute halves.  No overtime will be played on Saturday.  Points will be accumulated, based on the results of the group play in the following manner:
        Each win: 6 points
        Each tie: 3 points
        Each loss: 0 points
        Each goal scored (max. of three): 1 point
        Opponent Shutout: 1 point
        A team may accumulate up to 10 points per match.

The top two teams from each group with the most points will advance to the Championship (Knock-out) Round on Sunday.  In the event of a tie in total points by two or more teams in the same group at the end of group play, the above tie-breaker will be used in determining which team advances. In a tie breaking scenario involving three or more teams, once a team is eliminated from the tie breaker, the sequence will reset and then go back to the top of the sequence.

​Teams going forward into the Championship Round will play quarter-final games on Sunday morning.  Games on Sunday will consist of two forty minute halves.  The team with the highest Power Ranking at the time of the games being played will have the choice of field to play on.  The winners of the quarter-final matches will play in the Tournament Championship matches (Semi-Finals)  at 1:oo PM and 3:00PM on Sunday afternoon.  If two teams are tied at the end of regulation play in the Championship Round only, up to two sudden death, 10 minute overtime periods will be played.  If no winner has been determined by the end of overtime, the taking of kicks (shootout) format will be used to determine a winner.  The winners of the Tournament Championship matches will each receive an automatic berth to the 2021 NIRSA National Tournament.

COVID Protocols & Guidelines:
Guest Information (Adapted from Grand Park Sports Campus Covid Response Plan)
*All visitors must maintain social distance with others (non-family) while watching events, visiting concessions and in restrooms.
*Full-cloth masks or covering are mandatory for all visitors inside the Grand Park Events Center if not fully vaccinated.
*Guests are encouraged to utilize the sanitizing and hand-washing facilities often.
*Visitors can contact the Grand Park Safety Response Team with questions or concerns 24/7 at [email protected] (317)503-0525
*Capacity threshold of 250 people per designated area will be maintained by event appointed Attendance Monitors.
*Coach/Spectator communications regarding Events Center guidelines will be distributed at least 48 hours before the tournament.
*Tournament headquarters on the eastside mezzanine will be discussed with Grand Park Staff and participants to ensure social distancing.

General Protocols for Teams/Players
*Upon entering the Grand Park Events Center, all team members and coaches will have to complete an online Health Screening Check. (completed daily)
*Upon entering the Grand Park Events Center, all team members and coaches will have to provide EITHER proof of full vaccination or a negative (nucleic acid RT-PCR) test within 72 hours of the first day of competition.
*Individual athletes are not to share equipment, food or water bottles.  No water will be provided for teams. Teams will need to provide their own water and water bottles.
​*Any individual who is ill with symptoms consistent with or suggestive of COVID-19 at the time of the tournament should not come to the Grand Park Events Center or attempt to participate.
*All participants will have to complete the required Midwest Alliance Cup paperwork and submit to MASC directors prior to warm-up of their first game.  

• Midwest Alliance Cup Team Registration Form
• Midwest Alliance Cup Player Certification Form
• NIRSA Accident Waiver and Liability Form
• NIRSA Code of Conduct Form
• MASC Waiver and Liability Form
  
  Hotel Information: 
  
  Clubs participating in the Midwest Alliance Cup will need to use Site Search for booking hotels for their overnight stay.  This is mandatory and is a Grand Park policy.  Please use the link below to reserve rooms or contact Amy Eicher with any questions.  
• 2021 Midwest Alliance Cup Hotel Booking Link