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What if there's a 4-way tie for 3rd? Houston just lost to SMU

UCFProf

Golden Knight
Nov 13, 2011
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Houston looked like boys playing against men. They blew a 13 point lead at home.
Couldn't be much more packed together in AAC. UCF is now:
1/2 game back of 5th place Memphis
1 game back of 4th place UConn
1 1/2 game back of 3rd place Houston
And all but UCF have suicidal remaining schedules.
Houston must play UConn, Cincy, Memphis, and ECU
Memphis plays Cincy, SMU, Houston, with only Tulane as a breather
UConn plays Cincy, SMU, Houston, and at Temple and ECU
We're the only one with just 3 games left: at Temple, home vs. Cincy, and at USF
Cincy and SMU could easily win all five games vs. Memphis, Houston, and UConn
We could wind up with a 4-way tie for 3rd place at 10-8. How would that be decided?
 
ACC uses record against the top seed as a tiebreak. If still tied it goes down to 2nd seed and so on till it's broken.
 
ACC uses record against the top seed as a tiebreak. If still tied it goes down to 2nd seed and so on till it's broken.
Thanks. But if none of the four upsets Cincy or SMU, we split against Houston and Memphis, swept by UConn. But UConn could be swept by somebody, too, and split with the other two. And same for Houston and Memphis. That's reasonably likely if they wind up tied. Then do they flip a coin, look at overall record, computer rankings, or what?
 
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