Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site lasspvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!lasspvax!cpf From: cpf@lasspvax.UUCP (Courtenay Footman) Newsgroups: net.sport.football Subject: Re: Richardson's rankings, tie-breakers, etc. Message-ID: <140@lasspvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 15:06:43 EST Article-I.D.: lasspvax.140 Posted: Fri Nov 30 15:06:43 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 2-Dec-84 03:48:49 EST References: <> Reply-To: cpf@lasspvax.UUCP (Courtenay Footman) Organization: Theory Center (Cornell University) Lines: 18 Summary: In article <> ryan@fremen.DEC writes: >This is how the NFL tie-breakers work (this is from memory, so it might not >be perfectly correct): > 1. Head-to-head competition (points if teams are 1-1) > >Hmm, for some reason I had the impression there were nine - perhaps I missed >one (or perhaps number 1 should be overall record). > Unfortunately, this is not correct; if teams are 1-1, go down to next category (division record); it does not matter if the to games were 6-7 and 73-0 (unless of course you get down to the point differential categories). Also the common opponents applies only if there are more than 4 (maybe 5) common opponents. -- Courtenay Footman arpa: cpf@lnsvax Newman Lab. of Nuclear Studies usenet: cornell!lnsvax!cpf Cornell University