ACC Divisional Tiebreaker
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, the procedures listed below will be followed:
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 finish (divisional and nondivisional) and proceeding through other common non-divisional teams based on their order of finish 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 first 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 finish.
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.