re: Ranking the 1-Loss Playoff Teams by Quality Wins

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the resume of the team they were competing against had 1 more loss and a 30-point beatdown to a putrid iowa team, while bama's lone loss was to the #2 team in the coutnry.

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No, that's not true. Bama's one loss was to Auburn who had 3 losses and was #7 in the Final Playoff Rankings.

How about #6 Wisconsin? Like Bama, they had 1 loss and did not win their conference... at least they won their division though. Which means they were 12-1 while Alabama was 11-1.

Compare their losses:

Wisconsin lost to #5 Ohio State by 6 points
Alabama lost to #7 Auburn by 12 points

Compare the quality wins:

Wisconsin beat #21 Northwestern
Alabama beat #17 LSU and #23 Mississippi State

Now I agree that Alabama should be ranked ahead of Wisconsin because they had one extra quality win. But aside from playing and beating the #23 team, thats literally the only difference between 12-1 Wisconsin and 11-1 Alabama. Yet Wisconsin was not even in the discussion. Why? BECAUSE THEY ARE FREAKING WISCONSIN and NOT ALABAMA.

Both teams were coming off a loss. Both teams failed to win their conference. Wisconsin at least won their division and played an extra game. But in the end, Alabama beat #17 and #23 while Wisconson only beat #21.

Those resumes are actually very comparable. But Alabama got into the playoff and Wisconsin was not even in the discussion. THATS THE ENTIRE POINT.

Alabama always gets that second look. They always get the benefit of the doubt. The eye test alyways favors them.

Any other team with a similar resume (like Wiconsin!) is not even worthy of discussion. They are eliminated.

That's the point.