Explaining the new ACC tiebreaker if a 7-1, 8-1 and 7-2 team somehow wind up 'tied'
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 7 distinct news outlets with 7 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 5.
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"Explaining the new ACC tiebreaker if a 7-1, 8-1 and 7-2 team somehow wind up 'tied'" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 7 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Clemson Insider, Yahoo Sports and The Franklin News Post. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Who reported it (7)
- The ACC revamps the tiebreakers for its conference title game after a 5-loss Duke team got in over No. 10 Miami Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 53d ago
- Winning Might Not be Enough to Get Clemson in ACC Title Game The Clemson Insider · 53d ago
- ACC changes up football tiebreakers Yahoo Sports · 53d ago
- ACC's Phillips unveils new tiebreaker policy for football The Franklin News Post · 53d ago
- ACC revamps tiebreakers for conference title game after 5-loss Duke team got in over Miami Pharos-Tribune · 53d ago
- ACC Media Day: Commissioner Chats New Title Game Tiebreakers, Backs 24-Team Playoff Write For California · 53d ago
- Explaining the new ACC tiebreaker if a 7-1, 8-1 and 7-2 team somehow wind up 'tied' On3 · 53d ago broke it first
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