First, there's the question of timing... Alabama plays only 1 viable game in the final 3 weeks, and loses that game convincingly... and somehow rises in the rankings.
Secondly, OSU played more Top teams (by the final rankings), and more higher-ranked teams, than Alabama.
OSU: #2 OU, #6 WISC, #9 PSU, #16 MSU
BAMA: #7 AUB, #17 LSU, #23 MSST
That's 2, 6, 9, and 16... vs 7, 17, and 23. Get it?
OSU went 2-1 vs the Top Ten... Bama went 0-1.
There is no way on earth that 0-1 vs the Top Ten is clearly better than 2-1 vs the Top Ten... by a team that rested for 2 of the most important final 3 weeks to get handed a free pass.
Pathetic.
Folks have been making similar points to yours for a couple of weeks now. And, like you, most always completely ignored the 31 point OSU loss to Iowa and the 15 point at home loss to Oklahoma.
Most all dismissed those losses, thinking the so-called good wins more than made up for them. Well, the selection committee disagree and stated those losses were the reason Alabama was rated over OSU, especially the 31 point loss to Iowa, proably the worst loss of any top team, along with Clemson’s loss to 4-8 Syracuse.
Fans of any and all teams should have learned from that, that terrible losses cannot be simply dismissed when there are other teams with better records and no such terrible losses.
Florida State was #3 when Alabama won that game.
The fact is, yes, Ohio State had better wins, I'll fully admit. But they also have more and worse losses. I don't think you fully realize how catastrophic that Iowa loss was.