Playoff seeding (1 Viewer)

[Ozymandias]

The six postseason participants from each conference will now be seeded as follows: 1. The division champion with the best record. 2. The division champion with the second-best record. 3. The division champion with the third-best record. 4. The division champion with the fourth-best record. 5. The wild card club with the best record. 6. The wild card club with the second-best record. The following procedures will be used to break ties for postseason playoffs and to determine regular-season schedules. TO BREAK A TIE WITHIN A DIVISION If two or more clubs in the same division finish with identical records, the following steps will be taken until a champion is determined. Two Clubs 1. Head-to-head (games between the clubs). 2. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the division. 3. Best won-lost percentage in common games. 4. Best won-lost- percentage in games played within the conference. 5. Strength of victory. 6. Strength of schedule. 7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed. 8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed. 9. Best net points in common games. 10. Best net points in all games. 11. Best net touchdowns in all games. Three or More Clubs (Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format). 1. Head-to-head 2. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the division. 3. Best won-lost percentage in common games. 4. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the conference. 5. Strength of victory. 6. Strength of schedule. 7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed. 8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed. 9. Best net points in common games. 10. Best net points in all games.11. Best net touchdowns in all games. TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken. 1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tiebreaker. 2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps. Two Clubs 1. Head-to-head, if applicable. 2. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the conference. 3. Best won-lost percentage in common games, minimum of four. 4. Strength of victory. 5. Strength of schedule. 6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed. 7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed. 8. Best net points in conference games. 9. Best net points in all games. 10. Best net touchdowns in all games. 11. Coin toss. Three or More Clubs (Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of applicable two-club format.) 1. Apply division tiebreaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tiebreaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify the two Wild-Card participants. 2. Head-to-head sweep. 3. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the conference. 4. Best won-lost percentage in common games, minimum of four. 5. Strength of victory. 6. Strength of schedule. 7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed. 8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed. 9. Best net points in conference games. 10. Best net points in all games. 11. Best net touchdowns in all games. 12. Coin toss When the first Wild-Card team has been identified, the procedure is repeated to name the second Wild-Card, i.e., eliminate all but the highest-ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. In situations where three or more teams from the same division are involved in the procedure, the original seeding of the teams remains the same for subsequent applications of the tiebreaker if the top-ranked team in that division qualifies for a Wild-Card berth. OTHER TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES 1. Only one club advances to the playoffs in any tiebreaking step. Remaining tied clubs revert to the first step of the applicable division or Wild-Card tiebreakers. As an example, if two clubs remain tied in any tiebreaker step after all other clubs have been eliminated, the procedure reverts to step one of the two-club format to determine the winner. When one club wins the tiebreaker, all other clubs revert to step 1 of the applicable two-club or three-club format. 2. In comparing division and conference records or records against common opponents among tied teams, the best won-lost percentage is the deciding factor since teams may have played an unequal number of games. 3. To determine home-field priority among division titlists, apply Wild-Card tiebreakers. 4. To determine home-field priority for Wild-Card qualifiers, apply division tiebreakers (if teams are from the same division) or Wild-Card tie breakers (if teams are from different divisions).

 

[Cajun Heat]

Cool - can we get an explanation of what "strength of victory" means? I have no idea.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Strength of Victory is the total winning percentage of all the teams you have beaten. Let's take I dunno, Houston and San Francisco as examples.Houston has beaten Cleveland (5-9) and Arizona (4-10).Their strength of victory is .321 (the equivalent of 9-19).San Franscisco has beaten St. Louis (5-9) and Tampa Bay (9-5).Their strength of victory is .500 (the equivalent of 14-14).Strength of victory actually provides the very small chance for really wacky scenarios if the situation falls just right. For example it is technically possible that if two NFC teams are playing in the last Sunday night game, that because of strength of victory these teams could determine who would make the AFC (that's right AFC) playoffs! Very very unlikely to happen (and I think it actually is now impossible for this year) but it actually could happen.-QG

 

[jwvdcw]

The six postseason participants from each conference will now be seeded as follows:

1. The division champion with the best record.

2. The division champion with the second-best record.

3. The division champion with the third-best record.

4. The division champion with the fourth-best record.

5. The wild card club with the best record.

6. The wild card club with the second-best record.

The following procedures will be used to break ties for postseason playoffs and to determine regular-season schedules.

TO BREAK A TIE WITHIN A DIVISION

If two or more clubs in the same division finish with identical records, the following steps will be taken until a champion is determined.

Two Clubs

1. Head-to-head (games between the clubs).

2. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the division.

3. Best won-lost percentage in common games.

4. Best won-lost- percentage in games played within the conference.

5. Strength of victory.

6. Strength of schedule.

7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.

8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.

9. Best net points in common games.

10. Best net points in all games.

11. Best net touchdowns in all games.

Three or More Clubs (Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format).

1. Head-to-head

2. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the division.

3. Best won-lost percentage in common games.

4. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the conference.

