Assume three teams (ex. OU, TCU, Baylor) finish 8-1 with losses to each other and zoom down to point 3 below.
Essentially this boils down to the sum of point differentials. Add them up for each game the three teams play against each other. Lowest score gets thrown out, and the head-to-head winner of the top two wins the conference.
Here is where this scenario could see some problems. Baylor beats OU, TCU beats Baylor, OU beats TCU.
Baylor beats OU by 7 points.
Baylor loses to TCU by 10 points.
Baylor point difference (PD) = -3
So the last game of the season comes down to OU beating TCU, by x points.
If x = 3, OU PD = -4, TCU PD = 7, Baylor PD = -3. Baylor and TCU head-to-head gives TCU the tiebreaker.
If x = 5, OU PD = -2, TCU PD = 5, Baylor PD = -3. OU and TCU head-to-head gives OU the tiebreaker.
If x = 14, OU PD = 7, TCU PD = -4, Baylor PD = -3. OU and Baylor head-to-head gives Baylor the tiebreaker.
OU would punish themselves and lose the conference by scoring too many points. They'd need to point shave and maintain a winning margin of 5-12 points to guarantee the conference title.
b. If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 4 will be followed until a determination is made. Once a team has been eliminated from a multi-team comparison, it is dropped from further comparisons. If only two teams remain tied after any step, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the Champion.
1. The conference records of the three or more teams will be compared against each other.
2. The conference records of the three or more teams will be compared against the next highest placed team(s) in the conference (4, 5 and 6....).
A. When comparing against the next highest placed teams, a two-way tie among the next highest placed teams will be broken by head-to-head before the comparison begins.
B. If more than a two-way tie exists among the next highest placed teams, record against the collective tied teams as a group will be used.
3. Scoring differential among the tied teams. The team with the lowest difference between points scored and points allowed in games vs. the tied teams are eliminated from consideration.
1. The conference records of the three or more teams will be compared against each other.
2. The conference records of the three or more teams will be compared against the next highest placed team(s) in the conference (4, 5 and 6....).
A. When comparing against the next highest placed teams, a two-way tie among the next highest placed teams will be broken by head-to-head before the comparison begins.
B. If more than a two-way tie exists among the next highest placed teams, record against the collective tied teams as a group will be used.
3. Scoring differential among the tied teams. The team with the lowest difference between points scored and points allowed in games vs. the tied teams are eliminated from consideration.
Essentially this boils down to the sum of point differentials. Add them up for each game the three teams play against each other. Lowest score gets thrown out, and the head-to-head winner of the top two wins the conference.
Here is where this scenario could see some problems. Baylor beats OU, TCU beats Baylor, OU beats TCU.
Baylor beats OU by 7 points.
Baylor loses to TCU by 10 points.
Baylor point difference (PD) = -3
So the last game of the season comes down to OU beating TCU, by x points.
If x = 3, OU PD = -4, TCU PD = 7, Baylor PD = -3. Baylor and TCU head-to-head gives TCU the tiebreaker.
If x = 5, OU PD = -2, TCU PD = 5, Baylor PD = -3. OU and TCU head-to-head gives OU the tiebreaker.
If x = 14, OU PD = 7, TCU PD = -4, Baylor PD = -3. OU and Baylor head-to-head gives Baylor the tiebreaker.
OU would punish themselves and lose the conference by scoring too many points. They'd need to point shave and maintain a winning margin of 5-12 points to guarantee the conference title.
