It's possible. And almost a certainty if Clemson were to somehow lose.
I just don't like the "pick the four best" that the committee is charged with. On one hand that makes sense. On the other, why can't we look at each conference being its own bracket into the playoff? If you weren't the top team in your conference, then by definition you cannot be the best team in the naiton.
I realize pro sports has wild card teams, etc., but that's more of a money grab than integrity of the postseason. And even in pro sports, if you're third-best in your division or conference, you can still be left out of the postseason in favor of an inferior team that had a much weaker division and schedule.
As long as there are more conference winners than playoff spots available, we need to limit it to one team per conference.
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Is still #2. until #3 beats #2. Pretty simple ain’t it.
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There are interest and pocket books being protected. 3 SEC teams from the same region is not good for business. I think they'd manipulate it how they need to manipulate it.
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Who have they even played?
Just like Clemson hasnt played anyone and they are being punished right now.....
Putting Penn State in there for a week was a joke but I also dont think Clemson belongs till they play someone
Kind of like Notre Dame....we were exposed as a fraud after playing the only two tough teams on the schedule.....Navy will be interesting....everyone on here will be crying about cut blocks as usual
Don't be silly
The SEC would be lucky to get 2 teams in much less 3.
1) No one left on their schedule is good enough to beat Clemson
2) No one in the Big 10 is going to beat Ohio State.
There is no chance that they ignore two undefeated conference champs so that pretty much eliminates the 3 SEC team narrative.
It is more likely we will see 4 conference champs in because:
3) Georgia isn't going to finish the season with one loss.
4) If the committee is serious about schedules, Alabama doesn't have the schedule to get in especially if they don't get to the SEC title game. Depending on how it plays out both Baylor and Oklahoma will have stronger SOS.
why does Clemson get in?
Because of last year?
Sure, there is always the remote possibility that a one - loss team( when that one loss is to a 13-0 conference champ when it is the defined #1 team) gets in over a 13-0 conference champs.
Keep in mind that the committee is made up of the conferences and none of the conferences (absent the SEC) are going to want to promote the inclusion of a one-loss non-champ team to the deference of an undefeated conference champ. The narrative has been that going undefeated (see ND last year as a major example) is a significant accomplishment not to be easily dismissed as well as the conference title game serving as a "feeder" game to the playoffs.
They want to stay away from the eye test decision as much as possible.
Said competition.....but I also think Clemson gets benefit of doubt as defending champs....
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And I doubt if you hear that mentioned.
The criteria itself has a major bias toward conference champions.
"The criteria to be provided to the selection committee must be aligned with the ideals of the commissioners, Presidents, athletic directors and coaches to honor regular season success while at the same time providing enough flexibility and discretion to select a non‐champion or independent under circumstances where that particular non‐champion or independent is unequivocally one of the four best teams in the country."
It is hard to argue that a one loss non conference champ is "unequivocally" better than a 13-0 conference champ.
In 2018, the only real decision was between ND and Ohio State. OSU close win over Maryland and loss to Purdue later in the season made it easier to see ND as "unequivocally" better than OSU when ND/OSU schedules were ranked near the same as well as their results versus top 10/top 30 teams. On top of that, no one on the committee was going to do OSU any favors and Gene Smith's ability to present a case for the Big 10 champ was severely hindered.
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