I agree that this is how it should be but apparently it is not as there is still a path for OU to make the show over us even though we beat them in bedlam.
No that is not the case the best that I can tell. I’m basing that on the calculator website so if it is wrong then so am I.
Why would a 3 way tie (OSU, OU, UT), if Texas and KSU were to lose, mean that OU and Texas play? I’ve seen it stated several places but noone explains which tiebreakers get applied to get to that decision.
Below are standings if this scenario happens. I’ve read through the official tie breaker rules several times and I still can’t be sure what it is saying exactly. The best I can determine though is that since we are in a three way tie for first place with UT and OU and we all didn’t play each other the deciding factor comes to how we all performed against the highest ranked common opponents. And the best I can tell is that OU and UT get in because they beat ISU and we did not. I could be wrong but in any case this whole tie breaker rule setup is a major Sh&t show.
1. Oklahoma (7 - 2) With Texas, above OSU based on winning percentage against #4 teams all played one time (1-0). Above Texas based on head-to-head record (1-0).
2. Texas (7 - 2) With Oklahoma, above OSU based on winning percentage against #4 teams all played one time (1-0). Below Oklahoma based on head-to-head record (0-1). Above OSU based on winning percentage against #4 teams all played one time (2-0).
3. OSU (7 - 2) Below Oklahoma and Texas based on winning percentage against #4 teams all played one time (0-1). Below Texas based on winning percentage against #4 teams all played one time (1-1).
4. Kansas St (6 - 3) Above Iowa St, Texas Tech, and WVU based on conference opponent win percentage (0.5062).
5. Iowa St (6 - 3) With Texas Tech and WVU, below Kansas St based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4938). With WVU, above Texas Tech based on winning percentage against #11 teams all played one time (2-0). Above WVU based on winning percentage against #1 teams all played one time (1-1).
6. WVU (6 - 3) With Iowa St and Texas Tech, below Kansas St based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4074). With Iowa St, above Texas Tech based on winning percentage against #11 teams all played one time (2-0). Below Iowa St based on winning percentage against #1 teams all played one time (0-2). Above Texas Tech based on head-to-head record (1-0).
7. Texas Tech (6 - 3) With Iowa St and WVU, below Kansas St based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4444). Below Iowa St and WVU based on winning percentage against #11 teams all played one time (1-1). Below WVU based on head-to-head record (0-1).
8. Kansas (5 - 4)
9. TCU (3 - 6) Above UCF based on winning percentage against #11 teams all played one time (2-0).
10. UCF (3 - 6) Below TCU based on winning percentage against #11 teams all played one time (1-1).
11. BYU (2 - 7) With Houston, above Baylor based on winning percentage against #4 teams all played one time (1-1). Above Houston based on winning percentage against #14 teams all played one time (1-0).
12. Houston (2 - 7) With BYU, above Baylor based on winning percentage against #4 teams all played one time (1-1). Below BYU based on winning percentage against #14 teams all played one time (0-1). Above Baylor based on head-to-head record (1-0).
13. Baylor (2 - 7) Below BYU and Houston based on winning percentage against #4 teams all played one time (0-2). Below Houston based on head-to-head record (0-1).
14. Cincinnati (1 - 8)
Only thing that matters is the final standings.
oSu gonna be the only team to beat uo and ut this season. ut loss gonna be in the XII championship vs. oSu
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Once it started looking like OSU could make the championship I’ve been wanting Texas to keep winning because I want OSU to beat them and OU this year.
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Yeah youre right. Lol its confusing because the outcome simulator site we are all using says if UT and Kstate lose, we are out… but the Big12s statement stopped short of that scenario & didnt clarify what would happen. Best we can do is just win our game and hope texas wins.
I hope you are right. Beating UT will be a big win for the Big 12 ‘brand’ going forward.
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