Currently there is one in the top 15, 2 in the top 20. And if we beat Michigan, there will be 1 in top 20. And we would have lost to that 1 team.
When it comes down to it, that is what matters. And those secondary teams aren't going to match up any better re: our SOS than the other teams we are dreamingly "in competition" with for a playoff slot.
FYI, re: SOS, ESPN has us currently at 61, Sagarin at 38.
Face the reality: our playoff chances just about disappeared when we lost to Georgia and did disappear when Georgia lost.