Pac-12 Conference

2013 Football Media Guide

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PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The Pac-12 Football Championship Game will take place Saturday, December 7 at 7:45 or 8 p.m. ET/4:45 or 5 p.m. PT and telecast to a national audience on ESPN or ABC. The Championship game will match the winner of the North Division vs. the winner of the South Division. The game will be played on the campus of the division winner with the best overall conference record. The winner of the Pac-12 Championship will earn the league's automatic BCS berth. North Division South Division California Arizona Oregon Arizona State Oregon State Colorado Stanford UCLA Washington USC Washington State Utah TIE-BREAK PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE DIVISION CHAMPIONS AND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HOST The winner of each Division will be determined by the record in all games played (both divisional and cross-divisional) within the conference. In the event of a tie, the following procedures will be applied to determine the Pac-12 Championship Game representatives Two-Team Tie. 1. Head-to-head competition between the two tied teams. a. If no game is played between the two tied teams or that game ends in a tie, the following tie-brekaing procedures would be applied: 2. Record in games played within the division 3. Record against the next highest placed team in the division (Based on record in all games played within the conference), proceeding through the division. 4. Record in common conference games. 5. Highest BCS Ranking following the last weekend of regularseason games. 6. Total number of wins in a 12-game season. The following conditions will apply to the calculation of the total number of wins: a.Only one win against a team from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision or lower division will be counted annually. b.Any games that are exempted from counting against the annual maximum number of football contests per NCAA rules (current Bylaw 17.9.5.2) shall not be included. 7. Coin toss. Multiple-Team Ties. The following procedures will only be used to eliminate all but two teams, at which point the two-team tie-breaking procedure will be applied. 1. Head-to-head (Best record in games among the tied teams). 2. Record in games played within the division. 3. Record against the next highest placed team in the division (based on record in all games played within the conference), proceeding through the division. 4. Record in common conference games. 5. Highest BCS ranking following the last weekend of regular-season games. Pac-12 Championship Game Host The Pac-12 Championship Game Host will be determined by the record in all games played within the conference. In the event of a tie, the following procedures will be applied to determine the Pac-12 Championship Game host. Tie-breaking Procedure. 1. Head-to-head, if applicable. 2. Highest BCS Ranking following the last weekend of Pac-12 regular-season games. 3. Record against the next highest-placed common opponent in the conference (based on record in all games played within the conference), proceeding through the conference. 4. Record in common conference games. 5. Coin toss. PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME & BOWL HISTORY // 2013 PAC-12 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE// 129 //129

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