tiebreaker
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Yet due to scheduling quirks and tiebreakers, it’s Alabama that will play No. 4 Georgia for the SEC championship and a likely first-round playoff bye.
A win would be the simplest way to avoid resorting to the point differential tiebreaker that could still be in play to decide the No. 1 seed in the West.
From Los Angeles Times
And the Eagles hold the tiebreaker over the Rams by virtue of their Week 3 victory at Philadelphia.
From Los Angeles Times
Wisconsin is alone in first place, but another loss could throw the Badgers back into a tiebreaker situation with Iowa — which they would lose.
From Seattle Times
A late swoon by the Rangers helped Houston and Texas finish with identical 90-72 records, and the Astros took the division again by winning the head-to-head tiebreaker.
From Seattle Times
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