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.