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1. Head-to-head between the tied teams.
2. With three or more: the tied team that beat all the others advances; one that lost to all of them is out.
3. Highest SportSource Analytics ranking.
4. Draw.

Source: ACC Football Tiebreaker Policy, amended July 1, 2026 (PDF)

1. Head-to-head (with three or more: record among the tied teams; a team that beat all the others advances).
2. Record against all common conference opponents.
3. Record against common opponents in order of finish, best first.
4. Combined conference win percentage of all conference opponents.
5. SportSource Analytics rating score.
6. Random draw by the commissioner.

Source: Big Ten football championship game tiebreakers

1. Head-to-head.
2. Record against common opponents.
3. Record against the next-highest common opponent, and so on.
4. Combined conference win percentage of conference opponents.
5. Total wins in a 12-game season (only one FCS win counts).
6. SportSource Analytics ranking.
7. Coin toss.
8. With three or more: one team is seeded, the process restarts, and two-team rules apply once two remain.

Source: Big 12 Football Tiebreaker Policy, 2024 season (PDF)

1. Head-to-head among the tied teams.
2. Record against all common conference opponents.
3. Record against the best-placed common opponent, then down the standings.
4. Combined conference win percentage of all conference opponents.
5. Capped total scoring margin against conference opponents (SportSource Analytics).
6. Random draw.
7. With three or more: once a step leaves a clear No. 1, it is in and the rest start over.

Source: SEC Official Football Tiebreakers

1. Head-to-head, when the tied teams played.
2. Highest ranking in the CFP rankings released before the title game.
3. A composite of computer rankings.
4. Record against common opponents.

Source: American Football Championship tiebreaker scenarios (2025)

1. Head-to-head.
2. Win percentage against common conference opponents.
3. Record against the common opponent with the best conference record, then down the standings.
4. Average computer ranking (SP+, SportSource Analytics, ESPN SOR, KPI).
5. Combined conference win percentage of all conference opponents.
6. Coin toss.
7. With three or more: once the tie is broken, the remaining teams start over at step 1.

Source: Conference USA football championship tiebreaker policy (PDF)

1. Head-to-head (with three or more: combined record among them if all played each other; otherwise a team that beat all the others advances).
2. Record against all common opponents.
3. SportSource Analytics team rating.
4. Record against common opponents in order of finish.
5. Combined conference win percentage of conference opponents.
6. Draw by the commissioner.

Source: MAC Football Championship Tiebreaker

1. Head-to-head (with three or more: record among the tied teams; a team that beat all the others advances).
2. CFP ranking (a ranked team that wins on the final weekend), otherwise a composite of computer metrics (SP+, ESPN SOR, KPI, SportSource).
3. Overall win percentage (only one FCS win counts).
4. Record against the next-highest team in the standings, then down the standings.
5. Win percentage against common conference opponents.
6. Coin toss.

Source: Mountain West football championship tiebreaking procedures, 2025 (PDF)

1. If two teams tie for first, both play in the title game; the head-to-head winner is the top seed.
2. With three or more tied teams, a step-by-step multi-team procedure sets the two teams and their seeds.

Source: Pac-12 2026 football season update

1. The East and West division champions meet in the title game. A tie for a division title:
2. Head-to-head (with three or more: record among the tied teams).
3. Win percentage against division teams.
4. Record against the next-highest teams in the division standings, down the standings.
5. Win percentage against common opponents from the other division.
6. CFP ranking (a ranked team that wins on the final weekend), otherwise a composite of computer rankings (SportSource, KPI, SP+, ESPN SOR).
7. Overall win percentage against FBS teams.
8. Coin toss.

Source: Sun Belt football tie-breakers