SEC announces football tiebreakers for 16-team era Here are the six factors, in the order they will be used: Head-to-head among the tied teams. Record vs. common conference opponents. Record against the highest team in the standings that both teams have played, and failing that proceeding downward through other common opponents. Cumulative conference winning percentage of all conference opponents for each tied team (essentially, schedule strength). “Capped relative scoring margin” vs. all conference opponents. That’s a metric that is derived by comparing the team’s points scored and allowed to the opponents’ average points scored and allowed, per an appendix in the tie-breaking rules. Random draw of the tied teams.
