Haha that is indeed weird. Even alphabetically you'd be on top. They must use games played as a determining factor, but the wrong way round.
I had a weird situation once in international competition (when we used to be good) where me and another player were equal on everything after the group stage. I had beaten him twice in group stages, so felt I should have advanced. But he went through because of alphabetical order, costing me a crapload of money. I complained bitterly to the TM teamsters. They didn't care.
That was a turning point for my club too. It was all downhill after that. And now after the changes that help the top clubs in nz stay there, I doubt we'll return to such giddy heights.