There is no question in my mind that Ohio State deserves to be in the playoff and is almost certainly a top four team in the nation but I just don't see how the committee can put them into the playoffs unless Washington loses the Pac 12 championship. There is no way they can put Ohio State in over either Wisconsin or Penn State - if Ohio State goes then the Big 10 champion has to go in my opinion. You cannot put in a team that did not win their own division let alone their conference unless you also take the conference champion. The Committee has put too much emphasis on conference championships to ignore that. And if you take two Big 10 teams then you need to leave someone else out and it won't be Clemson (unless perhaps they lose the ACC championship game) and there is no way Alabama doesn't go even if they do lose to Florida. That leaves the PAC 12 on the outside but how can they ignore a 1 loss conference champion?
These things always have a way of sorting themselves out. I'd be willing to bet Washington loses and makes it an easy choice - then they could send two Big 10 teams. On the other hand if Florida beats Alabama then it really gets interesting.
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