The AP is not bound by any rule to pick the playoff winner as their Champion. They do though because it's normally obvious.
But you wanna know how we could still have a split Natty? Just look back to last season...imagine 13-0 FSU is left out of the playoff and then they beat Georgia 63-3 instead of what actually happened.
The AP could easily vote that 14-0 FSU was their NC. It's a lot less likely now with a 12 team Playoff, but with a poll that has the power to create a split NC if it decided to and has an immeasurable influence on playoff committee members, it's irresponsible to dismiss it as meaningless.
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- Singer brings up a good point. These polls really don't matter. - ELP - 9:09pm 10/6/24
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- they do and they dont - DonMiller - 9:24am 10/7/24
- They are important in that they create a narrative that could impact a bubble team - LanceManion - 8:12am 10/7/24
- But what would message boards have to obsess over? - Nigel Tufnel - 7:56am 10/7/24
- Well Singer is wrong on this...committee members are humans and do not live in a vacuum. [NT]
- Chrisb - 11:16pm 10/6/24
- And they lean one way or the other. I get sick of the “ overrated “ whining but ND puts it on - whatsamataU - 12:32pm 10/7/24
- This is true. Ultimately what matters is whether teams that would not get - ndphysics - 9:54pm 10/6/24
- Something to keep in mind.. - Chrisb - 12:12am 10/7/24
- "Normally obvious"? - nddad98 - 12:38pm 10/7/24
- That's impossible now. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:18am 10/7/24
- "non playoff...now...one of losers and wannabes" Why the non-playoff bowls may be in trouble. - SteveM - 8:47am 10/7/24
- Before last year that would have been deemed impossible. - Chrisb - 8:37am 10/7/24
- Something to keep in mind.. - Chrisb - 12:12am 10/7/24