re: New playoff format should benefit LSU greatly...

Correct

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] Among the factors that the committee will weigh are strength of schedule, conference championships, team records, and head-to-head results,[5] plus other considerations such as injuries and weather.[20] Unlike the current BCS system, the AP Poll, Coaches' Poll, Harris poll, and computer rankings will not be used to make the selections.[8][14]

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granted this is from Wikipedia but parameters above most likely would have eliminated Bama this year and 2011. The ONLY time, IMO, a conference will get a second team in is if several of the conferences have a two or three loss champion.