10-22-2015, 12:33 PM
(10-22-2015, 12:25 PM)CTcard link Wrote:Agree with the "reach for the stars" critique.
Don't agree that it is all that hard to figure out what the committee was thinking last year on Ohio State vs Baylor and TCU.
tOSU had a tougher schedule and was more impressive at the end of the season - though that latter had as much to do with margin of victory/style points as who they played (though Wisconsin was decent).
Where the committee was likely wrong was in keeping FSU in the top 4 - but also not that hard to figure out what the committee was thinking there.
I don't think it's all that hard to figure out how the committee works, someone (wim?) basically outlined it somewhere else:
1) You have to Power 5.
2) If you have a 0 in the loss column, you're in. (There won't ever be 5 undefeated teams.)
3) If you have a 1 in the loss column, ties go to most wins and/or perceptions of conference strength.
3 plays to our advantage, since the Pac is perceived as being #2 to the SEC in strength.
And we'll have a great test of the truth of this in a couple weeks when rankings come out.