From: kennedyandrewm@...
Subject: Big East Tie Breaker

Big East tie breaker works as follows:

- Head to head record.
- Record against common opponent with best finish.

Say UConn and Nova win out, they will tie and will have split the season series.
Next best common opponents could be Marquette and West Virginia (Nova didn't
play Pitt). What happens if Marquette and West Virginia are tied in the
standings? (Nova beat Marquette, Marquette beat UConn. UConn beat WVU, WVU
beat Nova)



I reply:

If Marquette and West Virginia finish with the same win-loss record, they would
be subjected to a tiebreaker to determine their seeding. West Virginia beat
Marquette, so they'd finish ahead and therefore their win over Nova would put my
Wildkitties (they'll be promoted back to Wildcats when they win one....) back to
second seed. Add in Pitt and Georgetown and there's a chance of a four-way tie
for third-sixth at 11-5 in league play! With only two of those four getting
byes in the first round of the conference tournament, it's nail-biting time.

BobE