Draft Order Ties

darkcloud4579 · 10-25-2008, 12:56 AM

I searched and no one has seemed to ask this question directly in six years around here...

How does OOTP determine draft order when there is a tie amongst teams regular season records?

sayheykid · 10-25-2008, 01:05 AM

At this point, I'm guessing it's alphabetical.

darkcloud4579 · 10-25-2008, 01:43 AM

I don't think it's alphabetical. It's either based on team number or something else esoteric, but surely we could get a definitive answer by now.

Bluenoser · 10-25-2008, 05:53 AM

Head to head is the first determining factor. Not sure after that because the few times I've had ties they were resolved with factor #1.

theasfl · 10-25-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BruceM

Head to head is the first determining factor. Not sure after that because the few times I've had ties they were resolved with factor #1.

I believe I can verify the first tiebreaker from experience...though its been awhile.

Curtis · 10-26-2008, 07:02 PM

I break ties myself. I am the Commissioner, after all. I give the better position to the team with the lower budget. Second tie-break is lowest payroll.

molarmite · 10-27-2008, 08:28 PM

MLB does it by previous season record and I thought OOTP did that too.

theasfl · 10-28-2008, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by molarmite

MLB does it by previous season record and I thought OOTP did that too.

I would think Markus would shy away from that since MLB doesn't have to deal with that scenario in its first year of existance, unlike all OOTP universes; though I do recall identifying the tiebreaker in many a league's first season.

Only Markus has the (insert Germany word for key).

Curtis · 10-28-2008, 01:45 AM

My impression had been that in OotPB the first season was based on record to date, and all subsequent seasons were based on the previous full season's record. Before this thread was started it never occured to me that the tiebreaker was anything other than random chance.

10-25-2008, 01:43 AM	#3
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10-25-2008, 12:56 AM	#1
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,688	Draft Order Ties I searched and no one has seemed to ask this question directly in six years around here... How does OOTP determine draft order when there is a tie amongst teams regular season records? __________________ ------ My Mods OOTP Advanced Stats & DFS Suite Managerial Strategy Pack Competitive Balance Tax Calculator Major League Women's Baseball (OOTP24) quickstart Indian Premier League \| 300+ years of baseball quickstart \| Expatriate League quickstart \| Off-Field Injuries Update \| Women's Name File for OOTP \| ---- Dynasty classics: Centurion comes to OOTP5 \| DC Moneyball Dynasty (2004)

10-25-2008, 01:05 AM	#2
sayheykid Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 79	At this point, I'm guessing it's alphabetical.

10-25-2008, 05:53 AM	#4
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,207	Head to head is the first determining factor. Not sure after that because the few times I've had ties they were resolved with factor #1.

10-26-2008, 07:02 PM	#6
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	I break ties myself. I am the Commissioner, after all. I give the better position to the team with the lower budget. Second tie-break is lowest payroll.

10-28-2008, 01:45 AM	#9
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	My impression had been that in OotPB the first season was based on record to date, and all subsequent seasons were based on the previous full season's record. Before this thread was started it never occured to me that the tiebreaker was anything other than random chance.