CFP Final Rankings

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How could the committee then justify keeping OSU with 1 final top 10 win over an LSU with 4 top 10 wins? They would absolutely catch hell from the media.

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The committee will just make up whatever bullshite rationalization they want. They apparently have no qualms about being consistent or logical.

Beating the #22 team is just as impressive as beating the #4 team, if the committee says so. The opposite will be true the next week.

Looking "complete" is more important than SOS, if the committee says so. The opposite will be true the next week.

The committee format is a joke.

LSU will have to be #1 beating another top 4 team

Hopefully we win impressively

I agree with you except I think OU jumps Utah. The Pac 12 will scream from the high heavens if that happens (and hopefully it will be another step towards a 6 or 8 team playoff), but OU will have played a tougher schedule.

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How could the committee then justify keeping OSU with 1 final top 10 win over an LSU with 4 top 10 wins? They would absolutely catch hell from the media.

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It will be interesting to see what the overall SOS would be after LSU plays UGA. Right now, OSU has a significantly better overall SOS than LSU (26 v. 62). But like you said, a win over UGA would likely give LSU 4 top 10 wins to OSU's 1. Also noteworthy would be 2 of LSU's 4 wins would have come away from home, while OSU's lone win would be a home win. If, IF, the committee is supposed to be modeled after the NCAAT basketball selection committee, then wins away from home count more. Also, wins vs. good teams are MUCH more impactful than "bad losses" or even blowouts vs. average teams. The NCAA basketball committee says every year that the best teams are the ones that (1) can beat the other great teams and (2) can beat teams away from home. With a win over UGA, LSU would check those boxes more than OSU.

Another game to watch is the rematch between Cincinnati and Memphis this weekend. Cincy is (likely) still in the CFP top 25. That is a feather in OSU's cap. Another loss to Memphis would almost assuredly drop Cincy out. Texas proving just how overrated they were coming into the season has hurt LSU.

it would also help if Memphis beats Cincy again

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How could the committee then justify keeping OSU with 1 final top 10 win over an LSU with 4 top 10 wins?

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IIRC, LSU would be the first team in history to beat 5 AP Top10 teams in a season.

The "committee" can stick that right in its "eye test".

I fully believe that LSU should be number 1, this season has been amazing to watch and i have never felt better as a Tiger fan. BUT the number 1 seed has never won the playoff so would it be that bad to be the 2 seed? Yes we would have to play 2 hard games instead of 1, but we have shown time and time again that we play our best games when the stage is higher. Just food for thought here.

I think the committee was setting things up to avoid a LSU / Bama rematch, amongst other potential reasons to bump the Buckeyes. Now that Bama is out, and we won big — I could see us jumping back to #1.

It’s possible they want to avoid a SEC vs SEC semi final, which would guarantee a SEC team in the ship. If we take care of business on Saturday, we should earn the #1 spot, and I believe we would get it. What’s more intriguing at that point would be if the committee chooses Jalen Hurts over Utah, which has been the MORE COMPLETE TEAM than the Sooners.