Originally Posted by
FriscoDawg
Because that's exactly what the tiebreaker rules say. Read the bolded section of 2b. Middle Tennessee would be removed from the tie getting #3 seed leaving a 2-way tie between Charlotte and Tech.
C-USA Basketball Championships Seeding Tiebreaker
Tiebreaker. Ties in winning percentage, and thus for seeding positions shall be broken according to the following;
1. Between TWO teams
a. Head to head
b. If still tied, compare records versus teams with highest winning percentage in Conference play and descending order until tie is broken. When arriving at a set of tied teams (i.e., winning percentage) while comparing records, use each team's record versus the COLLECTIVE tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tiebreaking process).
c. If tie remains, seeding will be based upon the most recent RPI standings.
2. Between THREE or more teams
a. Conduct a mini round robin among the tied teams. Team with the highest winning percentage will receive the higher seed (#).
b. If a three-way tie still exists after conducting the round robin, follow Step 1b, then Step 1c if needed. If at any point the number of teams tied reduces to two, steps 1 a-c are followed.
(#) When comparing records against single teams or groups of teams, the highest winning percentage prevails, even if the number of games played is unequal.
Rice up 42-31 with 6:25 left.