tiebreakers Stories - Bring On The Cats
Could Stony Brook Lose By Winning Tomorrow?
It's hard to label another regular season game as more important than Stony Brook's win over Boston University a week ago, but tomorrow's match up with Albany comes close. Unfortunately for the Seawolves, they find themselves in a position where a win over the Danes in upstate New York may end up...
The Logjam in the West: who wins the head-to-head-to-head-to-head-to-head tie-breaker?
I'm in the middle of a bigger post on tie-breakers -- and still waiting for someone to definitively answer my tie-breaker questions -- but I thought I would post this fun little grid a few days early. These five teams, CHI, DAL, LAK, PHX and ANA, are close enough in tie-breaker wins that the issue...
I have a question or three about tie-breakers
We coming down to the wire, and it's at least possible that we'll see a three- or even four-way tie in the West. For that reason, I have been working on an excel chart to track the different possible outcomes of the myriad combinations of three and four way ties among the eight teams currently...
Wisconsin can still get the No. 2 seed (we think)
While the conference title is all but wrapped up by Michigan State, there's plenty on the line this week in the Big Ten. A number of teams can drastically change their seeding in the Big Ten Tournament this week. For example, Wisconsin could still finish anywhere from second to seventh in the...
Why I Care
In response to my recent post urging Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe not to cave to pressure from supporters of the University of Texas regarding the conference's fifth tiebreaker, it has been suggested to me that I have no stake (see comments) in this situation and, to put it politely, should butt...
Open Letter To Dan Beebe: Don't Cave In To Texas
Note: I have no idea if Dan Beebe actually reads this site or not. My guess would be not. Nevertheless, I wanted to take the opportunity to comment on this situation, and this was the best I could come up with. Sorry. Mr. Beebe -- You have a mess on your hands. Three teams in the South...
A Word From This Cubs Fan About The White Sox
You are witness to history again tonight. It has been 102 years since both Chicago major league baseball teams have qualified for postseason play, but tonight, the White Sox joined the Cubs at the October party by beating the Twins 1-0 in their tiebreaker game and thus becoming the champions of...
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