EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -Mark Dantonio is only the latest coach left vexed by a quirky conference tiebreaker.
Dantonio spoke out this week after it became clear his Michigan State team had little chance of going to the Rose Bowl. The Spartans tied Wisconsin and Ohio State for the Big Ten title, but the Badgers are in line for the trip to Pasadena because of their superior BCS ranking.
Dantonio would prefer his league use a different method to resolve this kind of deadlock – but the situation is hardly unique. The Big Ten and Big 12 are both turning to BCS rankings to break ties. Oklahoma is advancing to its conference title game at the expense of Oklahoma State and Texas A&M after a three-way tie for first in the Big 12 South.
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