They start fresh every week.
So much for TCU being "locked in" at three, as somebody on this blog said all week. In the end, the College Football Playoff Committee put the top six teams in the right order...
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida St
4. Ohio St
5. Baylor
6. TCU
Personally, despite the head-to-head argument, I think TCU is better than Baylor, but by the written criteria of the committee, Baylor HAS to be in front of the Frogs. And THAT is the crux of the matter in many minds - the Big 12 tried to jimmy the system to get one team, or even two, into the playoff; instead, they have none. Probably cost them about six million in bonus money, not to mention reputation.
Saddest of all is this quote from Max Olsen of ESPN..
Baylor fans I'm watching with had louder reaction to being ahead of TCU than of being left out.
Pity. While the Big 12 eats its own, Ohio St made an amazingly definitive case last night that they had the BEST chance to actually challenge 'Bama or Oregon.
Brad Edwards, who was the BCS computer guru for ESPN for many years, confirms that even under the old system would've had the same four, albeit in a different order (and it would've been OU left out of the title game, BTW):
Brad Edwards, who was the BCS computer guru for ESPN for many years, confirms that even under the old system would've had the same four, albeit in a different order (and it would've been OU left out of the title game, BTW):
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