Big Ten Tiebreaker Scenarios

Scenarios where tiebreakers determine conference championship game participants

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5 of 5 scenarios

Scenario	CCG Matchup	Probability
9-0 IndianaIU 8-1 MichiganMICH Ohio StateOSU USCUSC	CCG participants not 100% certain IndianaIUUSCUSC 98.6% IndianaIUMichiganMICH 1.4%	0.6%
9-0 IndianaIU Ohio StateOSU 8-1 USCUSC	IndianaIUOhio StateOSU	0.5%
9-0 IndianaIU 8-1 MichiganMICH Ohio StateOSU OregonORE	IndianaIUOregonORE	0.3%
9-0 IndianaIU Ohio StateOSU 8-1 OregonORE	IndianaIUOhio StateOSU	0.3%
9-0 IndianaIU 8-1 Ohio StateOSU USCUSC	IndianaIUOhio StateOSU	<0.1%

Head-to-head → Common conference opponents → Record against highest-placed opponent → Next-highest, etc.

Some tiebreaker steps involve factors like point differential that cannot be predicted before games are played, leading to uncertain outcomes.