The two divisional winners play each other to determine the overall champion.
The conference did not hold a tournament and instead opted for a best of three playoff between the two divisional winners to determine the champion.
Three divisional winners and a "wild card" team played in the two series.
The divisional winners compete against each other to decide the county title.
If you remove the points of the divisional winners, last year's Northwest looks even worse.
The playoffs included eight divisional winners and four wild-card teams.
The divisional winners from the Big 12 Conference squared off in the 1st edition of the game.
Before last season, the league featured three divisional winners and three wild cards in each conference.
Now four divisional winners and two wild cards enter the playoffs from each conference.
They would be given out to divisional winners in the following season.
