If the ineligible team is tied for the division championship, then the team it tied with shall be the Big Ten Championship Game representative.

If one or both of the Big Ten division champions is ineligible to play in the Big Ten Championship Game, then the participant(s) in the Big Ten Championship Game shall be determined by the following procedure: The representative will be chosen by random draw.

The team with the best overall winning percentage shall be the representative.Ĩ. (b) When comparing records against a single team or a group of teams, the record will prevail, even if the number of games played against the team or group are unequal (i.e. The records of the three (or more) teams will be compared against the highest placed non-divisional teams in their division order of finish (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7). (a) Example: East 1 non-divisional opponents are 20-7, East 2 non-divisional opponents are 19-8, East 3 non-divisional opponents are 14-13 – East 1 would be the representative.Ħ. The records of the three (or more) teams will be compared based on the best cumulative conference winning percentage of non-divisional opponents. The records of the three (or more) teams will be compared based on winning percentage against all common conference opponents.ĥ. (a) When arriving at a group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s record against the collective tied teams as a group, rather than record against the individual teams.Ĥ. The records of the three (or more) teams will be compared against the next highest placed teams in their division in order of finish (4, 5, 6, and 7). The records of the three (or more) tied teams will be compared based on winning percentage within their division.ģ. (a) Example: East 1 is 2-0 in games between the tied teams with wins over East 2 and 3 - East 1 would be the representative.Ģ. The records of the three (or more) tied teams will be compared based on winning percentage in games between the tied teams. If three or more teams remain tied after any step, move to next step in tiebreaker with remaining tied teams.ġ. If only two teams remain tied after any step (or sub-step), the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative. If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 8 will be followed until a determination is made.

If two teams are tied, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative.

The following procedure will determine the representative from each division in the event of a tie: Otherwise, the Big Ten Champion will play in the Rose Bowl Game (when not hosting a semifinal) or the Cotton, Fiesta or Peach Bowl. 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the final College Football Playoff poll, the team will play in a semifinal game. The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game will represent the conference in one of the bowls that comprise the College Football Playoff - the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose or Sugar Bowl. A team or teams that are not eligible to participate in a postseason football bowl game as a result of NCAA and/or Big Ten sanctions shall not be eligible to participate in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. The Big Ten football championship will be decided by a game played between the two division champions.

Big 12 conference football tiebreakers