Playoffs

There are a couple of options that I am considering:

One option is to seed them only according to total points and goal differential, without regard to placement in Group play. That would be the most simple and easy to follow over the course of the season.

The other option would be to award the top 3 spots to group winners, the next 3 slots to the 2nd place teams, and the 7th and 8th slots to the "wild card" qualifiers. That would reward teams for playing well in Group play, and makes winning the Group actually worth something.

Either way, though, the playoffs will proceed in a seeded format with the top seeds having home field advantage for the Quarterfinals, exactly as you mentioned below.

If there's a consensus of opinion, I'll go with that. If not, I'll make the decision myself. Let me know what you think.