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From: lab@qubix.UUCP (Q-Bick)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Richardson's rankings, tie-breakers, etc.
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Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 14:34:47 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 30 14:34:47 1984
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> 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)
> 	2. Division record (only applied to teams in the same division)
> 	3. Conference record
> 	4. Record against common opponents (pct. - teams may have different
> 		number of games against common opponents)
> 	5. Net points in conference games
> 	6. Net points in all games
> 	7. Net TD's in all games
> 	8. Coin flip
> 
> Hmm, for some reason I had the impression there were nine - perhaps I missed
> one (or perhaps number 1 should be overall record).

The missing item is "Strength of Schedule" (cumulative record of opponents)

> That inspires a trivia question - when was the last time a major sport
> championship (baseball, football, basketball, hockey) featured two opponents
> from the Northeast (for the sake of argument, let's say Penn., NJ, NY, and
> New England)?  Respond directly to me (let's not flood the net with
> identical answers) and I'll post the result.

Unless you include Maryland (the Orioles), it goes a LONG way back.
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