[TreeWeird]

SMU got tripped up now by WAKE.  
GTEC can win out and finish undefeated in ACC.
As can VIRG... So, those two could freeze out MIAM, which lost to LOUV.  
Then how can MIAM be in the Playoff without even playing in their Conf Champ game?   
Yeah -- it's mathematically possible -- but looks very bad, allowing an array of other teams to make arguments.

I agree.  

A worse look was Nebraska being picked #2 for the BCS champ game in 2002 (2001 season), after getting their butts kicked by Colorado in their final Big12 regular season game.  That put CU into the Big12 champ game, where it beat Texas in a close game.  It was the only loss for Nebraska during the season, but Colorado had lost twice (Fresno and a prior butt-kicking of their own from TX during the season).  IIRC there were no other one-loss teams, but CU fans were apoplectic that NU was chosen over CU for the BCS game.  I recall this well since I grew up in NE and they continue to be my #2 team after Stanford.  CU had a good case.  Miami then dominated NU in the BCS game.

[TreeWeird]

SMU got tripped up now by WAKE.  
GTEC can win out and finish undefeated in ACC.
As can VIRG... So, those two could freeze out MIAM, which lost to LOUV.  
Then how can MIAM be in the Playoff without even playing in their Conf Champ game?   
Yeah -- it's mathematically possible -- but looks very bad, allowing an array of other teams to make arguments.

I agree.  

A worse look was Nebraska being picked #2 for the BCS champ game in 2002 (2001 season), after getting their butts kicked by Colorado in their final Big12 regular season game.  That put CU into the Big12 champ game, where it beat Texas in a close game.  It was the only loss for Nebraska during the season, but Colorado had lost twice (Fresno and a prior butt-kicking of their own from TX during the season).  IIRC there were no other one-loss teams, but CU fans were apoplectic that NU was chosen over CU for the BCS game.  I recall this well since I grew up in NE and they continue to be my #2 team after Stanford.  CU had a good case.  Miami then dominated NU in the BCS game.