[OutsiderFan]

Mine:

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Stanford
5. Notre Dame
6. Michigan State
7. Ohio State
8. Iowa
9. Florida State
10. Oklahoma State
11. North Carolina
12. Oregon
13. Michigan
14. Northwestern
15. TCU

If Stanford plays Sac State instead of Northwestern, Stanford is in the playoff.  That is outrageous.

[OutsiderFan]

Mine:

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Stanford
5. Notre Dame
6. Michigan State
7. Ohio State
8. Iowa
9. Florida State
10. Oklahoma State
11. North Carolina
12. Oregon
13. Michigan
14. Northwestern
15. TCU

If Stanford plays Sac State instead of Northwestern, Stanford is in the playoff.  That is outrageous.

[dabigv13]

Oklahoma should not be above Stanford. Losing to Texas is inexcusable. That team was disgustingly bad all year and even today.

[dabigv13]

Oklahoma should not be above Stanford. Losing to Texas is inexcusable. That team was disgustingly bad all year and even today.

[Leftcoast]

Committee:

1) Clemson
2) Alabama
3) Oklahoma
4) Michigan St
5) Stanford
6) Ohio State
7) Notre Dame
8) Iowa
9) Oklahoma St
10) Florida St

I'd swap Stanford and Michigan St after the lackluster Big 10 title game but I doubt the committee will do so.

[Leftcoast]

Committee:

1) Clemson
2) Alabama
3) Oklahoma
4) Michigan St
5) Stanford
6) Ohio State
7) Notre Dame
8) Iowa
9) Oklahoma St
10) Florida St

I'd swap Stanford and Michigan St after the lackluster Big 10 title game but I doubt the committee will do so.

[amartinsu13]

Mine:

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Stanford
5. the University of Dead Fake Girlfriends
6. Michigan State
7. Ohio State
8. Iowa
9. Florida State
10. Oklahoma State
11. North Carolina
12. Oregon
13. Michigan
14. Northwestern
15. TCU

If Stanford plays Sac State instead of Northwestern, Stanford is in the playoff.  That is outrageous.

Notre Dame above Michigan State??? Are you joking dude?

[amartinsu13]

Mine:

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Stanford
5. the University of Dead Fake Girlfriends
6. Michigan State
7. Ohio State
8. Iowa
9. Florida State
10. Oklahoma State
11. North Carolina
12. Oregon
13. Michigan
14. Northwestern
15. TCU

If Stanford plays Sac State instead of Northwestern, Stanford is in the playoff.  That is outrageous.

Notre Dame above Michigan State??? Are you joking dude?

[Spiny_Norman]

Entirely possible that Iowa will finish 5 and Ohio State 6.  Iowa 12-1, won its division, lost to MSU late on a neutral field.  Ohio State 11-1, did not win its division, lost to MSU late at home.  I expect that the Selection Committee will spend a lot of time trying to decide on the order of those two teams.

[Spiny_Norman]

Entirely possible that Iowa will finish 5 and Ohio State 6.  Iowa 12-1, won its division, lost to MSU late on a neutral field.  Ohio State 11-1, did not win its division, lost to MSU late at home.  I expect that the Selection Committee will spend a lot of time trying to decide on the order of those two teams.

[amartinsu13]

How I think the committee will rank it tomorrow.  I think you could make the argument for Stanford over Oklahoma, and if we did schedule Sac State instead of Northwestern we would be in the playoff.  But that's life.  Unfortunate.  But I'm still excited for the Rose Bowl.

1 Clemson 13-0
2 Alabama 12-1
3 Michigan State 12-1
4 Oklahoma 11-1
5 Stanford 11-2
6 Ohio State 11-1 (Ohio State's best win is a 30 point blow out of Michigan.  Iowa's is a 30 point blow out of Northwestern.  Both teams lost to Michigan State by 3 points.  This could go either way though.)
7 Iowa 12-1
8 Notre Dame 10-2
9 Florida State 10-2
10 TCU 10-2
11 North Carolina 11-2
12 Ole Miss 9-3
13 Northwestern 10-2
14 Michigan 9-3
15 Oregon 9-3
16 Oklahoma State 10-2
17 Houston 12-1
18 Florida 10-3
19 Baylor 9-3

Too hard to rank below this. 

