re: 8-team playoffs - based on rankings

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I contend the expansion to four was simply increasing the field (doubling it) to prevent an error of omitting the best two teams. Not to necessarily find the 4th best team.

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In the history of the college football playoff, the 4th and last seed has won 50% of the time. That seems like decent support the true best team may be getting left out with only 4 selections