How does Wisconsin losing get us a double-bye?
- Thread starter Thawki
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Stanzi
Well-Known Member
I've been wondering this as well. I'm clearly not understanding something with the tiebreakers.
hawkfandon0114
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If OSU wins the tiebreaker doesn't go to head to head first with a 4 way tie. Not 100% what the tie breaker is there but I know for sure it's not H2H first
If Ohio St wins it will be a 4 way tie with Ohio St, Iowa, MSU, & Purdue. The first tiebreaker is record between the tied teams against one another and would look like this:
MSU 3-0 (wins @Iowa, Ohio St, & Purdue)
Iowa 2-2 (wins against OSU, losses to MSU & Purdue)
Purdue 2-2 (wins against Iowa & OSU & losses to MSU & OSU)
Ohio St 1-4 (win against Purdue, losses to Iowa, Purdue & MSU)
So MSU gets the 3, Ohio St gets the 6. Iowa & Purdue still tied & go to the next tiebreaker which is record against the 1st place team. Both teams are 0-fer against Wisconsin. then it goes to the 2nd place team which is Maryland. Iowa is 1-0 & Purdue is 0-1. Iowa gets the 4 seed, Purdue 5.
MSU 3-0 (wins @Iowa, Ohio St, & Purdue)
Iowa 2-2 (wins against OSU, losses to MSU & Purdue)
Purdue 2-2 (wins against Iowa & OSU & losses to MSU & OSU)
Ohio St 1-4 (win against Purdue, losses to Iowa, Purdue & MSU)
So MSU gets the 3, Ohio St gets the 6. Iowa & Purdue still tied & go to the next tiebreaker which is record against the 1st place team. Both teams are 0-fer against Wisconsin. then it goes to the 2nd place team which is Maryland. Iowa is 1-0 & Purdue is 0-1. Iowa gets the 4 seed, Purdue 5.
99topdawg
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If OSU and Purdue both win, here's how it will play out, and why:
3. Michigan State (12 - 6) Defeated Iowa, Purdue, and Ohio State based on round-robin record.
4. Iowa (12 - 6) With Purdue, defeated Ohio State and lost to Michigan State based on round-robin record. Defeated Purdue based on record against #2 teams.
5. Purdue (12 - 6) With Iowa, defeated Ohio State and lost to Michigan State based on round-robin record. Lost to Iowa based on record against #2 teams.
6. Ohio State (12 - 6) Lost to Michigan State, Iowa, and Purdue based on round-robin record.
3. Michigan State (12 - 6) Defeated Iowa, Purdue, and Ohio State based on round-robin record.
4. Iowa (12 - 6) With Purdue, defeated Ohio State and lost to Michigan State based on round-robin record. Defeated Purdue based on record against #2 teams.
5. Purdue (12 - 6) With Iowa, defeated Ohio State and lost to Michigan State based on round-robin record. Lost to Iowa based on record against #2 teams.
6. Ohio State (12 - 6) Lost to Michigan State, Iowa, and Purdue based on round-robin record.
mopkins
King Kong
Exactly right. The 4 way tie scenario benefits Iowa.
So either an OSU win OR an IL win nets us the 4? Didn't know that. Thought IL winning was our only chance.
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DDThompson
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Nice job X.
We've wanted to be in a tie w/OSU since the sweep since it gives us two wins.
