al had a .416 winning percentage vs Malone's conference al had a .431 in his own conference. Malone had a .379 conference winning% while having a .542 vs al's. Malone's conference was tougher (had way more total wins). So if we swapped conference schedules we'd see something along the lines of:
.416 x 58
.431 x 24
34.472 wins
vs
.379 x 24
.542 x 58
40.532 wins
I'm going to deduce that in this scenario, Malone would win the tie breaker for having the better team. Thus al drafts before him. If there are major issues with this logic, let it be known now or forever hold your peace. I'll make this the official third tie-breaker after head-to-head & point differential otherwise.