Not sure what to think of Ohio St.  They coulda/shoulda lost to Penn St.  But then turn around and whip Michigan St.  I realize it's rare to have a team always be dominant so most good teams will have close games here or there.  But I just flat out didnt think they were capable of whipping Mich St.

 

If they were to lose to Minnesota however, I think that opens the door for a non conference champ to get in.  I still think FSU, Oregon/Arizona St, TCU/Baylor, and a 0 or 1 loss SEC champ is the most likely scenario.  However should one of those fall(which I think is very possible), Ohio St is the obvious next choice were they to win out... and especially if they do so convincingly.  Knock them out of the equation and that would set the table for the excluded TCU/Baylor or excluded Bama/Miss St.

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