Chaos just for kicks ... What if ...

[CRPodhaj]

What if ...

Iowa loses at Nebraska and then beats Ohio State in the B1G championship game (both 12-1) ...
North Carolina beats Clemson in the ACC championship game (both 12-1) ...
Florida loses to Florida State and then beats Alabama (both 11-2) ...
Stanford beats Notre Dame (both 11-2) ...
Oklahoma State loses to Baylor and then beats Oklahoma (12-1, 12-1, 11-2 respectively) ...

Who does the committee choose? Who do you choose?

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

The ACC is not going to allow Clemson to lose to UNC

 

[Recruiting Violation]

What if ...

Iowa loses at Nebraska and then beats Ohio State in the B1G championship game (both 12-1) ...
North Carolina beats Clemson in the ACC championship game (both 12-1) ...
Florida loses to Florida State and then beats Alabama (both 11-2) ...
Stanford beats Notre Dame (both 11-2) ...
Oklahoma State loses to Baylor and then beats Oklahoma (12-1, 12-1, 11-2 respectively) ...

Who does the committee choose? Who do you choose?

First, you take the 1 one-loss outright conference champs (Iowa and UNC). Then you've got a lot of hard work ahead of you. I think a 2-loss SEC champ in Florida gets the benefit of their conference and their history and gets a spot. This leaves us to choose between Stanford, ND, Baylor, and Okie State. I think ND is out due to their head-to-head against Stanford, and their "quality" loss to Clemson looks a little worse if they have lost to UNC. If choosing between 11-2 Stanford, and 12-1 Baylor and Okie State (as co-BigXII champs), then I think Baylor gets the nod due to their better record than Stanford and head-to-head over Oki State, plus their own pre-season expectations (human element at play).

What the above situation doesn't consider is the possibility of a 13-0 Houston team that would have wins over Memphis, Navy, and (probably) Temple. Plus, they have one SEC win (Vandy), lol.

I think a 13-0 Houston would take the 4th spot to join Iowa, UNC, and Florida. Can you imagine that playoff?? That is insane! And also very, very improbable.

 

[Qued18]

What if ...

Iowa loses at Nebraska and then beats Ohio State in the B1G championship game (both 12-1) ...
North Carolina beats Clemson in the ACC championship game (both 12-1) ...
Florida loses to Florida State and then beats Alabama (both 11-2) ...
Stanford beats Notre Dame (both 11-2) ...
Oklahoma State loses to Baylor and then beats Oklahoma (12-1, 12-1, 11-2 respectively) ...

Who does the committee choose? Who do you choose?

Iowa...B1G champ
UNC..ACC champ
Florida..SEC champ
Houston if still undefeated

 

[gojojo]

While I don't think Iowa is out with a loss to Neb, then a win in the B1G championship game, it will certainly take quite a bit to keep us in the conversation. I don't think a one loss Big 8 team would get in over us; I believe the committee wants to send them a message to get a conference championship game. I don't see how ND could get in with a loss to Stanford. They can't hang their hat on 2 good losses; at some point you need to have a good win to help the cause and Temple, USC, and Pitt wins aren't going to make up for 2 losses.

 

[HawkeyeDenny]

The ACC is not going to allow Clemson to lose to UNC

Until they change the 4 teams only playoff you are going to see a lot of questionable calls in the next few weeks in the Power 5 Conf games and with ND...especially in the Big 12 and the ACC

 

[whatsup13579er]

What if ...

Iowa loses at Nebraska and then beats Ohio State in the B1G championship game (both 12-1) ...
North Carolina beats Clemson in the ACC championship game (both 12-1) ...
Florida loses to Florida State and then beats Alabama (both 11-2) ...
Stanford beats Notre Dame (both 11-2) ...
Oklahoma State loses to Baylor and then beats Oklahoma (12-1, 12-1, 11-2 respectively) ...

Who does the committee choose? Who do you choose?

Good lord please let this happen except have Iowa beat Nebraska and be 13-0 B1G champ and OSU be a 12-1 runner-up.

So your P5 champs are UNC 12-1, IOWA 12-1, FLA 11-2, Stanford 11-2, and Baylor 12-1.
2 loss ND is out. Champ game losers (OSU, Bama, Clemson) are out.

I think UNC is #1, FLA #2, IOWA #3 and Baylor #4. Iowa gets in ahead of Stanford based on common oppontent in jNW and Baylor gets the nod as 1 loss conf champ over 2 loss conf champ.

 

[cedarvalleykid14]

Interesting, OP, and although improbable, your scenario is far from impossible, except that I just don't see the Hawkeyes losing. But I do see North Carolina "upsetting" Clemson. Absolutely. And the rest of it is total chaos. Which is why this should have been an 8-team playoff from the get-go. I'm sick and tired of the politics of sports. Five conference champs should be automatic qualifiers. Period. End of discussion. Decide it on the field, not in the back room. For those who enjoy it, there would be plenty of intrigue over the 3 at-large qualifiers. 8 is perfect. 4 is fundamentally flawed. I mean, c'mon, why the hell should Condie Rice and a bunch of other biased people be allowed to make subjective judgements? They play the games for a reason. They have conference championships for a reason. Go to 8 teams and get most of the ridiculous politics out of the D-1 playoffs.

 

[Herkmeister]

What if ...

Iowa loses at Nebraska and then beats Ohio State in the B1G championship game (both 12-1) ...
North Carolina beats Clemson in the ACC championship game (both 12-1) ...
Florida loses to Florida State and then beats Alabama (both 11-2) ...
Stanford beats Notre Dame (both 11-2) ...
Oklahoma State loses to Baylor and then beats Oklahoma (12-1, 12-1, 11-2 respectively) ...

Who does the committee choose? Who do you choose?

Damn you CR, this is just way too much thinking for a Tuesday. Go back to work dude. Focus on your job, OK?