11/01/14 – Final End of Season FB TieBreaker Results

November 1, 2014 2014-2015 News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2014

The calculations for the three-way tie-breaker in football have been posted online at  http://www.khsaa.org/football/2014/threewaytiebreakertodate.pdf.

Playoff pairings as well as the instructions and details about the games, are available at http://www.khsaa.org/football and the final district standings are posted at http://khsaa.org/2014-football-district-standings/

There were four relevant out of state records for teams-

• South Point, OH (2-8, counted 2 wins)
• Providence, IN (7-4, counted the 7 wins, only counted first 10 played games)
• Hurley, VA (6-3, counted 6 wins)
• Grundy, VA (0-9, counted 9 wins)

There were nine specific ties this season with the final calculations at http://www.khsaa.org/football/2014/threewaytiebreakertodate.pdf:

• Class 1A, District 2- tie for 1st broken based on points through top four defeated opponents including Providence, IN
• Class 2A, District 2- tie for 4th broken based on points through top four defeated opponents
• Class 2A, District 8- tie for 1st broken based on points through top four defeated opponents including Hurley, VA
• Class 3A, District 5- tie for 1st broken based on points through top four defeated opponents 
• Class 4A, District 3- tie for 1st broken based on points through top four defeated opponents
• Class 4A, District 4- tie for 1st broken based on points through top four defeated opponents, remaining tie with no wins left broken by head to head contest
• Class 4A, District 5- tie for 3rd broken based on points through top four defeated opponents
• Class 4A, District 8- tie for 3rd broken based on points through top four defeated opponents including South Point, OH, remaining tie with no wins left broken by head to head contest
• Class 6A, District 7- tie for 1st broken based on points through top four defeated opponents

For convenience, the tie-breaking procedure for football (from the KHSAA Handbook) is listed below:

b) TIE-BREAKER (more than two teams). Should three or more teams tie for a district position based upon the win-loss record, the position shall be determined by the following:

i) If one of the teams has defeated each of the other teams tied in games contested between them, that team shall be declared to hold the highest position, and the winner of the game between the remaining teams (if less than four) shall be declared the second highest position. In the event of more than three teams being tied, where one has defeated each of the tied teams, that team shall be declared the highest position, and the tie-breaking procedure shall be re-applied for the remaining tied teams.

ii) If the tie remains, each team tied for the position shall receive one point for each game won by any four of their defeated opponents in all games, except for the games played between any two of the tied teams. All games played shall be counted in applying the tie-breaking procedure, including out of state games, with the exception that a defeated school may be counted only once in the procedure regardless of the number of games played against that particular school. Teams awarded forfeit victories (whether or not a forfeit fee is paid) may count the defeated opponents of the forfeiting team, provided the game was not replaced on the schedule.

iii) If the tie remains after application of provision (ii), an additional defeated opponent’s wins will be added to the point total for each team until the tie is broken and the winner of the tied position declared, or until all games are exhausted.

iv) If the tie for the position involves only three teams, and the application of (ii) and (iii) results in one team being declared the winner of the tied position based on point totals, the highest point total from the application of (ii) and (iii) between the two remaining tied teams shall be declared to hold the next position.

v) If the tie for the championship involves more than three teams, and the application of (ii) and (iii) results in one team being declared the winner of the tied position based on point totals, the procedure shall then be re-applied to determine the next position.

vi) If the tie for the position involves more than three teams, and the application of (ii) and (iii) results in two teams remaining tied for the position based on points, the head to head game played between them shall break the tie, and head to head competition will break any remaining ties.

vii) If a tie results after application of all provisions of the above plan, the tie shall be broken by the Commissioner.

-KHSAA-

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