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What the playoff committee got wrong

For as excited as I was (and still am) about a college football playoff, I'm having a difficult time fully defending the playoff committee's final decision on the "final four." As was noted yesterday around 12:30 pm EST, the committee's final rankings went as follows: 1. Alabama (12-1) 2. Oregon (12-1) 3. Florida State (13-0) 4. Ohio State (12-1) 5. Baylor (11-1) 6. TCU (11-1) Here's how I would have ranked the teams: 1. Florida State (13-0) 2. Oregon (12-1) 3. Alabama (12-1) 4. Baylor (11-1) 5. TCU (11-1) 6. Ohio State (12-1) I'm really amazed that the committee sees Florida State as worthy of only the #3 spot. Granted, they've won several tight ball games, but they're the only undefeated team left in the country. They won the national title last year, and after their ACC Championship game win against Georgia Tech on Saturday, have won 29 consecutive games. Not only that, but of their 13 opponents this year, 9 are bo...