Each team plays a home-and-home with the teams in its own division (10 games)

Each teams plays one game against each team in the other divisions (12 games)

The Top 3 teams in each division will automatically qualify for the playoffs (9 teams)

The next 3 teams with the best records will also qualify for the playoffs (3 teams)

Seeding:

• Each of the 3 division winners winners will be seeded 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, based on their record and using the OUA tie-breaking format. 
• The remaining 9 teams will be seeded by record and the OUA tie-breaking format. 

ROUND 1| Seeds 1, 2, 3 and 4 receive a first round bye; matchups will be: #12 @ #5; #11 @ #6; #10 @ #7; and, #9 @ #8.

QUARTER-FINALS | Matchups will be: winner of (#9 @ #8) at #1; winner of (#10 @ #7) at #2; winner of (#11 @ #6) at #3; and, winner of (#12 @ #5) at #4.

SEMI-FINALS | Bracket format: four quarter-final winners @ the highest surviving seeds.

WILSON CUP | two semi-final winners @ highest surviving seed.