MONTICELLO, Ark. — It appears that the NK 16s have taken a page from the dominant 1990s Oakland As teams en route to a 3-0 record in the Babe Ruth World Series.

James Smith and Jamaal Smith have two home runs each to their credit and with a combination of solid pitching and defense, North has outscored its opponents by a combined 24-7 in three games.

Its unblemished record guarantees the team a berth in the championship bracket, but it doesn’t mean a No. 1 seed yet.

With the final game against the hometown Monticello nine at 5:30 p.m. today, the NK 16s have the opportunity to go undefeated.

Monticello lost to Fort Smith, Ark. in its opening game 3-2 on Friday, and North beat Fort Smith 5-3 on Sunday.

Monticello played to the only other undefeated in North’s bracket, Syracuse, N.Y. Tuesday. Results were unavailable at press time.

Syracuse was scheduled to play Fort Smith Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in its final game of pool play, but the game was rescheduled for Tuesday or Wednesday. Results were unavailable at press time.

A No. 1 seed means one less game to the World Series title as the semifinals will be played at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday with the championship game at 5 p.m. Saturday.

A No. 2 seed means playing in a loser-out contest at 8 p.m. Friday.

If Syracuse and North are tied for the No. 1 seed, NK 16s coach Brent Stenman said he believes the first tiebreaker would be runs scored since the two teams won’t face each other in pool play.

However, tournament public relations director Paul Smith said the first tiebreaker is the number of runs allowed and the second tiebreaker is point differential with a maximum of 10 runs.

In three games, North had allowed seven runs compared to eight runs allowed by Syracuse in its first two games of the tournament.

“They finish before we do, so we’ll be watching them,” Stenman said of the Syracuse, N.Y. team. “I hope they lose one.”

Here are the possible scenarios for where the NK 16s could be seeded in the championship bracket:

• If Syracuse, N.Y. were to lose one of its two remaining games and the NK 16s beat Monticello, they would be the No. 1 seed outright and play at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

• If the two teams have identical 4-0 records and North maintains its lead in runs allowed, North would be the No. 1 seed and play at 8 p.m. Friday.

Host Monticello has only scored five runs in its first two games of pool play.

• If the NK 16s were to lose to Monticello today and Fort Smith beat Syracuse, N.Y., North would remain the No. 1 seed as long as it had the fewest runs allowed.

• If Syracuse, N.Y. goes undefeated and North loses its game to Monticello, then North would be the No. 2 seed. Fort Smith has given up seven runs in its first two games and lost to the NK 16s on Sunday, so North would still be the No. 2 seed.