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Does the SEC really deserve 4 of the top 5 spots in the AP poll? Probably not...

I, like many college football fans, am quite excited about the 4-team playoff this season. However, when I hear talking heads in the media and see the latest AP top 25 poll, I notice a common theme: "Let's have at least 3 of the 4 teams be from the SEC, if not all 4!" This I'm not excited about. The thing is this, the SEC may very well be the best conference in all of college football, but I don't think it's as clear-cut as most sports commentators think it is, and how will we know if any conferences compare if we don't give them a chance to beat the SEC in the 4-team playoff? In the latest AP top 25 poll, four unbeatens are in the poll, along with 15 one-loss teams. Here's how those teams rank: 1) Mississippi State (6-0/SEC) 2) Florida State (7-0/ACC) 3) Mississippi (7-0/SEC) 4) Alabama (6-1/SEC) 5) Auburn (5-1/SEC) 6) Oregon (6-1/Pac-12) 7) Notre Dame (6-1/Independent) 8) Michigan State (6-1/Big Ten) 9) Georgia (6-1/SEC) 10) T...