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Not "just as possible" at all. this is the key language

"The criteria to be provided to the selection committee must be aligned with the ideals of the commissioners, presidents, athletic directors and coaches to honor regular season success while at the same time providing

[this is the critical part]

enough flexibility and discretion to select a non-champion or independent under circumstances where that particular non-champion or independent is

[the really really critical part]

UNEQUIVOCALLY [emphasis added] one of the four best teams in the country."

So in practice, the selection committee looks at the champions of the P5 conferences and picks the 4 best.

Then they look to see if there is one or more G5 champs, non-champs, or indys that are uneqivocally better (not even with, not possibly better) than one or more of the top 4.

It is not a level playing field for the G5s or the indy's or the non-champs. There has to be an obviously weak P champ in the top 4. ND can't just SOS their way in. If a P conference champ in the top 4 has no major glitches, they are in.

The weeks leading up to selection week are for the purpose of rank ordering the potential champs, as well as the rest of the field for the major bowl selections. Selection weekend is the only time they actually use their most important criterion (conference champ) in the discussion and the first thing they do is rank order those 5 (currently) P champs.

(In response to this post by reestuart)

Posted: 07/29/2016 at 09:41AM

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I'm not ignoring him. Here's a quote inside... -- reestuart 07/28/2016 2:12PM

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Very possible, but just as possible that they give the benefit of the doubt -- reestuart 07/28/2016 2:49PM

Not "just as possible" at all. this is the key language -- daveinop 07/29/2016 09:41AM

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In the rule, yes. In the process, no. -- daveinop 07/29/2016 11:05AM

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In the rule, yes. In the process, no. -- daveinop 07/29/2016 11:04AM

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Not "just as possible" at all. this is the key language

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