Sports Illustrated
The Fake 12-team Playoff Selection Committee is canceling any upcoming trips to Eugene, Ore., and Columbus, Ohio, fearing for our lives. The Ducks and Buckeyes are—gasp!—left out of our latest Fake 12-team Playoff.
But how!? Well, it’s complicated (we’ll explain later).
First, though, how about discussing those teams who made our field, including a new No. 2 seed (the Sooners and their star freshman quarterback!), a fresh face claiming the Big Ten championship automatic bid (Harbaugh’s guys) and, for the first time this year, a second Big 12 team in the group (hello, Cowboys!). The state of Oklahoma, yes, is responsible for two of the 12 teams.
Last weekend’s results jostled the field fairly significantly while also leaving out some playoff-worthy squads because of the requirement to include six conference champions in the field. For instance, are San Diego State and Wake Forest better teams or more worthy than, say, Ohio State, Notre Dame or Baylor?
On to the bracket!