[amartinsu13]

How I think the committee will rank it tomorrow.  I think you could make the argument for Stanford over Oklahoma, and if we did schedule Sac State instead of Northwestern we would be in the playoff.  But that's life.  Unfortunate.  But I'm still excited for the Rose Bowl.

1 Clemson 13-0
2 Alabama 12-1
3 Michigan State 12-1
4 Oklahoma 11-1
5 Stanford 11-2
6 Ohio State 11-1 (Ohio State's best win is a 30 point blow out of Michigan.  Iowa's is a 30 point blow out of Northwestern.  Both teams lost to Michigan State by 3 points.  This could go either way though.)
7 Iowa 12-1
8 Notre Dame 10-2
9 Florida State 10-2
10 TCU 10-2
11 North Carolina 11-2
12 Ole Miss 9-3
13 Northwestern 10-2
14 Michigan 9-3
15 Oregon 9-3
16 Oklahoma State 10-2
17 Houston 12-1
18 Florida 10-3
19 Baylor 9-3

Too hard to rank below this. 

[French Rage]

Oklahoma should not be above Stanford. Losing to Texas is inexcusable. That team was disgustingly bad all year and even today.

Yeah, I don't get why it was decided that Oklahoma was automatically in.  We're 11-2, they're 11-1.  So we both have 11 wins.  Our losses are against top-20 NW and Oregon, theirs is against 5-7 Texas.  We played 10 Power-5 teams with a .500 record or better, they played 7.  We played good teams all throughout the season, including opening and closing against ranked teams, they played Tennessee is week 2 and then no one until their last 3 weeks.

[French Rage]

Oklahoma should not be above Stanford. Losing to Texas is inexcusable. That team was disgustingly bad all year and even today.

Yeah, I don't get why it was decided that Oklahoma was automatically in.  We're 11-2, they're 11-1.  So we both have 11 wins.  Our losses are against top-20 NW and Oregon, theirs is against 5-7 Texas.  We played 10 Power-5 teams with a .500 record or better, they played 7.  We played good teams all throughout the season, including opening and closing against ranked teams, they played Tennessee is week 2 and then no one until their last 3 weeks.

[cardcrimson]

Kinda odd that Harbaugh's Michigan's botched punt may have cost Stanford a chance to play for the Natty.

[cardcrimson]

Kinda odd that Harbaugh's Michigan's botched punt may have cost Stanford a chance to play for the Natty.

[BostonCard]

Kinda odd that Harbaugh's Michigan's botched punt may have cost Stanford a chance to play for the Natty.

Probably not; had Michigan beat Michigan State, I think Ohio State would have gone to the BigTen championship by virtue of their head-to-head win over Michigan, and they probably beat Iowa, adn get into the Final 4.

BC

[BostonCard]

Kinda odd that Harbaugh's Michigan's botched punt may have cost Stanford a chance to play for the Natty.

Probably not; had Michigan beat Michigan State, I think Ohio State would have gone to the BigTen championship by virtue of their head-to-head win over Michigan, and they probably beat Iowa, adn get into the Final 4.

BC

[FarmDad.01]

Eye test after championship games:
Alabama
Clemson
Stanford
Michigan State

[FarmDad.01]

Eye test after championship games:
Alabama
Clemson
Stanford
Michigan State

[stupac2]

Eye test after championship games:
Alabama
Clemson
Stanford
Michigan State

Really? Granted that I didn't see any of the other games, but Oklahoma has been playing pretty lights-out lately. They're the team I'd least want to face.

[stupac2]

Eye test after championship games:
Alabama
Clemson
Stanford
Michigan State

Really? Granted that I didn't see any of the other games, but Oklahoma has been playing pretty lights-out lately. They're the team I'd least want to face.