UAC Tie Breaker

Gready

So…….it wouldn't be too crazy to see this regular season ending in a 3-way conference tie. ACU having beat UCA, UCA beats Tarleton, but then Tarleton beats ACU. I half recall there being that crazy formula when we had the ASUN/WAC challenge. But now that we have the unofficial kinda official UAC, how do we decide the conference champ in a 3-way tie and who would get the UAC auto bid to the playoffs? Because the scenario I mentioned couldn't be decided head-to-head because each school would have beat one of the other two but loss to one as well. Is it by margin of victory?

I tried to find bylaws for the UAC but couldn't locate anything to definitely point to how things would be decided. Anyone in here know or know where to look to find out?

JoshUCA

The conferences then renewed their football alliance for the 2022 season. The two conferences played schedules and championships among their own members. The ASUN and WAC shared one automatic qualifying bid, going to one of the two conference champions. The automatic bid determining formula can be found below.

Each conference shall nominate its regular season champion (by the conference’s own formula) for AQ comparison.
If the regular season champion is a reclassifying team, the conference shall nominate the team finishing highest in the regular season standings that is eligible for an FCS AQ. Tiebreaker formulas are to be set by each conference and may include use of the ASUN-WAC Power Ranking after the conclusion of regular season play.
If the two nominated teams have the same W-L record in Countable Games, and they met during the regular season, the head to head winner shall be the AQ recipient.
If item No. 3 above is not applicable, the team with the higher ASUN-WAC Power Ranking will be declared the AQ recipient.

Click or tap here for the complete formula from 2022

JoshUCA

Not sure if it will be the same for this year or not.

Gready

JoshUCA

I don't think this applies anymore because the UAC isn't divided into ASU and WAC per se anymore. I figure there has to be something more recent and concrete out there from the "UCA".