If ties exist in any grouping except 2 above, such ties shall be broken by strength-of-schedule. If any ties cannot be broken by strength-of-schedule, the divisional or conference tie-breakers, if applicable, shall be applied.
Any ties that still exist shall be broken by a coin flip. NFL Tiebreaking Procedures. The seven postseason participants from each conference are seeded as follows:. The division champion with the best record. The division champion with the second-best record. The division champion with the third-best record. The division champion with the fourth-best record. The Wild Card club with the best record. The Wild Card club with the second-best record. The Wild Card club with the third-best record.
NOTE: Tie games count as one-half win and one-half loss for both clubs. Head-to-head best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division finish with identical won-lost-tied percentages, the following steps will be taken until a champion is determined.
Note: If two clubs remain tied after a third club or other clubs are eliminated during any step, the tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format. If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two wild card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken:. Note: If two clubs remain tied after a third club or other clubs are eliminated, the tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the applicable two-club format.
When the first wild card team has been identified, the procedure is repeated to name the second wild card i. 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.
All rights reserved. For the three tied clubs, A, B and C designations would be assigned based on the head-to-head records.
The Yankees won the season series over Seattle, so they would choose second. The Mariners would get whichever spot is left over. Club A would host Club B on Monday. The winner of that game would be declared one AL Wild Card team. For the Red Sox, the designation decision would come down to having up to two chances to advance as Club A or taking their chances on a single game at home as Club C against a team that has not rested and has had to travel. The Blue Jays won the season series over New York, so they would choose second.
The Yankees would get whichever spot is left over. But we'd need two tiebreaker games to determine their opponent. The Mariners have the season edge on the Blue Jays, so they would choose second. The Blue Jays get whatever is left over. With chaos possible on the regular season's final day follow the action here , let's break down MLB 's tiebreaker scenarios one by one. This one's pretty basic. Should the Giants and Dodgers end the regular season tied for the NL West crown, then they'd play a one-game tiebreaker on Monday, Oct.
Since the Giants narrowly prevailed in the head-to-head season series, they would host said tiebreaker. The Giants, it should be noted, have won seven in a row entering Saturday and their magic number to clinch the division is one. Here's where things get a bit more complicated. Before we dive in to the tiebreaker scenarios, here's a look at those AL wild-card standings entering the final day of the regular season:.
With one game left in the regular season schedule, chaos is still possible. Let's take each possible scenario one by one. Before we plunge in, though, let's explain how three- and four-team tiebreakers work.
If we need to sort out a tie that involves more than two teams, then teams will be assigned a letter designation. A three-team tiebreaker would involve Teams A, B, and C.
A four-team tiebreaker -- still gloriously possible at the moment -- would involve Teams A, B, C, and D.
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