Official Tiebreaker Rules

If more than one team in the same division is tied for the best winning percentage in its Conference games, then, in order to determine the Divisional Champions, below are the official rules to determine which two ACC teams will play in the championship game on December 6th in Tampa, Florida.


ACC Divisional Tiebreaker

Two-Team Tie:
1. Head-to-head competition between the two
tied teams.
2. Records of the tied teams within the division.
3. Head-to-head competition versus the team
within the division with the best overall record
(divisional). Conference record and preceeding
through the division. Multiple ties within the
division broken from fi rst to last.
4. Overall record versus all common non-divsional
opponents.
5. Combined record vs. all non-divisional teams.
6. Record versus common non-divisional teams
based on their order of fi nish (divisional and nondivisional)
and proceeding through other common
non-divisional teams based on their order of
fi nish within their division.
7. The tied team with the highest ranking in the
Bowl Championship Series Standings following
the end of regular season game shall be the
divisonal representative in the ACC Championship
Game.
8. The representative shall be chosen by a draw.

Three-Team Tie (or More):
(Once tie has been reduced to two teams,
the two-team tiebreaker format is used.)
1. Combined head-to-head record among teams.
2. Records of the tied teams within the division.
3. Head-to-head competiton versus the team
within the division with the best overall (divisional
or conference) record, and proceeding through
the division. Multiple ties within the division will
be broken fi rst to last.
4. Overall record for non-divisional teams.
5. Combined record versus all common nondivisional
teams.
6. Record versus common non-divisional with
the best overall Conference (divisional and non
divisional record) and proceeding through the
other common non-divisional teams based on
their order of fi nish.
7. The tied team with the highest ranking in the
Bowl Championship Series Standings following
the conclusion of regular season games shall be
the divisional representative in the ACC Championship
Game, unless the second of the tied teams
is ranked within fi ve or fewer places of the highest
of the highest ranked tied team. In this case,
the head-to-head results if the top two ranked
tied teams shall determine the representative in
the ACC Championship Game.
8. The representative shall be chosen by a draw.

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