[net.sport.football] The real tiebreaker rules

roth@ut-sally.UUCP (Mark Roth) (12/11/84)

Division championship (two clubs)

1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied (wlt) percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best wlt percentage in games played within the conference.
4. Best wlt percentage in common games if applicable.
5. Best net points in division games.
6. Best net points in all games.
7. Strength of schedule.
8. Best net touchdowns in all games.
9. Coin Toss

(three or more clubs)

Use same rules except if two clubs remain tied after a third club is 
eliminated during any step, revert to step one of the two-club format.

Wild Card (two clubs)

1. Head-to-head if applicable.
2. Best wlt percentage in games played within the conference.
3. Best wlt percentage in common games, minimum of four.
4. Best average net points in conference games.
5. Best net points in all games.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best net touchdowns in all games.
8. Coin toss.

(three or more clubs)

1. Head-to-head sweep. 
2. Best wlt percentage in games played within the conference.
3. Best wlt percentage in common games, minimum of four.
4. Best average net points in conference games.
5. Best net points in all games.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best net touchdowns in all games.
8. Coin toss.

mark@tilt.FUN (Mark Weiss) (12/12/84)

> Division championship (two clubs)
> 
> 1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between clubs).
> 2. Best won-lost-tied (wlt) percentage in games played within the division.
> 3. Best wlt percentage in games played within the conference.
> 4. Best wlt percentage in common games if applicable.
> 5. Best net points in division games.
> 6. Best net points in all games.
> 7. Strength of schedule.
> 8. Best net touchdowns in all games.
> 9. Coin Toss
> 
> (three or more clubs)
> 
> Use same rules except if two clubs remain tied after a third club is 
> eliminated during any step, revert to step one of the two-club format.
> 
> Wild Card (two clubs)
> 
> 1. Head-to-head if applicable.
> 2. Best wlt percentage in games played within the conference.
> 3. Best wlt percentage in common games, minimum of four.
> 4. Best average net points in conference games.
> 5. Best net points in all games.
> 6. Strength of schedule.
> 7. Best net touchdowns in all games.
> 8. Coin toss.
> 
> (three or more clubs)
> 
> 1. Head-to-head sweep. 
> 2. Best wlt percentage in games played within the conference.
> 3. Best wlt percentage in common games, minimum of four.
> 4. Best average net points in conference games.
> 5. Best net points in all games.
> 6. Strength of schedule.
> 7. Best net touchdowns in all games.
> 8. Coin toss.

The way this works out is that if
         LA Rams lose to SF    
         NY Giants beat New Orleans
         Washington beats St. Louis
         Dallas beats Miami
then the wild card teams are LA and Dallas even though the order of finish
in the NFC East will be

             Washington   11  5
	     New York     10  6    (2-0 vs. Dallas)
             Dallas       10  6
             St. Louis     9  7

Seems pretty ridiculous.


Mark Weiss
princeton!tilt!mark