Playoff Selection Thoughts

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The more I think about moving to the 9-game conference schedule, the more I think teams should be selected using a BCS-type formula. There will frequently be 8-4 SEC teams that are in the top 12-16 teams nationally. As much as we’ve been told SOS will be weighed more heavily moving forward, if left to a room of humans, an 11-1 team that is less deserving (2014 Indiana) will always be more appealing. I think the cleanest way to do it is with a formula that clearly states how much SOS counts - no room for interpretation. In the current setup, Ohio State should win more national titles than anyone else over time because you can pencil them in for the playoffs every year, especially when it goes to 16 teams. It will be much harder for any SEC team to do the same.
 
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It will be interesting to see but I agree that Ohio state and others will benefit from a weaker schedule or the SEC playing a 9th game.


Part of me thinks NCAA should go the NFL route with division winners, etc. making the playoffs.
 
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Don’t forget the ole early losses are not as bad as losses later in year.

ND has figured this out. This year they lost the first two games of season which for some reason was the highest ranked teams they will play. The rest of the year they play no ranked teams and yet they are still ranked.

Talking heads already say that they are a great team in spite of beating anyone and they should be considered for a CFP spot. So now they will March up in the rankings each week as they beat an unranked teams.

If the computer rankings look at any of the human polls like the one the dumb woman writer that moved up a losing team, then it will also be flawed. The polls should really start throwing out each teams 10% highest votes and 10% lowest votes to find better rankings than what we have, at least that would get rid of some bias.
 
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maxorange said:
8-4 SEC teams don't belong in a playoff....regardless of the schedule strength
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Let’s say an SEC team loses a difficult OOC game (like TX @ OSU this year), then goes 6-3 in-conference, they would be more deserving than most 10-2 teams in other conferences. Almost any team that goes 6-3 in an SEC schedule is going to be one of the best 16 teams in the country.
 
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maxorange said:
8-4 SEC teams don't belong in a playoff....regardless of the schedule strength
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Historically absolutely but when they start football version of March madness with 16 teams then it becomes more important to get hot at the end of regular season more so than just good enough to make it in.
 
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Dadof2Vols said:
Don’t forget the ole early losses are not as bad as losses later in year.

ND has figured this out. This year they lost the first two games of season which for some reason was the highest ranked teams they will play. The rest of the year they play no ranked teams and yet they are still ranked.

Talking heads already say that they are a great team in spite of beating anyone and they should be considered for a CFP spot. So now they will March up in the rankings each week as they beat an unranked teams.

If the computer rankings look at any of the human polls like the one the dumb woman writer that moved up a losing team, then it will also be flawed. The polls should really start throwing out each teams 10% highest votes and 10% lowest votes to find better rankings than what we have, at least that would get rid of some bias.
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Interesting take. You’ve got my vote.
 
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