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ShatteredElysium posted...

SEC are national champions because they got in.

Unbeaten team beats nobody all year then loses to a 2 loss Top 5 team in their final season game. Applies to both Alabama and Wisconsin, difference is Alabama got in despite Wisconsin's loss coming in an extra game Alabama didn't have to play. Both have similar SOS on websites that I checked.

Do I think Wisconsin should have been in? Not really but neither should Alabama.

Bama should be in.....

I know fans for "some" reason (read delusion) have convinced themselves of all these magical criteria for the committee. But that isn't their job. Their job is to find the 4 best teams.... period. If all 4 teams are from one conference, great. Conference affiliation shouldn't matter, Championships shouldn't matter, SOS shouldn't matter, SoR should barely matter. All that matters are the 4 best teams in the country. Of which Bama was clearly one. And OSU and Wisky were not. It really is as simple as the eye test. Bama trucked everyone, and physically dominated. OSU got obliterated by Iowa, and Wisky looked unimpressive against teams like Michigan.

Those are things the committee noticed.

Everyone is treating THE PLAYOFF like its #1 seeds in the NCAA tourney. Those are done by merit, not the 4 best teams because 64 other teams make it, you aren't selecting the entire field. Somewhere in that group of 1-8 seeds you will have the 4 best teams. They aren't selected the same way because they shouldn't be. A 1 seed is an honor, but in the end doesn't mean anything for you winning it all, it a 3 seed was better but maybe lost early in the year to St Mary's you can "punish" then with a lower seed and they still have a chance to win it all. For the playoff you have to get the 4 best and nothing else matters because ONLY they can win it all.