Conference Championship Tiebreaker Rules

How each conference's published tiebreaker procedure works, and exactly how SportsSimulate's 2025 season simulation evaluates every step - written as reference material independent of any particular week's scenarios. Pick a conference for its full step-by-step procedure.

Big XII

Big 12

7-step tiebreaker procedure

SEC

SEC

6-step tiebreaker procedure

Big Ten

Big Ten

6-step tiebreaker procedure

Atlantic Coast Conference

ACC

6-step tiebreaker procedure

American Athletic Conference

American (AAC)

5-step tiebreaker procedure

Mountain West Conference

Mountain West

6-step tiebreaker procedure

Conference USA

Conference USA

6-step tiebreaker procedure

Mid-American Conference

MAC

6-step tiebreaker procedure

Sun Belt Conference

Sun Belt

6-step tiebreaker procedure