re: Help me understand SEC tie-breaker C.

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Say, for instance, the top three west teams are all tied to this tiebreaker. If there is a clear #4 team, then C clearly says the tied top 3 team with the best record against #4 gets the berth - I get that. But what if there is a tie for 4 and 5? Above it says "multiple ties will be broken from first to last" - so does that mean the top three tied team with the best combined record against the teams tied for #4 and #5 gets the berth? Because it would seem to suggest we can't break the tie between 4+5 until we break the tie among the top 3. On the other hand, it says "the team" in the division (top line), not "the team(s)" in the division, which is only possible to do if we break the tie between 4+5. So it appears to contradict itself.

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