ACC Kickoff: Commissioner Phillips announces new tiebreaker procedures and renews support for expanded playoff (VIDEO)

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips took the stage at ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, Wednesday, to address a number of topics including the conference’s new tiebreaker procedure, the “Protect College Sports Support Act” and the debate over playoff expansion.

ACC Football Tiebreaker

1. Defining Tied Teams:
   a. Step 1: Identify the team or teams with the best Conference win percentage; plus,
   b. Step 2: Any team or teams which played an alternate number of Conference games and have either the same number of Conference wins or the same number of Conference losses as the team(s) identified in Step 1.
   c. No other teams may be defined as Tied Teams.
2. Once the Tied Teams have been identified:
   a. In the event of a tie involving teams which played an alternate number of Conference games, all ties will be broken starting with the highest win percentage, working downward.
   b. Two-Team Tie
   i. The tied team which defeated the other tied team in head-to-head Conference competition.
   ii. The tied team with the better ranking in the Team Success Ranking provided by SportSource Analytics following the conclusion of all
   regular-season games.
   iii. The participant shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the Commissioner or Commissioner’s designee.
   b. Three (or More) Team Tie
   i. If all the Tied Teams are common opponents:
3. The Tied Team with the best record among the Tied Teams; if necessary, the tiebreaker will restart, including the definition of tied teams.
4. The Tied Team with the best ranking in the Team Success Ranking provided by SportSource Analytics following the conclusion of regular-season games; if necessary, the tiebreaker will restart, including the definition of tied teams.
5. The participant shall be chosen by a draw as administered by
   the Commissioner or Commissioner’s designee; if necessary, the tiebreaker will restart, including the definition of tied teams.
   ii. If all the Tied Teams are not common opponents:
6. The Tied Team which defeated each of the other Tied Teams is placed into the Championship Game and removed from the tie. The tied team which lost to each of the other Tied Teams is removed from the tie; if necessary, the tiebreaker will restart, including the definition of tied teams.
7. The Tied Team with the best ranking in the Team Success Ranking provided by SportSource Analytics following the conclusion of regular-season games is placed into the Championship Game and removed from the tie; if necessary, the tiebreaker will restart, including the definition of tied teams.
8. The participant shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the Commissioner or Commissioner’s designee; if necessary, the tiebreaker will restart, including the definition of tied.

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips