re: The Top Four teams in the initial playoff rankings

I'm not sure I agree with Notre Dame's "tough" scheduling. They seem to be getting more credit for almost beating Florida State and edging past a 3-loss Stanford team than anything else.

To be fair though, the end of that ND/FSU game was messed up. Yes, the call was correct but it wouldn't surprise me that ND gets more credit for their almost win than anything else out there (despite Ole Miss - over Alabama / Alabama - over WVU / Auburn - over KSU AND LSU) all have more impressive wins than Notre Dame has managed.