Playoff Preview (example from the past): How would you rank 2001 scenerio?

I know this may be confusing idea, but IMO the 2001 season represents the most realistic worst case scenario for the SEC in the coming format--true worst case is having an undefeated team left out but that's not happening.

You had two highly ranked teams (UF, UT) but neither are conference champs and a weak champ. Who gets in?

Looking back to 2001, you have undefeated Miami, who is in retrospect arguably the greatest team in a generation, but they didn't begin at the top.

After Miami, you have a whole lot of confusion, including arguments for 2 and possibly 3 SEC teams--problem is that the higher ranked Tennessee and Florida were not conference champs, while 3 loss LSU was. In total there are 13 teams with an argument, as they either have 2 or fewer losses or major conference champ.

You also have 3 Big12 teams with a solid arguments as well as a 1-loss Oregon from the Pac 10.

So, who are your final 3 teams after Miami and what criteria do you use?

Likewise, in today's time where Miami=FSU and UF/UT=SEC West, LSU=SEC East scrub, and Big 12=Pac12, how would you see it going down?

2. Nebraska: 11-1, Big 12 North Runner Up. By the end of the season, 1 win over ranked team (10 Oklahoma) and bad loss to 3 Colorado .

Pros: double digit margins of victory of ranked Notre Dame (17 at time) and Oklahoma (2 at time).

Cons: 36-62 Loss to Colorado last week of season, failed to win division
Nebraska

3. Colorado: 10-2, Big 12 Champs. 2 wins over top 10 end of season, and 2 losses to No. 9 and No. 20.

Pros: Big 12 Champs with big wins last week of season vs No. 2 Nebraska (62-36) and Big 12 CG vs No. 3 Texas (39-37). Considered "toughest" schedule of contenders.

Cons: 2 Losses; first in week 1 to then unranked Fresno at home (22-24), but by end of season FSU was No. 20. Also lost badly to No. 9 Texas on road 7-41).
Colorado

4. Oregon: 10-1, Pac 10 Champs. Ducks wins looked less impressive by years end. Loss to No. 11 Stanford at home and win @ No. 13 Washington State.

Pros: Pac 10 champs with wins over 3 ranked teams, Wisconsin (No. 22 (31-28), @WSU (No. 13 42-49), @ UCLA (No. 17 21-20).

Cons: Loss to then unranked Stanford at home 42-49. Considered "weakest" schedule of serious contenders. Oregon

5. Florida: 10-2 SEC East Runner Up. Preseason No. 1 had wins over ranked LSU, USC, and FSU in blowouts. Lost to 7-5 Auburn and Tennessee at home in big game last week of season.

Pros: 5 wins, some blowouts vs ranked teams (#21 MSU 52-0, @#18 LSU 44-15, #15 #UGA 24-10, @#14 USC 54-17, #20 FSU 37-13.

Cons: Didn't win division, loses at unranked Auburn 20-23 and at home vs No.2 Tennessee 32-34.
Florida

6. Tennessee 10-2, SEC East Champs. Tough schedule with wins over ranked teams: Florida (5), LSU (12), USC (14), and Syracuse (18). Loss to #16 UGA and LSU in SEC CG.

Pros: SEC East champs by beating UF at Swamp last week of season. Wins over ranked LSU (14 26-18), USC (12 17-10), @ Florida (2 34-32) and OOC Syracuse 33-9. No. 3 toughest schedule, with CU only one close of contenders.

Cons: Didn't win conference CG in rematch in 20-31 loss to 21 LSU. Home loss to then unranked UGA 24-26. Tennessee

No. 7 Texas: 10-2, Big 12 South Champs. Crushing Big 12 CG loss as they sat at No. 3. Split with CU and loss to OU.

Pros: Big 12 South Champs and win over No. 14 Colorado. Many blowouts of bad teams

Cons: Weakest schedule of Contenders, loss in Big 12 CG played in Dallas. Loss to No. 3 Oklahoma 3-14.
Texas

Below are the final BCS standings and a matrix of how the final top 25 (December 9) performed against other ranked teams:




I would go:
1. Miami
2. Oregon
3. Colorado
4. Tennessee