Quote:Even there I think you could have pulled a top 4 relatively easy.  Ohio St/Notre Dame based on them being undefeated.

 

Alabama was the clear cut best team in the SEC and Oregon was the best team out west, so give them that shot.

 

You wouldnt give it to Florida because they lost to the team that Bama just beat for the SEC title and the Big 12 is similar to this year.

 

You couldnt even consider a 2 loss Stanford at that point.  This actually goes against your 8 team argument in that how can a team with 2 losses even be considered having a shot at the national title?

 

I'm just playing devil advocate.  There is no right answer here and no matter how this plays out a lot of people wont be happy.

 

Stanford won the Pac-12 by beating Oregon, at Oregon. One of their losses came on the road, in Overtime, to 12-0 Notre Dame. I think they had a very legitimate claim to best team in the country. I certainly don't see how you snub them for Oregon.

 

Another good example is 2008.

1. Florida 12-1

2. Oklahoma 12-1

3. Texas 11-1

4. Alabama 12-1

5. USC 11-1

6. Penn St. 11-1

7. Utah 12-0

8. Texas Tech 11-1

9. Boise St. 12-0

 

 

Pick 4 from that without knowing how their bowl games ended up and be sure that you aren't excluding anyone with a legitimate case for best team in the country. Good luck.

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