MgoMatt
12-02-2008, 02:01 PM
For everyone's information, here's how other conferences break 3 way ties:
BIG TEN
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Did one team beat the other two (no winner)
Did one team lose to the other two (no winner)
Who played fewest 1-AA teams (Texas Tech Eliminated for playing 2, Oaklahoma Eliminated for playing 1)
TEXAS WINS
http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102204aad.html
ACC / SEC (Use the same rules)
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Combined Head-to-head Record (no winner)
Record in division (no winner)
Head-to-head (no winner)
Non-divisional record (no winner)
Record vs common teams best to worst (no winner)
Highest BCS ranking, unless 2nd team within 5 places of 1st team (then head-to-head)
TEXAS WINS
http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=46
http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082105aad.html
Pac Ten
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Combined Head-to-head Record (no winner)
Record against teams in highest position, working down (no winner)
Highest BCS ranking
OAKLAHOMA WINS
http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102802aai.html
Big East
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Couldn't find the specific rules, but it eventually goes to highest BCS ranking
OAKLAHOMA WINS
BIG TEN
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Did one team beat the other two (no winner)
Did one team lose to the other two (no winner)
Who played fewest 1-AA teams (Texas Tech Eliminated for playing 2, Oaklahoma Eliminated for playing 1)
TEXAS WINS
http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102204aad.html
ACC / SEC (Use the same rules)
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Combined Head-to-head Record (no winner)
Record in division (no winner)
Head-to-head (no winner)
Non-divisional record (no winner)
Record vs common teams best to worst (no winner)
Highest BCS ranking, unless 2nd team within 5 places of 1st team (then head-to-head)
TEXAS WINS
http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=46
http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082105aad.html
Pac Ten
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Combined Head-to-head Record (no winner)
Record against teams in highest position, working down (no winner)
Highest BCS ranking
OAKLAHOMA WINS
http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102802aai.html
Big East
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Couldn't find the specific rules, but it eventually goes to highest BCS ranking
OAKLAHOMA WINS