(12-03-2017 02:15 AM)Jericho Wrote:  Yes, the OSU loss to Iowa is bad. Of course, back in 2014, Ohio State lost at home to a bad Virginia Tech team (which eventually finished 6-6, though was only 3-5 in conference play in what was widely considered a bad ACC). You could argue which loss was worse.

One thing about OSU's loss to VT was that it was JT Barrett's second start, as a redshirt freshman after Braxton Miller got hurt right before the season. That may be why the committee dismissed it. (Or not, nobody really knows, maybe including the committee members.)

(12-03-2017 02:25 AM)IAH Wrote:  Please explain how one would rank Alabama ahead of Auburn

Alabama has one regular-season loss, Auburn has 3, against mostly-comparable schedules. If head-to-head were all that mattered, LSU would rank above Auburn and Troy above LSU.