West Virginia would need to beat Oklahoma by at least 11 to give the Mountaineers a differential of 0 and the Sooners a differential of -1, eliminating the Sooners. Oklahoma State would have a differential of +1. Oklahoma State beat WVU 50-39 (+11 OSU, -11 WVU) If it is the entire conference, everyone finishes 6-1 and we again go to scoring differential. WVU and OSU would head to Dallas with Oklahoma State winning the regular season crown based on their head to head win over the Mountaineers. Iowa State beat Oklahoma, eliminating the Sooners. If it is applied per team, Iowa State would be fourth in the conference based on their head to head win over TCU. Tiebreaker 2.1 is applied and everyone is 1-1. Much like scenario 2, WVU, OU and now OSU finish 7-2. Scenario 3 - OSU and WVU win out, Texas Tech beat TCU WVU would win the Big 12 based upon their head to head win over Oklahoma. Oklahoma would be +17 or less.īased on this, TCU would be eliminated from the procedure. Depending on how much WVU won by, their differential could be anywhere from -6 (a 1 point win over OU) to +20 or more. TCU would be -11 in scoring differential. OU, TCU and WVU would finish 6-1, eliminating Tiebreaker 2.1 and 2.2 Tiebreaker three would then be applied, scoring differential between the three teams. IF the entire conference schedule is applied, things get tricky. WVU would be eliminated under this scenario. West Virginia lost to Oklahoma State 50-39. If the tiebreaker is applied based upon a single game, then Oklahoma State would finish fourth in the conference thanks to their head-to-head win over Iowa State. Oklahoma State is eliminated with their third conference loss.Īgain tiebreaker 2.1 is applied, but this time all three teams are tied 1-1. TCU, Oklahoma and WVU finish the year 7-2 in conference. Scenario 2 - TCU and WVU win out, Kansas State beat OSU Oklahoma and TCU head to Dallas for a rematch. Oklahoma wins the regular season crown by their head to head win over TCU. Oklahoma beats Kansas but loses to West Virginia to finish the year 10-2, 7-2.Ī four-way tie exists for first place in the Big 12! Following the tiebreaker 2.1, a head-to-head mini round robin is created. West Virginia beats Texas and Oklahoma to finish 9-3, 7-2. Oklahoma State beats Kansas State and Kansas to finish the year 10-2, 7-2. TCU beats Texas Tech and Baylor to finish the year 10-2, 7-2. Scenario 1 - Chalk (TCU Horned Frogs, Oklahoma State Cowboys and WVU win out) You want to know, do your West Virginia Mountaineers have a shot? Here are the scenarios. Draw (In the event steps 1-3 cannot break a multi-team tie the prevailing team or teams will be determined by draw at the Conference office). the tied teams is eliminated from consideration. The team or teams with the lowest difference between points scored and points allowed in games vs. Scoring differential among the tied teams. If more than a two-way tie exists amongst the remaining teams in the Conference standings, the record against the collective tied teams as a group will be used. When comparing against the remaining teams in the Conference standings any two-way ties will be broken by head-to-head competition before the comparison begins.ī. The Conference records of the three or more teams will be compared against the remaining team(s) in the Conference standings from top to bottom.Ī. The Conference records of the three or more teams will be compared against each other in a “mini round-robin” format. If only two teams remain tied after any step, the winner of the regular season game between the two tied teams shall prevail. If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 4 will be followed until a determination is made. If two teams are tied, the winner of the regular-season game between the two tied teams shall prevail. For the avoidance of doubt, only Conference records will be used throughout the process In the event two (or more teams) tie for second or any subsequent position, the tiebreaker procedures below will be used to break all ties as necessary. Here is the Big 12 tiebreaking procedures: Behind them is a three-way tie for second place between WVU, TCU Horned Frogs and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
BIG 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TIEBREAKER DRIVERS
With one conference loss and two games to play, the Sooners are in the drivers seat. Right now, the Oklahoma Sooners have the inside edge on the title game. The top two teams will travel to Dallas to play in the renewed Big 12 Conference Championship Game. Here we are, two games left in the regular season and four teams have a shot at the Big 12 regular season crown.