RailBaronYarr
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I'll take that a step further: This system sucks a LOT less than a system where an 18-1 team isn't considered the champion because they lot ONE GAME to a team that finished 14-6. To anyone that argues that a playoff wouldn't diminish the importance of the regular season, that's the only thing you need to look at. It most definitely would, as it does every single year in every other major team sport in America.
This system is far from perfect, but for my money, it's also hands-down the best one in american team sports.
It's not as if that's a rare occurrence, either. Last year a 10-6 (reg season) Packers team that didn't win it's own division won the Superbowl over a handful of teams that proved, at least during the regular season, were better than them.
I have said it many times that I love that the CFB model uses a combination of human judgment (polls) on quality of teams/play/how they win/strength of schedule and computer ranking of teams based on W/L and schedule strength to determine the top teams. It means that you are rewarded for scheduling strong teams and winning, and also makes a loss SO heartbreaking during the regular season because chances are pretty likely you are eliminated from contention (unless you've won your other games so convincingly and played a difficult enough schedule to warrant making it back). HOWEVER I've also said that picking only 2 teams has and can leave out a team or 2 that has a legitimate claim they're good enough to have played for the title. Can anyone point out a season where more than 4 teams can say they should be crowned national champion based on their body of work? Where more than 4 teams even received a 1st place vote by the media/coaches? 4 is enough and keeps the regular season so important, which is the one thing that separates CFB from any other sport I watch.