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129 2016 PAC-12 FOOTBALL // BOWL HISTORY PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 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-breaking 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. 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 max- imum number of football contests per NCAA rules (current Bylaw 17.9.5.2) shall not be included. 6. Highest ranking in the College Football Playoff poll following the last week- end of regular-season games. 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 ranking in the College Football Playoff poll following the last week- end of regular-season games. Determination of Home Team in Pac-12 Championship The home team in the Pac-12 Championship Game will be determined by the record in all games played within the conference. In the event of a tie, the follow- ing procedures will be applied to determine the home team. Tie-breaking Procedure. 1. Head-to-head, if applicable. 2. Record against the next highest-placed common opponent in the confer- ence (based on record in all games played within the conference), pro- ceeding through the conference. 3. Record in common conference games. 4. Highest ranking in the College Football Playoff poll following the last week- end of regular-season games. 5. Coin toss. TIE-BREAK PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE DIVISION CHAMPIONS The Pac-12 Football Championship Game will take place Friday, De- cember 5 at 6 p.m. PT and telecast to a national audience on FOX. The Championship game will match the winner of the North Division vs. the winner of the South Division. The game will be played at Levi's® Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The champion will eye a spot opposite the Big Ten champion in the Rose Bowl Game. If the Pac-12 champion is in the top four of the College Football Playoff poll following the 2016 season it would vacate its spot in the Rose Bowl to participate in the CFP semi-finals in either the Chick-fil-A Peach or Fiesta Bowl. The Rose Bowl would then fill the vacated spot with another Pac-12 team. ALL-TIME PAC-12 FCG RESULTS 2011 UCLA 31 Oregon 49 Dec. 1, 2011 at Eugene, Ore. (Atten: 59,376) (35 degrees, clear, w: S 5 mph) MVP: LaMichael James, Oregon 2012 UCLA 24 Stanford 27 Dec. 2, 2012 at Stanford, Calif. (Atten: 31,622) (55 degrees, partly cloudy, w: W 6 mph) MVP: Kevin Hogan, Stanford 2013 Stanford 38 Arizona State 14 Dec. 7, 2013 at Tempe, Ariz. (Atten: 69,535) (54 degrees, partly cloudy, w: E 5 mph) MVP: Tyler Gaffney, Stanford 2014 Arizona 13 Oregon 53 Dec. 5, 2014 at Levi's Stadium-Santa Clara, Calif. (Atten: 45,618) (60 degrees, rain, w: W 5 mph) MVP: Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2015 USC 22 Stanford 41 Dec. 5, 2015 at Levi's Stadium-Santa Clara, Calif. (Atten: 58,476) (55 degrees, cloudy, w: calm) MVP: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford NORTHERN LIGHTS: In five postseason Conference cham- pionship games, the North Division has captured the Pac-12 crown each time - Oregon (2011, 2014) and Stanford (2012, 2013, 2015). For the South, four different schools have partici- pated in the five championship games - UCLA (2011, 2012), Arizona State (2013), Arizona (2014), USC (2015).