So which team/teams get left out of the playoffs?

[ALStateLineVol]

No one knows what the committee is thinking - top 4 deserving or best 4 teams?
deserving (according to their rankings this year) - MI, WAS, FSU, TX and no SEC representation (I believe viewership will be way down in this situation)
best 4 - MI, WAS, TX, AL (could argue Ga is better than Wash; I don't think Wash has played any defense of the caliber the other 3 teams)

On a side note, If FSU gets left out and an SEC team gets in, would this start talks about them leaving ACC to join SEC. It would be obvious that being ACC Champion doesn't mean as much as 1 loss SEC team. Could get them and Clemson to start rethinking their alignment for the future.
SEC - it just means more might have something to it -

Just my 2 cents!!

 

[CAVPUT]

I think the committee will go for fresh faces and now that they have the opportunity, I think the SEC will be left out this year. Since it's bama and uga, I'm more than fine with that. Michigan, Washington, FSU and Texas. That's how I see it....and there really can't be any complaints.

 

[BigALWiLson]

I see the seeding going like this,
1. Michigan
2. Washington
3. Texas/Georgia/Alabama
4. Florida State

I’m aware I may catch grief over Fla St due to QB injuries, but how do you leave an undefeated P5 out over 1 loss P5? The arguments can be made in all directions. Glad it’s not up to me to decide. This scenario further proves the need for the expanded playoff.

Because that power 5 team plays in an absolute sh1t show of a conference and will get rolled. No one and I mean no one wants to see a repeat of last years title game. It is the dame scenario.

 

[VOLanooga]

Might be. I can’t wait for the expanded bracket to solve some of this drama. There will still be a team or two with an argument on why they should be in, but after the top 6 or 8 teams those arguments start to fall apart (IMO obviously)

 

[tennesseeduke]

I see the seeding going like this,
1. Michigan
2. Washington
3. Texas/Georgia/Alabama
4. Florida State

I’m aware I may catch grief over Fla St due to QB injuries, but how do you leave an undefeated P5 out over 1 loss P5? The arguments can be made in all directions. Glad it’s not up to me to decide. This scenario further proves the need for the expanded playoff.

1. Michigan
2. Washington
3. Texas
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Florida state

Ranked based on how good they are right now! Florida State gets boat raced by any of the top 5. Even if Jordan Travis was playing!
Technically Texas is SEC now!

 

[tennrich1]

I think the committee will go for fresh faces and now that they have the opportunity, I think the SEC will be left out this year. Since it's bama and uga, I'm more than fine with that. Michigan, Washington, FSU and Texas. That's how I see it....and there really can't be any complaints.

For sure IMO this is the only way to be closest to correct AND to avoid all the criticism. IMO it’s the only scenario the committee comes out without a lot of controversy. Once they start making it subjective (team A just looks better than team B) the whole process is more tainted. AND…if were bases it on that…Bama CLEARLY shouldn’t be in based on last weeks performance.

 

[TNHopeful505]

I think being in the playoffs should not solely be determined by wins and losses but strength of schedule should play an equal role in making determinations. Next years' 12 team playoff will alleviate some of the problems of a 4 team playoff.

12 team playoff will be less exciting, but more accurately. Someone is getting screwed over today. I hope it's Bama and Georgia. The SEC worked really hard to protect them all year.

 

[Mikevol1964]

You MUST base it on what they did on the field and not how you feel. Why even play the games if they dont matter? Much is being made of FSU beating UL with an anemic offense. That is true, but they did beat them by 10 using their 3rd team QB. That is considerably more impressive than the embarrassing performance Bama had just the week prior against a bottom feeding SEC team.

FSU will have their 2nd team QB in the playoffs.

Here's how I would rank them:

Michigan, Washington, FSU and Texas.

You shouldn't put Bama over Texas because they lost at home to them. Plus, when the final rankings are released, Texas will have the best win of any of the top teams (assuming Bama is ranked ahead of UGA).

Agreed. Undefeated power 5 conference championship should trump anything else. Uga is eliminated because they lost yesterday and Ala got beat by Texas on their own field.

 

[Voltrapnbama]

What type of **** storm would happen if FSU is left out? I’m seriously asking. Undefeated Power 5 champs. Undefeated. Did this with the 2nd string QB and then the 3rd string the ship. Defense played very good and did what they knew they had to do. I feel like if in FSU and the ACC, I pitch a conniption fit if im left out

 

[volfan102455]

Should history play in this?

Remember when LSU beat Bama in the regular season but the BCS made them rematch in the NC game and Bama won? Was that the year everyone outside of the SEC was crying saying Ohio State should be in it?

The worst thing that could happen is the committee placing another TCU type team in there-Bama or Florida St-and they get hammered. I’m not convinced that Bama would beat Georgia again, similar to the playoffs a few years ago.

No it was Oklahoma State that did not get selected. They lost their next to last game to an Iowa State team that had only won 5 games. Bama was considered the best 1 loss team as their only loss was 9-6 to LSU that was considered to be the best. LSU also had wins over Oregon (4th best team). Has OSU not lost to Iowa State, it would have been LSU vs OSU and the re-match would not have happened.

Bama wasn't selected because they were well Bama, they were selected because OSU faltered late.

 

[Daniel_Lincolns_Foot]

People keep saying “you can’t leave out an undefeated conference champion.” Sure you can. If you can let in a 1 loss team that lost their conference championship, and a team that didn’t even play in their conference championship, you can do whatever you want.