5. Strength of victory.

6. Strength of schedule.

7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.

8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.

9. Best net points in common games.

10. Best net points in all games.

11. Best net touchdowns in all games.

TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM

If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken.

1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tiebreaker.

2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps.

Two Clubs

1. Head-to-head, if applicable.

2. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the conference.

3. Best won-lost percentage in common games, minimum of four.

4. Strength of victory.

5. Strength of schedule.

6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.

7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.

8. Best net points in conference games.

9. Best net points in all games.

10. Best net touchdowns in all games.

11. Coin toss.

Three or More Clubs (Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of applicable two-club format.)

1. Apply division tiebreaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tiebreaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify the two Wild-Card participants.

2. Head-to-head sweep.

3. Best won-lost percentage in games played within the conference.

4. Best won-lost percentage in common games, minimum of four.

5. Strength of victory.

6. Strength of schedule.

7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.

8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.

9. Best net points in conference games.

10. Best net points in all games.

11. Best net touchdowns in all games.

12. Coin toss

When the first Wild-Card team has been identified, the procedure is repeated to name the second Wild-Card, i.e., eliminate all but the highest-ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. In situations where three or more teams from the same division are involved in the procedure, the original seeding of the teams remains the same for subsequent applications of the tiebreaker if the top-ranked team in that division qualifies for a Wild-Card berth.

OTHER TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES

1. Only one club advances to the playoffs in any tiebreaking step. Remaining tied clubs revert to the first step of the applicable division or Wild-Card tiebreakers. As an example, if two clubs remain tied in any tiebreaker step after all other clubs have been eliminated, the procedure reverts to step one of the two-club format to determine the winner. When one club wins the tiebreaker, all other clubs revert to step 1 of the applicable two-club or three-club format.

2. In comparing division and conference records or records against common opponents among tied teams, the best won-lost percentage is the deciding factor since teams may have played an unequal number of games.

3. To determine home-field priority among division titlists, apply Wild-Card tiebreakers.

4. To determine home-field priority for Wild-Card qualifiers, apply division tiebreakers (if teams are from the same division) or Wild-Card tie breakers (if teams are from different divisions).

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[jwvdcw]

Three or More Clubs (Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format). 1. Head-to-head

Can someone explain how this would work when dealing with 3 or more teams. What if Team A beat Team B and Team B beat Team C. Would that mean that Team A advances because they are 1-0 while the other teams are 1-1 and 0-2?

 

[QuizGuy66]

first they break all division ties.after that, each tiebreaker is applied in order, starting with head to head.Let's say that The 49ers, Lions, and Saints are all tied at 10-6 for the last playoff spot.If the 49ers played BOTH the Lions and Saints and beat them both, they'd win the tiebreaker, even if the Lions and Saints didn't play.If the Saints played BOTH the Lions and 49ers and lost to them both, they'd drop out of the tiebreaker and they'd revert to step 1 with only the 49ers and Lions.If the Saints lost to the 49ers, and beat the Lions, but the Lions and 49ers didn't play each other, ALL THREE teams would go on to the next tiebreaker (conference record). Now, say the Saints were 8-4 in the conference and the 49ers and Lions were both 7-5, the Saints would win the tiebreaker.Alternately if the Lions were 6-6 in the conferecne and the 49ers and Saints were both 7-5, the Lions would drop out of the tiebreaker and the 49ers and Saints would revert to step one of the tiebreakers (head-to-head).-QG

 

[AB in DC]

Three or More Clubs (Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format).

1. Head-to-head

Can someone explain how this would work when dealing with 3 or more teams. What if Team A beat Team B and Team B beat Team C. Would that mean that Team A advances because they are 1-0 while the other teams are 1-1 and 0-2?

This only applies for ties in the division, where you know that they've played each other twice.Out of the division, tiebreak is "Head-to-head ]b]sweep", meaning one team that has beaten all of the other teams.

 

[habman]

Three or More Clubs (Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format).

1. Head-to-head

Can someone explain how this would work when dealing with 3 or more teams. What if Team A beat Team B and Team B beat Team C. Would that mean that Team A advances because they are 1-0 while the other teams are 1-1 and 0-2?

This only applies for ties in the division, where you know that they've played each other twice.Out of the division, tiebreak is "Head-to-head sweep", meaning one team that has beaten all of the other teams.

Head to head sweep not only refers to where one team has beaten all of the other teams but also includes if one team has lost to all the other teams. In the case where a team was swept they would be eliminated.

 

[QuizGuy66]

also, if one team is eliminated in a step, the remaining teams revert to step one of the tiebreakers.As a numbers and logic geek I love tiebreakers -QG

 

[TheEaglesFan]

You just could have looked on nfl.com to find out this info

 

[Keys Myaths]

You just could have looked on nfl.com to find out this info

It was posted here as a quick reference, since there were going to be a huge number of topics on it in the past couple of weeks. Therefore, people could just look to the top of the page instead of surfing NFL.com to eventually find this.By the way, welcome to the boards.