Big 12 football tiebreaker rules: How will league determine championship teams for 2024?

The Big 12 announced multiple updates on Friday regarding the conference's 2024 football season.

Conference play is set to begin in Week 4 on Sept. 21. It'll feature the debuts of Utah, Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado.

Here's a look at the updates.

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Non-conference matchups

The Week 2 matchup between Utah and Baylor on Saturday will not count as a conference game. This is because it was originally scheduled as a non-conference game prior to Utah becoming a member of the Big 12.

For the same reason, a non-conference status will also apply to the Week 3 matchup between Arizona and Kansas State.

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Big 12 Championship tiebreaker policies

The following steps will be used as the tiebreaker procedures to determine which two teams will compete in the Big 12 Championship game. If two teams are tied in the conference standings, the following steps will be until a determination is made.

• A: The tied teams will be compared based on their head-to-head record during the season.
• B: The tied teams will be compared based on win percentage against all common conference opponents.
• C: The tied teams will be compared based on win percentage against the next highest-placed common opponent in the standings (based on the record in all games played within the Conference) proceeding through the standings.
• D: The tied teams will be compared based on combined win percentage in conference games of conference opponents.
• E: The tied teams will be compared based on total number of wins in a 12-game season.
• F: The representative will be chosen based on highest ranking by SportSource Analytics (team rating score metric) following the last weekend of regular-season games.
• G: The representative will be chosen by a coin toss.

For the Big 12's complete tiebreaker procedures, including a tie of three or more teams, click here .

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Big 12 Championship kickoff time

The Big 12 Championship is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on Dec. 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It'll be broadcasted on ABC.

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