You may be right, but don't be surprised if the rankings are skewed
in such a way that the favor the P5 teams. The Committee can CYA itself by using a circular argument. Multiple G5 teams don't deserved to be ranked in the Top 8 because everyone knows G5 teams play a weaker regular season schedule. A G5 team can't beef up its regular season schedule because it is a member of a G5 conference and it is unlikely to receive an invitation to join a P5 conference any time soon.
FWIW even the the P5 conferences are inconsistent with how they treat the G5 schools. Some P5 conferences view certain G5 schools (i.e. UConn, Cincy, Army, Navy, and BYU) as a P5 opponent for scheduling purpose, but yet those schools aren't given the same "respect" given to P5 schools when it comes to the Playoff Poll. So don't be surprised if most years at least the #8 ranked team is left out the Playoffs because the highest ranked G5 team, which may be in the 10s or 20s, is given the 8th seed. Maybe other teams ranked in the Top 8 if the 5 P5 champions are not ranked in the Top 8. The reason I bring this up is because the Playoff Inc., the organization that runs the Playoff, is a private organization just like the BCA or BCS were when they existed. It wouldn't surprise me if the Playoff Inc. and the P5 conferences are in cohorts with each other because everyone wants to maximize the revenue stream. In order to maximize the revenue stream, the Playoffs must have P5 teams (or ideally well known P5 teams) that everyone recognizes even if they are a casual college football fan. If you look at the teams that have made the Playoffs so far, they are pretty much recognizable college football names. At least the Playoffs hasn't had a Wake, Minnesota, Iowa State, Oregon State, or Vandy type team make the Playoffs yet. [Post edited by VTHokie2000 at 12/11/2019 10:09PM]
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