After an interesting turn of events, we can once more play "What if the playoffs started this year?"
The top two teams are currently set as Florida State and Ohio State. It's very clear that the SEC champion (Auburn or Missouri) should be #3.
I think I would pick Oklahoma State as the fourth team in the playoffs. At this point, they only have one loss, and lead their conference. If they win their next game, they will be conference champions.
I think all four teams as conference champions have stated their case very well. Florida State steamrolled everyone they played. Ohio State may not have had the toughest schedule, but they won all of their games. The SEC champs would only have one loss, and have some tough games on their schedule. It's a toss up for me whether it's Auburn or Missouri at this point.
I know some people would try their hardest to get Alabama in the mix somehow, but I'm sorry, they lost a game to the division champions, and they had several opportunities to put that game away before Saban begged for the last second on the clock.
Now, if Ohio State loses the B1G championship game, I would put Michigan State into the playoffs, probably at #3, behind the SEC champ.
If Florida State loses to Duke, though, I would have to think about what teams would qualify. If we went with the conference champions first, that could put the Pac-12 into play, but all of their teams have at least 2 losses, and there would still be several 1 loss teams in play.
So, round one of the playoffs would be:
Florida State vs. Oklahoma State
B1G champ vs. SEC champ
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