Head-to-head and record against common conference opponents will be the Big Ten's top two tiebreakers for spots in the Big Ten Championship Game.
Tiebreakers will be more crucial than ever before in determining Big Ten Championship Game participants going forward.
Should the schools remain tied, there are two more tiebreakers based on performance against and quality of conference opponents, then the team with the highest team rating score metric according to SportSource Analytics. If all else fails, a random draw will be held. The records of the two tied teams will be compared based on record against all common conference opponents.
The representative will be chosen by the highest ranking by SportSource Analytics following the regular season.If three or more teams are tied: If all teams involved in the tie did not play each other and no team defeated all other teams involved in the tie, move to the next step in tiebreaker.
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