Tie-breakers

STEELCITY637 · 06-20-2009, 02:52 PM

I read back in the OOTP 9 forum that the game uses alphabetical order to determine tie breaker. I just had two teams finish with identical records for first and it seems to still be using alphabetical order to select the higher seed. Is there any confirmation that the game is using alphabetical order to decide seeds? If so I hope this will change in future versions or updates.

norva13x · 06-20-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by STEELCITY637

I read back in the OOTP 9 forum that the game uses alphabetical order to determine tie breaker. I just had two teams finish with identical records for first and it seems to still be using alphabetical order to select the higher seed. Is there any confirmation that the game is using alphabetical order to decide seeds? If so I hope this will change in future versions or updates.

In my fictional league I had a tie, but it wasn't alphabetical for me, my Carolina team tied with Atlanta, and Carolina got it, I checked and Carolina was 9-7 vs. Atlanta so I assumed that was the tie breaker.

Shinobu · 06-20-2009, 06:05 PM

In my fictional league, Carolina and New Jersey finished in a tie for the divisional championship, and Carolina was indeed listed first in the standings, but in the playoffs New Jersey opened against the lowest seeded team. It seems that alphabetical order might be used for "standings order", but not for playoff seeding.

norva13x · 06-20-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Shinobu

In my fictional league, Carolina and New Jersey finished in a tie for the divisional championship, and Carolina was indeed listed first in the standings, but in the playoffs New Jersey opened against the lowest seeded team. It seems that alphabetical order might be used for "standings order", but not for playoff seeding.

Same here, Atlanta was listed first in the standings for me, but rightfully, Carolina was in the playoffs.

STEELCITY637 · 06-20-2009, 11:10 PM

Thanks for the replies and im very glad to hear that head-to-head is the first tiebreaker. I wonder what the second is?

norva13x · 06-21-2009, 01:15 AM

Now I am really confused, same thing happened, two teams tied for the wildcard. Miami and Houston this time, Houston had the winning record vs. Miami but Miami got to the playoffs

I made an extra game and simmed it so that Miami won and got in the playoffs, so it made sense, but I would like to know exactly how the game decides tie breakers because now I am confused.

06-20-2009, 02:52 PM	#1
STEELCITY637 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 33	Tie-breakers I read back in the OOTP 9 forum that the game uses alphabetical order to determine tie breaker. I just had two teams finish with identical records for first and it seems to still be using alphabetical order to select the higher seed. Is there any confirmation that the game is using alphabetical order to decide seeds? If so I hope this will change in future versions or updates.

06-20-2009, 06:05 PM	#3
Shinobu Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Posts: 104	In my fictional league, Carolina and New Jersey finished in a tie for the divisional championship, and Carolina was indeed listed first in the standings, but in the playoffs New Jersey opened against the lowest seeded team. It seems that alphabetical order might be used for "standings order", but not for playoff seeding.

06-20-2009, 11:10 PM	#5
STEELCITY637 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 33	Thanks for the replies and im very glad to hear that head-to-head is the first tiebreaker. I wonder what the second is?

06-21-2009, 01:15 AM	#6
norva13x Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 476	Now I am really confused, same thing happened, two teams tied for the wildcard. Miami and Houston this time, Houston had the winning record vs. Miami but Miami got to the playoffs I made an extra game and simmed it so that Miami won and got in the playoffs, so it made sense, but I would like to know exactly how the game decides tie breakers because now I am confused.