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re: Ranking the 1-Loss Playoff Teams by Quality Wins
Posted on 11/21/19 at 12:14 pm to WG_Dawg
Posted on 11/21/19 at 12:14 pm to WG_Dawg
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can you put together a compelling case for ohio state going in 2017?
Of course I can.
Ohio State won a Conference Title... against an opponent that came into the game with a perfect 12-0 record. Alabama didn't even win their division.
That right there is compelling enough.
But I'll go on...
Ohio State played the #2, #6, #9, and #16 teams
Alabama played the #7, #17 and #23 teams
Ohio State literally played four opponents that were deemed better than Alabama's second toughest opponent.
One of Ohio State's losses was to the Final Committee Ranking #2 team in the country back in Week 2... Had Alabama played an opponent like that, there's a good chance they would have also had a second loss.
The fact that Bama lost the only game it played all season to a Top 16 ranked team (by double digits) does not inspire much hope that they would have defeated the #2 team in the regular season had they played them.
So yes, Ohio State had a second loss. But they played a MUCH more difficult schedule. And the Conference Championship should offset that fact. Especially since the committee says that Conference Championships have a lot of meaning.
IMO, there are always multiple factors:
Conference Championship?- Ohio State wins that category
Strength of Schedule- Ohio State wins that category
Quality Wins- Ohio State wins that category
Comparing losses- Alabama wins that category
But in the end, "eye test" wins out. As it always will when Alabama is involved.
Posted on 11/21/19 at 12:29 pm to BHMKyle
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But in the end, "eye test" wins out. As it always will when Alabama is involved.
Alabama finished the regular season ranked higher than Ohio State in most all computer polls - including the old BCS, Sagarin, Strength of Record, etc.
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