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The Committee has certainly shown its preference

they put the four schools with only one or zero losses in the top four slots. This is pretty much what we would expect to happen in pre-playoff days. Washington's schedule is weak IMO but not so weak that a two-loss UM (maybe penalized for only four road games?) passes them. This is pollsters acting like pollsters in any other year.

OSU is at #2 because they played a tough schedule, lost once on the road, and blew out a fair amount of their opponents. If (assuming both Clemson and UW win) OSU is unseated by Colorado at 11-2 with a P12 trophy, or either of PSU and Wisconsin with a B1G trophy, then we'll know that a conference championship really matters.

This is the true acid test for the importance of a conference championship. Slotting OSU safely at #2 tells me that the committee values a tough schedule more.

I hope the Hokies make the point moot with a win, but even that story has subplots if UW also loses - does a P12 champ Colorado take an open slot or do we have THREE B1G schools..

[Post edited by lawhokie at 12/01/2016 10:38AM]

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Posted: 12/01/2016 at 10:38AM

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The Committee has certainly shown its preference -- lawhokie 12/01/2016 10:38AM

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The Committee has certainly shown its preference

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