[terry]

[quote author=FarmDad.01 link=topic=13825.msg144880#msg144880 date=1448926757]
...  I think, that even an extremely ugly win over a drastic underdog -- say, by 1 point in triple OT -- won't uncrimson the Tide or cage that Tiger. Nor would a victorious Florida (10-2) or North Carolina (11-1) leapfrog the Cardinal, per strength-of-schedule metrics.

A one point win in triple overtime is impossible.  After the second overtime, teams must try for two point conversions, which means that the smallest margin at that point would be two points (one team scoring but failing to convert; the other one converting the 2 pt try)
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Not trying to be uber-geeky . . . but what about this scenario:  In the third overtime, the first team to possess the ball gets a field goal. Three points. The second team throws an interception, with the ball picked off at the one yard line. The guy who picks off the ball runs into the end zone and takes a knee, instead of just taking a knee at the spot of the pick. That's a safety for the second team. Two points. So the margin ends up being one point. Does that work?

[terry]

[quote author=FarmDad.01 link=topic=13825.msg144880#msg144880 date=1448926757]
...  I think, that even an extremely ugly win over a drastic underdog -- say, by 1 point in triple OT -- won't uncrimson the Tide or cage that Tiger. Nor would a victorious Florida (10-2) or North Carolina (11-1) leapfrog the Cardinal, per strength-of-schedule metrics.

A one point win in triple overtime is impossible.  After the second overtime, teams must try for two point conversions, which means that the smallest margin at that point would be two points (one team scoring but failing to convert; the other one converting the 2 pt try)
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Not trying to be uber-geeky . . . but what about this scenario:  In the third overtime, the first team to possess the ball gets a field goal. Three points. The second team throws an interception, with the ball picked off at the one yard line. The guy who picks off the ball runs into the end zone and takes a knee, instead of just taking a knee at the spot of the pick. That's a safety for the second team. Two points. So the margin ends up being one point. Does that work?