I have written this same sort of formula before and it is actually pretty easy as long as you avoid the working with the A vs B vs C headache.

sub _team_standings {
         $b->get_wins_total      <=> $a->get_wins_total      or
         $b->get_wins_division   <=> $a->get_wins_division   or
         $b->get_wins_home       <=> $a->get_wins_home       or
         $b->get_run_difference  <=> $a->get_run_difference  or
         $b->get_runs_scored     <=> $a->get_runs_scored     or
        $a->get_reg_schedule_id <=> $b->get_reg_schedule_id
     }

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If you notice, I am sorting my teams all based upon some team stat except the last one. There I am using a schedule id as my tie breaker instead of a head-to-head comparison.

The problem with the head-to-head comparison is when you have 3 or more teams tied together and you are trying to determine who would be ahead, it creates a catch-22 scenario. Example: 

A beat B
B beat C
C beat A

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If you are trying to use head-to-head comparison, there is no way to resolve it. You are basically down to using a coin flip or some other stat to resolve the issue.

For the sake of simplicity, I would ignore using head-to-head comparisons and look at other values instead.

In reply to Re: Adding Special Rules to Sort by Herkum
in thread Adding Special Rules to Sort by ctfishman

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