 

[NighthawkVol]

FSU looks horrible. Letting them into the playoff with that garbage QB would be a travesty

He won’t be their QB in the playoff. Their backup was in concussion protocol so they used their 3rd stringer yesterday.

 

[volfan102455]

What type of **** storm would happen if FSU is left out? I’m seriously asking. Undefeated Power 5 champs. Undefeated. Did this with the 2nd string QB and then the 3rd string the ship. Defense played very good and did what they knew they had to do. I feel like if in FSU and the ACC, I pitch a conniption fit if im left out

Locker room material for any ACC team that plays an SEC team if that happens.

 

[feathersax]

I think the committee will go for fresh faces and now that they have the opportunity, I think the SEC will be left out this year. Since it's bama and uga, I'm more than fine with that. Michigan, Washington, FSU and Texas. That's how I see it....and there really can't be any complaints.

FSU the weakest. They likely get in, but will also likely get clobbered.

 

[TNHopeful505]

If FSU doesn't get in after winning the ACC championship, then the ACC will implode. No team will believe the ACC can get them to a championship anymore. Especially with expansion coming to everyone but them.

If you win a conference P5 championship, you need to be in. I really don't think you can make an exception.

 

[imw8n4u]

I think the committee will go for fresh faces and now that they have the opportunity, I think the SEC will be left out this year. Since it's bama and uga, I'm more than fine with that. Michigan, Washington, FSU and Texas. That's how I see it....and there really can't be any complaints.

Agreed, this may be the only chance left to ensure it won't be an SEC national title.

 

[TAF]

FSU went undefeated so did Michigan and Washington. Texas beat Alabama. If Alabama makes it in then all credibility for the playoff goes out the window

I thought that happened LAST year when Bama finished AHEAD of Tennessee...??!!

 

[Boca Vol]

1) Michigan
2) Alabama
3) Texas
4) Georgia

I think these are the 4 best teams right now. I think any of those 4 would smoke Washington or FSU.

 

[volfan102455]

The ACC and SEC played 10 games this year. The ACC won 6 of those games.

 

[BigALWiLson]

1. Michigan
2. Washington
3. Texas
4. BAMA

AN undefeated power 5 does not get in imo. Quality wins matter. That conference is trash. Texas and Bama are both deserving. They both won conferences that FSU couldnt. Body of work is the most important factor. As far as UGA goes, even though I think they are better than Texas you can't leave Texas out with maybe the best win against Bama. If this plays out I expect Bama bs Texas for all the marbles

 

[volfan102455]

Bama will still have the best win. You go by what the opponent is ranked going into the game, not what they are ranked once it’s over. Otherwise, you are basically penalizing Alabama for beating UGA and knocking them down in the rankings. It’s tough to beat a win over an undefeated, two time defending National Championship team in your conference championship game.

That is SEC bias.

 

[volfan102455]

1. Michigan
2. Washington
3. Texas
4. BAMA

AN undefeated power 5 does not get in imo. Quality wins matter. That conference is trash. Texas and Bama are both deserving. They both won conferences that FSU couldnt. Body of work is the most important factor. As far as UGA goes, even though I think they are better than Texas you can't leave Texas out with maybe the best win against Bama. If this plays out I expect Bama bs Texas for all the marbles

Yet that conference won 6 out of 10 games against SEC opponents and three of our four wins were against Georgia Tech and Virginia.

 

[sami]

You MUST base it on what they did on the field and not how you feel. Why even play the games if they dont matter? Much is being made of FSU beating UL with an anemic offense. That is true, but they did beat them by 10 using their 3rd team QB. That is considerably more impressive than the embarrassing performance Bama had just the week prior against a bottom feeding SEC team.

FSU will have their 2nd team QB in the playoffs.

Here's how I would rank them:

Michigan, Washington, FSU and Texas.

You shouldn't put Bama over Texas because they lost at home to them. Plus, when the final rankings are released, Texas will have the best win of any of the top teams (assuming Bama is ranked ahead of UGA).

Agree with this. If it isn't about what happens on the field first and foremost, then it becomes a beauty pageant or popularity contest. Florida State is an unbeaten conference champion that took care of business in the toughest of scenarios with a 3rd string QB, and they have three out-of-conference Power 5 wins, including LSU.

Michigan, Washington, and Texas are locks, and then you look at Florida State and Alabama. If being an undefeated Power 5 conference champ doesn't get you in, then the whole thing is a bigger joke than we all thought it was anyway. But add in three Power 5 OOC wins - who else even schedules that many? - and it becomes no contest in reality.

I have them like this:

1. Michigan
2. Washington
3. Florida State
4. Texas

This was my perfect scenario going into Saturday, only hoping the SEC got shut out of the playoff. Now we'll see what kind of balls this committee has.

 

[DuckInAPen]

No SEC teams will make the playoff and that will push us down to a lesser bowl game.

A win-win -- our rivals excluded from the playoffs and us with an easier path to 9-4 in a rebuilding year.

 

[BigALWiLson]

Yet that conference won 6 out of 10 games against SEC opponents and three of our four wins were against Georgia Tech and Virginia.

Oh so Wake beat Vandy ? Did they beat the better teams or the weak ones ? Sure Fsu beat a struggling LSU team late. That's 1 win. Where is the substance UNC over SC ? Lol let me say that Kentucky beat Divisional Champ in that conference soundly. You can not be serious about the ACC being better than the SEC