[Spiny_Norman]

I hope that it is ok (not tempting the woofing gods) to review the P12 process for breaking ties for seeding purposes in the conference tournament. From the P12 website:

Two-team tie
a. Results of head-to-head competition during the regular season.
b. Each team’s record (won-lost percentage) vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s record (won-lost percentage) against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams.
c. Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents.
d. Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee.

Multiple-team tie
a. Results (won-lost percentage) of collective head-to-head competition during the regular season among the tied teams.
b. If more than two teams are still tied, each of the tied team’s record (won-lost percentage) vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings, and then continuing down through the standings, eliminating teams with inferior records, until one team gains an advantage.
When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s record (won-lost percentage) against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams.
After one team has an advantage and is seeded, all remaining teams in the multiple-team tie-breaker will repeat the multiple-team tie-breaking procedure.
If at any point the multiple-team tie is reduced to two teams, the two-team tie-breaking procedure will be applied.
c. Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents.
d. Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee.


Example 1 - if Stanford beats Colorado and then loses to Utah and the teams end up tied at 15-3, the first tie-breaker would be head to head. Stanford and Utah would be 1-1 vs. each other. Assuming Colorado finishes 3rd, Stanford would win the tie-breaker with a 2-0 record vs. Colorado while Utah is 1-1.

Example 2 - if Stanford loses to Colorado and then beats Utah and the teams end up tied at 15-3, Stanford would win the first tie-breaker with a 2-0 record vs. Utah.

[Spiny_Norman]

I hope that it is ok (not tempting the woofing gods) to review the P12 process for breaking ties for seeding purposes in the conference tournament. From the P12 website:

Two-team tie
a. Results of head-to-head competition during the regular season.
b. Each team’s record (won-lost percentage) vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s record (won-lost percentage) against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams.
c. Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents.
d. Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee.

Multiple-team tie
a. Results (won-lost percentage) of collective head-to-head competition during the regular season among the tied teams.
b. If more than two teams are still tied, each of the tied team’s record (won-lost percentage) vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings, and then continuing down through the standings, eliminating teams with inferior records, until one team gains an advantage.
When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s record (won-lost percentage) against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams.
After one team has an advantage and is seeded, all remaining teams in the multiple-team tie-breaker will repeat the multiple-team tie-breaking procedure.
If at any point the multiple-team tie is reduced to two teams, the two-team tie-breaking procedure will be applied.
c. Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents.
d. Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee.


Example 1 - if Stanford beats Colorado and then loses to Utah and the teams end up tied at 15-3, the first tie-breaker would be head to head. Stanford and Utah would be 1-1 vs. each other. Assuming Colorado finishes 3rd, Stanford would win the tie-breaker with a 2-0 record vs. Colorado while Utah is 1-1.

Example 2 - if Stanford loses to Colorado and then beats Utah and the teams end up tied at 15-3, Stanford would win the first tie-breaker with a 2-0 record vs. Utah.