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Who goes to the Rose Bowl in a Cal-USC-Oregon 3-way tie?

Last post 10-10-2006, 12:58 PM by Buzz Blogger. 0 replies.
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  •  10-10-2006, 12:58 PM 957512

    Who goes to the Rose Bowl in a Cal-USC-Oregon 3-way tie?

    Let's say USC beats Cal, and Oregon beats USC.  Who would go to the Rose Bowl.  Here are the official rules from the Pac-10.  Can anyone decode them?

    b. Multiple-Team Ties.
    (1) When three or more teams are tied in Conference play, if one has defeated all others, it shall be the Rose Bowl representative. If that is not the case, a comparison of the tied teams' records against the other tied teams shall be made and the team having the best record against the other tied teams shall be the Rose Bowl representative. If two or more teams are still tied after this comparison, the appropriate two-team or multiple-team tie-breaking procedures shall be repeated among those teams still under consideration.

    (2) If more than two teams are still tied after the process in AR 5-2-b-(1) is completed, each remaining tied team's record against the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings shall be compared, with the procedure continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.

    When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, each team's collective record against the tied teams as a group shall be used.

    If at any point in the process the multiple-team tie is reduced to two teams, the two-team tie-breaking procedure shall be applied.

    If more than two teams are still tied after comparing their records all the way through the Conference standings, the team among the tied teams with the highest ranking in the final BCS standings shall be the Rose Bowl representative. If a tie remains, the teams most recently earning Rose Bowl or Bowl Championship Series automatic selection shall be eliminated.


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