Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
That brings up an interesting point.

If results against the bottom side aren't counted, why do they still count when calculating 2nd place in the group? It is possible for a team to have a better record against the other teams, lose to the bottom side twice, but have a better record against teams finishing 1st, 2nd, etc than the actual runner up.
Presumably because within the group everybody plays the same teams.