(01-02-2018 05:25 PM)otown Wrote:  

(01-02-2018 04:49 PM)bullet Wrote:  Its a shame UCF doesn't get a shot, but its just not that close a call.

Except, Wisconsin was in the conversation all up until they lost their CCG. In fact, with the atrocious SOS that you eloquently described, they were top 4. Now the CFP criteria is supposedly doing new rankings in a vacuum every week, and they are not supposed to take in consideration future games played. So please explain to me Wisconsin on week 14 at #4? Meanwhile, UCF finishes #12 even after their CCG still undefeated.

Remember, it's not just human voters who had UCF lower. E.g., Massey Composite had Wisconsin at #6 even after they lost their CCG to Ohio State while UCF was ranked #9.

Wisconsin's schedule was weak, by P5 standards. But it was still ranked around #50. UCF's was ranked in the 80s, much weaker.

UCF fans whining and gnashing about the committee have to remember that not just the committee but *everyone* says that UCF didn't belong in the playoffs. None of the humans (AP, Coaches polls, CFP committee) or computer composites (Massey, Sagarin). The simulated BCS rankings had UCF at #9. They differed in some ways, but ALL of them had UCF well outside the top four.