depends on the conference they're from and what they've proven throughout the season. TCU and Boise don't draw because their gaudy records still mean nothing.
I'm starting to see this Hat's way. Big 12 just adds a couple of equal or better quality replacements and moves on.
As I've mentioned, the thing that gets me going most about all of this is complete restructuring/dissolving of the BCS and, God willing, the new super conferences leaving the NCAA.
The mere fact of super-conferences is kind of like a de facto playoff. You get four champions determined by championship games and the BCS, if it survives, adding a plus-one like they've been talking about, and that is essentially an eight team playoff.