Tiebreaker

[Rotonda Jim]

If OSU loses, what is the tiebreaker if both IU and Penn State win. Who faces Oregon?

 

[13thman]

Penn St must lose

 

[Walt542]

I believe the next tie breaker that would count is how they did against the highest rated common opponent, which would be O$U who beat IU by more points than they beat PSU so they would go to the Indy game.

 

[IUPaterade724]

My question is, would it be helpful for IU to NOT play in the BIG chamionship? I think we are 90% sure to be in the playoff if we don't make the championship game. However, if we make the championship game and have an outcome similar to the Ohio State game, I think we miss out on the playoffs.

Of course, this is assuming Purdue doesn't come out and steal one from us.

 

[welshman#]

What I’d love to know is “how many (if any) spots would OSU and/or PSU drop if they lose today?”

I suspect the answer would be “not as many as IU dropped after losing to OSU”

 

[IUPaterade724]

Down goes OSU. Going to be an interesting day, with a huge BIG championship game shakeup in the works.

 

[twenty02]

I believe the next tie breaker that would count is how they did against the highest rated common opponent, which would be O$U who beat IU by more points than they beat PSU so they would go to the Indy game.

The tiebreaker is conference opponents win %. Penn State has conference opponents with better combined record

 

[kmathum]

If OSU loses, what is the tiebreaker if both IU and Penn State win. Who faces Oregon?

We better beat PU first.