"Miami athletic director Dan Radakovich told ESPN on Monday the ACC should revisit its tiebreaker system to ensure the conference "puts its best foot forward" in the conference championship game. No. 12 Miami (10-2) finished in a five-way tie in second place in the ACC at 6-2, but Duke (7-5) made it into the championship game against No. 16 Virginia (10-2) based off the fifth tiebreaker: Conference opponent win percentage. "We've got to get a little better at that," Radakovich said, "and I can't tell you what the answer is right now, but I think we've got to look at some different things that might be able to streamline that and make sure that the league is going to put its best foot forward.""
"ACC coaches and athletic directors voted for the tiebreakers that were put into place once they removed divisions in 2023. The other Power 4 conferences largely follow similar tiebreaker procedures. The American uses the last available CFP rankings in the case of tied teams with no head-to-head result. The Mountain West used a metrics-based tiebreaker to break a four-way tie for its championship game."
Dan Radakovich urged the ACC to revisit its tiebreaker system to ensure the conference places its strongest representative in the championship game. Miami finished 10-2 and tied with four other teams at 6-2, but Duke advanced to the title game over Miami based on the fifth tiebreaker: conference opponent win percentage. ACC coaches and athletic directors adopted the current tiebreakers after removing divisions in 2023. Other leagues use different methods, including the American’s use of the last available CFP rankings and the Mountain West’s metrics-based tiebreaker. Miami now pursues an at-large College Football Playoff berth while ranked No. 12, with contention over Notre Dame despite Miami’s head-to-head win.
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