You're right. And it is also the only time a 2 loss conference champion was in position to be selected. The committee chose instead for a 1 loss team that didn't even play in the conference championship game.

Now, in 2017 there was no doubt 2 loss Auburn would have been selected had they beat Georgia in the SECCG. But they had all of the momentum rising up the CFP polls by beating #1 Georgia and #1 Alabama in the final 3 weeks of the season before the SECCG. LSU isn't necessarily riding that wave of success.

I still find it difficult a 2 loss SEC champion LSU with wins over Alabama and Georgia would be left out. But the committee is inconsistent if nothing else.

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Posted by MikeTheTiger71

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Posted on 11/23/22 at 1:58 pm to Alt26

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You're right. And it is also the only time a 2 loss conference champion was in position to be selected. The committee chose instead for a 1 loss team that didn't even play in the conference championship game.

There have been plenty of 2-loss champions, so I’m not quite sure what you mean by the only time. If you look at the selections, it’s clear that both W-L record and conference championships have weight. 1-loss non-champs have made the CFP ahead of 2-loss champions, but never ahead of 1-loss champions. In 2014 Ohio St was given preference over TCU because they had a CCG. In 2015 conference champ Michigan St got in over non-champ Ohio St. 1-loss A&M and 1-loss ND were passed over the last two seasons as non-champs. There’s never been a circumstance exactly like what would happen if LSU beats Georgia in the SECCG to know for sure which would carry the greater weight in this case.

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