re: Year by Year Decisions by the CFP Playoff Committee (updated)

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'm not completely stuck in my ways...I'm simply pointing out what they've done so far and going by the assumption they will continue to do so. Now, whenever the time comes where they deviate from that and do something different I'll adjust my thinking as that new data is available. I'm certainly not naive enough to think there isn't a single possible scenario out there that won't eventually happen that hasn't yet.

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Yeah, I think what you point out above about the extreme difficulty a non conference champion faces is certainly true.

My point was mainly was that the committee has already, in my opinion, set some precedent to establish that "more quality wins" can trump everything else (like with the basketball committee seeds)...

This is yet to affect the final top 4 but it has been reflected consistently in their rankings -- as the data above shows with a 2 loss Georgia finishing 5th last year, with their high ranking of 2 loss AU the year before etc. . .

That said, I think this year's Georgia loss really diminishes the chances this season could be the one where a 1 loss conference champion finishes behind a non-conference champion. I think that scenario would have taken an undefeated UGA in the SEC championship game.