Honestly, speaking as an Ohio State alum, none of Alabama, OSU, USC, or others belonged in the conversation for the fourth playoff spot, but the spot had to be filled. Bama had only one loss and the rep, so they got in.
That’s BS. If that’s the reason then conf. champ should have been the deciding factor. Not two teams from the same conf.
Then why not Wisconsin? Or UCF (undefeated).