re: This is why I hate a Committee making the decisions

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Before it was..."We need a playoff!"

I can't think of a single year in which people felt like the #6,7,or 8 ranked team would have a legit shot at winning the Championship.

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Exactly true. And by adding teams all you are doing is pushing that debate further down the line.

Look at 2017. #8,9,10,11 were 10-2. #7 was 10-3. UCF was undefeated at 12.

In 2016, #8,9,10,11,12,13 were 9-3/10-3. Who gets in?

In 2015, 8-11 were 10-2/11-2.

At some point, there has to be a cutoff. In my opinion, it is easier to decide who is #4, than who is #8. Usually only a couple of teams have a top 4 resume. Expand it to 8 and now you've got 5 separate debates for who is the 8th best team, and even more weight carried by "brand" and "eye test"