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ACC Standings: Hope not lost for UNC just yet

By Zack Pearson

Nov 21, 2015; Blacksburg, VA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora on the sidelines in the fourth quarter. The Tar Heels defeated the Hokies 30-27 in overtime at Lane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2015; Blacksburg, VA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora on the sidelines in the fourth quarter. The Tar Heels defeated the Hokies 30-27 in overtime at Lane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Three way tie?

Oct 8, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies quarterback Jerod Evans (4) celebrates after the game. The Hokies defeated the Tar Heels 34-3 at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies quarterback Jerod Evans (4) celebrates after the game. The Hokies defeated the Tar Heels 34-3 at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

Okay, here is where things get interesting.

Say the Hokies, Hurricanes and Tar Heels all finish in a three-way tie. It wouldn’t eliminate the Tar Heels, as it might work in their favor.

If UNC beats Miami, then Miami beats Virginia Tech and the teams somehow tie three-ways, it goes to a new tiebreaker.  Here are the tie-breaking procedures for a that situation via the ACC website:

"Combined head-to-head winning percentage among the tied teams. Winning percentage of the tied teams within the division. Head-to-head competition versus the team within the division with the best overall (divisional and non-divisional) Conference winning percentage, and proceeding through the division. Multiple ties within the division will be broken fi rst to last, using the league’s tie-breaking procedures."

"Combined winning percentage versus all common non-divisional opponents."

"Combined winning percentage versus all non-divisional opponents."

"Winning percentage versus common non-divisional opponents based upon their order of finish (overall conference winning percentage) and proceeding through other common non-divisional opponents based upon their divisional order of finish."

"The tied team with the highest ranking in the full Bowl Championship Series Standings following the conclusion of regular season games, unless the second of the tied teams is ranked within five-or-fewer places of the highest ranked tied team. In this case, the two-team tiebreaking procedure shall be applied between the top two ranked tied teams. If all tied teams are not ranked in the full Bowl Championship Series Standings, the computer ranking portion of the Standings will be used, eliminating the high and the low computer ranking, and averaging the remaining rankings."

"The representative shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the Commissioner or Commissioner’s designee."

Depending on how it goes, it could work out in UNC’s favor. Stay tuned folks, this could get interesting.

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