Tie Scenarios

[weberwildcat]

Post from eGriz board:

In tie situations:

The only way Weber takes the auto bid is if ONLY Weber and Montana tie for the title. If NAU beats Weber and we all tie at 7-1 then the 2nd tie breaker kicks in. Season record. If we run the table we go 11-1. If we lose a second game forget it. We NEED to run the table or kiss the title goodbye. Weber will NOT lose 2 games, they are too good. They could lose to NAU at Flaggstaff and I look at this game as our only hope, we can't depend on the weak sisters that Weber faces after NAU.

 

[weberwildcat]

Here is the Official Tie Breaker used by the BSC.

TIE-BREAKER
When two or more Conference members are tied in the final Conference standings, the team
championship, for purposes of determining the automatic bid, shall be determined on the following basis:
Head To Head Competition
1. Consider the head-to-head record during the Conference season’s play.
2. Record against Conference teams in descending order of finish beginning with the number one
team. (For use in the case of more than two tied teams, the normal tie-breaking procedure
would be used. When one or more of these teams is eliminated by using the tie-breaking
procedure, the remaining teams involved would then return to the criteria listed in 1., above, to
break the tie. This will be done until a team is established for that particular seeding position.)
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3. Teams with highest Sagarin ranking.
4. Coin flip between the tied teams.

 

[native]

TIE-BREAKER...
3. Teams with highest Sagarin ranking.

Using the Sagarin ratings would have been great news for Weber State until this week, because for several weeks Sagarin's computer has rated the Wildcats the #2 I-AA team in the country, behind only consensus #1 James Madison. After besting UNC by only one touchdown, however, WSU sank to #5, with Montana climbing to #4. Weber actually gained a few fractions of points in computer rating, but the other teams, including Montana, gained a few more fractions of points to climb ahead.

In the case of a three-way tie between WSU, UM and NAU, the conference championship would appear to come down to Sagarin. Strength of schedule and points differential from here on out could make a difference in the Sagarin ratings, but it seems the only likely way to win the conference and earn the auto-bid will be to beat Northern Arizona this weekend.

A convincing signature win would be great, but I'll take a one-point squeeker.