re: Michigan makes the final four

If Buffs beat Washington, Buffs will have better strength of record than Michigan. Buffs did lose @ Mich but were leading until QB got hurt. Committee might rank Buffs ahead of Mich despite head-to-head, just as they have done with OSU over PSU.

Committee's goal is to pick and seed the 4 best teams based on teams' resumes. Conf champ is merely one of several tie-breakers used if teams' resumes are approximately equal.