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SEC tie-breaker rules for 2024 season...
Posted on 10/6/24 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 10/6/24 at 2:40 pm
I posted this on the SEC Rant but figured it should go here too since LSU is still in the thick of things.
Since they could be a cluster of teams tied near the top when the regular season ends, I thought I would post this:
Since they could be a cluster of teams tied near the top when the regular season ends, I thought I would post this:
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The SEC will use six potential tie-breakers for the 2024 season in this order until the tie is broken:
Step 1: Head-to-head competition: This is the easiest tie-beaker. Did Team A beat Team B?
Step 2: Record vs. all common conference opponents.
Step 3: Record against highest (best) placed common conference opponent in the conference standings, and proceeding through the conference standings among tied teams.
Step 4: Cumulative conference winning percentages of all conference opponents among tied teams.
Step 5: Capped relative total scoring margin vs. all conference opponents among the tied teams.
Step 6: Random draw.
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Posted on 10/6/24 at 2:43 pm to Chicken
Posted on 10/6/24 at 3:07 pm to Chicken
I don’t really like tiebreaker #3 the more I think about it. It basically means if you’re going to lose to someone, you’re better off losing to bad teams.
For the sake of argument, let’s say there’s an 2-way tie between 7-1 Alabama and 7-1 Texas. Alabama wins out and Texas beats everyone except Georgia.
Tiebreaker #1: They don’t play head-to-head. Next.
Tiebreaker #2: Their common SEC opponents are Oklahoma, Georgia, and Vanderbilt. Both are 2-1 against that slate. Next.
Tiebreaker #3: Georgia will finish higher in conference standings than Vanderbilt. So because Bama beat Georgia, Alabama will win this tiebreaker. But.. they lost to Vanderbilt.
I get that the point of tiebreaker #3 is effectively to see who has the strongest wins but I’m not sure that a good win should carry more weight than a bad loss. Particularly when the next tiebreaker is conference SOS, which will reward the team who played the best conference schedule anyway.
IMHO tiebreakers #3 and #4 should be reversed.
For the sake of argument, let’s say there’s an 2-way tie between 7-1 Alabama and 7-1 Texas. Alabama wins out and Texas beats everyone except Georgia.
Tiebreaker #1: They don’t play head-to-head. Next.
Tiebreaker #2: Their common SEC opponents are Oklahoma, Georgia, and Vanderbilt. Both are 2-1 against that slate. Next.
Tiebreaker #3: Georgia will finish higher in conference standings than Vanderbilt. So because Bama beat Georgia, Alabama will win this tiebreaker. But.. they lost to Vanderbilt.
I get that the point of tiebreaker #3 is effectively to see who has the strongest wins but I’m not sure that a good win should carry more weight than a bad loss. Particularly when the next tiebreaker is conference SOS, which will reward the team who played the best conference schedule anyway.
IMHO tiebreakers #3 and #4 should be reversed.
This post was edited on 10/6/24 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 10/6/24 at 3:19 pm to lostinbr
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I get that the point of tiebreaker #3 is effectively to see who has the strongest wins but I’m not sure that a good win should carry more weight than a bad loss.
Which team do you think shows up to the SEC CG? The Bama who beat UGA or the Bama who lost to Vandy?
Posted on 10/6/24 at 3:37 pm to Chicken
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Step 5: Capped relative total scoring margin vs. all conference opponents among the tied teams.
Reason to keep your foot on the gas and not let up when you have a team beat
Posted on 10/6/24 at 3:46 pm to Chicken
Here is the detailed official tie-breaker rules with examples:
Detailed Tie-breaker rules with examples
Detailed Tie-breaker rules with examples
Posted on 10/6/24 at 7:09 pm to Indiana Tiger
Thanks...to be honest, there is definitely an advantage to a playoff team having not qualified for the conference's championship game...effectively a bye weekend
Posted on 10/6/24 at 7:56 pm to Chicken
The power 4 winners get a first round bye in the playoffs regardless of ranking. It's the losers of the championship games that get screwed.
Posted on 10/6/24 at 8:40 pm to Chicken
Other than TV money, I don't see the purpose of the SEC Championship since there are no divisions
Posted on 10/6/24 at 8:47 pm to WDAIII
quote:well, I doubt they will ever get away from crowning the conference champion...plus, the winner gets a playoff bye...
I don't see the purpose of the SEC Championship since there are no divisions
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