[Chris Lang]

My guess would be RPI.

[Bigsouthking]

No the tiebreaker would go to whichever football team finished higher.....

[Cider Jim]

My guess would be RPI.

It wasn't that simple in football now, was it?

[kingaling42]

As I understand it the tie-breaker rules are as follows..

1. Head to head record
2. Record against the highest seeded team
3. Repeat #2 until there's a tie-breaker

[olldflame]

As I understand it the tie-breaker rules are as follows..

1. Head to head record
2. Record against the highest seeded team
3. Repeat #2 until there's a tie-breaker

Correct. But in the scenario stated where both Coastal and LU finished 17-1, splitting the head to head games and sweeping everyone else; all of those criteria would be equal.

[jcmanson]

I looked around for a bit last night on bigsouthsports.com and through their media guide. Couldn't find a tiebreaker after #2. The only thing I found was that both teams would be "co-champions". I guess that means whichever team didnt win the tourney would be going to the NIT, but still no idea how they determine the #1 seed and home court.

[jbock13]

As I understand it the tie-breaker rules are as follows..

1. Head to head record
2. Record against the highest seeded team
3. Repeat #2 until there's a tie-breaker

Correct. But in the scenario stated where both Coastal and LU finished 17-1, splitting the head to head games and sweeping everyone else; all of those criteria would be equal.

In that case, we will go by the number of least fouls against

But come on we're not going 17-1...

[olldflame]

I would be happy with the football tiebreaker of fewest points allowed in conference.

Fewest turnovers?.................................. not so good.

I would think RPI is the most likely, in which case we have no chance.

It's funny how probably nobody here would say they think we can go 17-1, but any and every game we lose there will be multiple people who say we should have won it. It would be an amazing accomplishment.

[jcmanson]

I don't think we will go 17-1. I also don't think CCU will go 17-1.

[olldflame]

I don't think we will go 17-1. I also don't think CCU will go 17-1.

I agree. It's just pretty unusual this far into the season for it to even be a possibility.

[From the class of 09]

updated 1/24 no surprises on the top...

2. LIBERTY
Previous rank: 2
Overall record: 14-7
Big South record: 8-1
Last week: Beat VMI 100-82
This week: Thursday vs. UNC Asheville; Saturday vs. Gardner-Webb
The skinny: Liberty didn’t have to face UNC Asheville’s D.J. Cunningham or Gardner-Webb’s Jon Moore when the Flames swept this trip back on New Year’s weekend. Both players are back from injuries. This is a huge home weekend for Liberty, which still faces three extremely tough road games (Coastal Carolina, Charleston Southern, Winthrop) on the back half of the schedule. Jeremy Anderson’s breakout game against VMI (3-for-3 from 3-point range) bodes well for Liberty, as it gives the Flames another option from the outside and defenses one more threat to worry about. I think Sommy Ogukwe will play a big role for this team down the stretch. He’s improving daily, and if he can provide 8-10 minutes of good rebounding, defense and play around the rim, that will be a huge plus for the Flames.