[stupac2]

I would love nothing more than an 11-1 Notre Dame team being left out of the playoffs because they are not in a conference.  We will get a sense of whether that is possible one the first playoff rankings are released.  In the AP poll, ND is fifth, but Alabama/Georgia and tOSU/Wisconsin would play each other in a conference championship if each goes undefeated from here on out.  So two of Clemson, Oklahoma/TCU/Oklahoma State, and UW would have to jump over the Domers.

In the Coaches poll, Clemson is ahead of ND, so only a Big12 or UW would need vault ahead to deny the one loss Domers of a playoff birth.

BC

We get some sense I suppose, but after the year where TCU and Baylor both got leapt I don't think we can really take too much from it. When you sit idle on championship weekend, you're liable to move down.

Anyway I'd be annoyed to see 11-1 ND get left out of the playoff because it means we lost to ND.

[stupac2]

I would love nothing more than an 11-1 Notre Dame team being left out of the playoffs because they are not in a conference.  We will get a sense of whether that is possible one the first playoff rankings are released.  In the AP poll, ND is fifth, but Alabama/Georgia and tOSU/Wisconsin would play each other in a conference championship if each goes undefeated from here on out.  So two of Clemson, Oklahoma/TCU/Oklahoma State, and UW would have to jump over the Domers.

In the Coaches poll, Clemson is ahead of ND, so only a Big12 or UW would need vault ahead to deny the one loss Domers of a playoff birth.

BC

We get some sense I suppose, but after the year where TCU and Baylor both got leapt I don't think we can really take too much from it. When you sit idle on championship weekend, you're liable to move down.

Anyway I'd be annoyed to see 11-1 ND get left out of the playoff because it means we lost to ND.