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tiebreaker question

PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:21 am
by bkr1974
A very tight season in 70s League 10 ended with clear winners in the East (85 wins) and West (87 wins.)

Teams A and B each finished with 84 wins in Central.

Team C (from the West) also finished with 84 wins and is the only other contender for the Wild Card spot. This gives us three 84-win teams for two playoff spots.

It seems to me a tiebreaker would first have to take place between A and B to pick a divisional winner and after that, we'd look at the loser versus Team C to pick a Wild Card winner.

Is there any other way to do this? If there isn't, the standings appear to have been calculated incorrectly.

Re: tiebreaker question

PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:44 am
by B.L. Brown
The team in the West lost head-to head matchup vs. both Central division teams.

Re: tiebreaker question

PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:33 am
by bkr1974
Thanks for your reply. Yep, I was reading the West team's H2H chart incorrectly so that team (my team) is out.

But shouldn't the team that went 14-10 against the other win the Central?

I now agree it doesn't impact me but I still think the division winner and WC team should switch places.

Re: tiebreaker question

PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:02 am
by B.L. Brown
The matchups are correct based on head to head. They are in incorrect position in the standings.

Re: tiebreaker question

PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:25 am
by Juiced JC
Yeah it does look correct - tough break bkr1974. Getting swept in the final series when you just need one win hurts. It will be a long off-season for the Flamingos. Looks like LMBombers survived despite a final series sweep - phew!