I saw something yesterday referencing the top 4 seeds all losing this year, and the comment was made that if the format was still 4 teams this year, the champion would be a team that has now been eliminated. That got me to thinking what 4 teams would have been in the old format playoff this year? No way ASU and Boise would've been top 4.
SEC Champs: UGAg 11-2, AP #2
B1G Champs: Oregon 13-0, AP #1
ACC Champs: Clemson 10-3, AP #13
B12 Champs: AZ State 11-2, AP #10
MW Champs: Boise St. 12-1, AP #8
Independent: ND, 11-1, AP #3
Texas 11-2, AP #4
Penn St. 11-2, AP #5
Ohio St. 10-2, AP #6
Tennessee 10-2, AP #7
Indiana 11-1, AP #9
SMU 11-2, AP #12
Theres no way Oregon, UGAg, ND aren't top 3, so you basically have the argument of who gets the 4 spot? Does Texas jump 3 other conference champs (2 that are in top 10)? If not, which one gets in? P4 conference champ ranked 10 or G5 conference champ ranked 8? It would have been a really tough decision for the committee this year. I think it's safe to say 2 teams definitely would have been in semis that have now lost (Oregon, UGAg). Highly doubtful but theres also the chance ND gets jumped because of SOS and no conference championship. This also rose another question. The years the SEC got 2 teams into the semis, how many of those teams would have been beaten if more teams got a chance? How many fewer championships would the SEC have?
SEC Champs: UGAg 11-2, AP #2
B1G Champs: Oregon 13-0, AP #1
ACC Champs: Clemson 10-3, AP #13
B12 Champs: AZ State 11-2, AP #10
MW Champs: Boise St. 12-1, AP #8
Independent: ND, 11-1, AP #3
Texas 11-2, AP #4
Penn St. 11-2, AP #5
Ohio St. 10-2, AP #6
Tennessee 10-2, AP #7
Indiana 11-1, AP #9
SMU 11-2, AP #12
Theres no way Oregon, UGAg, ND aren't top 3, so you basically have the argument of who gets the 4 spot? Does Texas jump 3 other conference champs (2 that are in top 10)? If not, which one gets in? P4 conference champ ranked 10 or G5 conference champ ranked 8? It would have been a really tough decision for the committee this year. I think it's safe to say 2 teams definitely would have been in semis that have now lost (Oregon, UGAg). Highly doubtful but theres also the chance ND gets jumped because of SOS and no conference championship. This also rose another question. The years the SEC got 2 teams into the semis, how many of those teams would have been beaten if more teams got a chance? How many fewer championships would the SEC have?
