Lol, and who are the powerhouse teams this year who've played killer schedules? And what do you think of these "quality" losses by top ranked teams?
Clemson lost to 4-8 Syracuse.
Miami lost to 4-8 Pittsburg.
Oklahoma lost at home to 7-5 Iowa State.
Ohio State lost to Iowa 24-55.
Yep that 14-26 Bama loss to 10-2 Auburn should just eliminate the Tide from all consideration considering all those quality losses above.
There really aren't any truly superior teams this year, and the above have no stronger claim to a playoff spot than several other teams.
In order for Alabama to be in the playoff a second conference champion will have to be left out, who will that be? I don’t think they’ll put a 3rd place team in over a conference champ.
Name Bama’s top wins...a 2 loss Ohio State has a better resume than Alabama. They lost in week 2 to now no. 2 Oklahoma. Ohio State lost on the road to Iowa which lost by 2 points to Penn State a few weeks earlier, and Iowa beat Iowa State which is the only team to have beaten Oklahoma. Ban needed the win against Auburn to enhance it’s weak resume. The loss gives them no shot because 2 teams from the SEC are getting into the CFP.