2010 Southland Conference Football Tie-Breakers
6.03 Postseason Procedures. The following procedures shall apply to how the Conference determines its automatic qualifying participant for the NCAA Division I Football Championship.
6.03.01 Automatic NCAA Qualifier. The recipient of the Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship shall be the team with the best record in the round-robin competition. In the event the Conference or NCAA prohibits a team from participation in postseason competition, it shall be eliminated from championship consideration. All other qualified teams are eligible for at-large selection. [11/08]
6.03.02 Tie-Breaking Procedures. The following procedures shall be utilized to determine the automatic bid recipient when NCAA Championship-eligible teams are tied for the top position.
6.03.02.01 Two-Way Ties. In case of a two-way tie for the championship, the team that defeated the other team shall be the automatic bid recipient. If the two (2) teams played to a tie game, the won-lost record against the teams finishing in order below the tied position shall be utilized in sequence until the tie is broken. When comparing tied teams' records against other teams in order above or below the tie in question, all other teams not involved in the tie are eligible to be compared with. [11/08]
6.03.02.02 Multiple Ties. If three (3) or more teams tie for the championship, the same selection procedure as outlined in 6.03.01.01 shall be followed with the following exceptions:
(a) If three (3) or more teams are tied and if one (1) should have an advantage in head-to-head competition over the other teams, that team shall be the automatic bid recipient;
(b) If three (3) or more teams are tied and if two (2) or more should have an advantage in head-to-head competition over the other team, those teams with the advantage shall be evaluated using the two-way or multiple tie-breaking procedures and the other team eliminated; and/or
(c) If three (3) or more teams remain tied, the won-lost record against the teams finishing in order below the tied position shall be utilized in sequence until the tie is broken. When comparing tied teams' records against other teams below the tie in question, all other teams not involved in the tie are eligible to be compared with. [11/08]
6.03.02.03 Unbreakable Ties. If a tie remains after the above procedures are attempted, the NCAA Championship-eligible member that has been absent from the Division I Championship for the longest period of time shall be designated as the Conference's representative in the Division I Championship.
6.03.02.04 Tie-Breaker Drawing. If a tie remains after the procedures outlined in 6.03.02.03 is attempted, a drawing shall be conducted by the commissioner.