“Why not”?
Because all the other teams battled their asses off playing better teams all year long. It’s a disgrace for a supposed top program to ever schedule Akron, Kent State, and Youngstown State in the same year, much less ever. Michigan is Ohio State’s ‘signature win’ this year and Michigan didn’t even belong on the field with Oregon. Ohio State played one quality team all year, and lost to Illinois. That’s why they don’t belong in the title game.
I'll second that statement.
Then I guess the number two team will just have to win.