It was definitely an exciting championship weekend. It seemed like every couple of hours the playoff picture got turned on its head. In the end, the committee had to make some extremely difficult decisions. Michigan and Washington are obviously in. After that, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Florida State and, to a lesser extent, Ohio State, all have solid arguments. As hard as it may be to leave the SEC out of the playoffs, it is harder to leave out an undefeated power conference team. Florida State should be in despite their lackluster title win over Louisville. Texas beats out Alabama thanks to their head-to-head victory.
American: Memphis, Navy, Rice, South Florida, Southern Methodist, Texas-San Antonio, Tulane
ACC: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami FL, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
Big 12: Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia
Big Ten: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
C-USA: Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State, Western Kentucky
Independent: Notre Dame
MAC: Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Miami OH, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo
MWC: Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming
Pac-12: Arizona, California, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy
