re: Just want to introduce the Rant to the guy who custom made our 2013 schedule

No arguing there is a bias to keep Bama and few other teams into the upper tier. Looking at Bama's schedule next year, by the end there may only be 2 ranked teams there. LSU & A&M. Not bad knowing you can always lose 1 game every year and still get in if you're Bama.
Do the math on the penalties and you'll see the same bias.