in doing the right or fair thing - though it's nearly impossible to do if all lose their championship games.
I see that OSU did appear much faster and better than Michigan but they did got crushed by UP and almost lost to UMaryland. It just appears they have a better D.
In any case, Oka doesn't appear to have much of a D.
In the end, I don't see ND being left out of the mix.
Bama and Clemson will likely win, and Georgia (if game is very close) will be the fourth in the mix. But that really will force the committee and ND to play Alabama as ND will be seeded #4 behind Clemson, and Georgia.