Wheaton, Illinois Wesleyan & Carthage Tiebreaker
Illinois Wesleyan, Wheaton and Carthage finished in a three-way tie for third place at 9-5. Wheaton earned the No. 3 seed based on its 3-1 composite record against Carthage and Illinois Wesleyan during the regular season. The next step would be to determine which team gets the No. 4 seed, Illinois Wesleyan or Carthage. The Titans and Red Men split their season series and both teams finished 1-1 against first place Augustana and second place North Central. Illinois Wesleyan finished 1-1 against the next place team, which is Wheaton, while Carthage was 0-2 against the Thunder. This would give Illinois Wesleyan the fourth and final seed.

North Central & Augustana Tiebreaker
Both North Central and Augustana would be tied for first place at 11-3 and be declared co-champions. The tie would have to be broken to determine seeding and tournament hosting. Both teams tied the season series at 1-1 and also have finished with the same identical head-to-head records against each of the other six CCIW teams. The next tiebreaker, road record against conference schools, would also not break the tie as both teams are 5-2. The next tiebreaker, record in the last seven CCIW games, will break the tie as North Central is 6-1 while Augustana is 4-3, giving North Central the No. 1 seed and the right to host the CCIW tournament.