Geez, I get tired of the media types like Saban, DiNardo, and others bitching about not getting the ‘12 best teams’. That wasn’t the deal.
They expanded to 12 to get more TV money. They gave the little guys a guaranteed spot for at least 1 of the 5 conference champions, in order to sell it, appear to be more inclusive, and avoid potential litigation. Everybody agreed to that arrangement.
The fact that the ACC never imagined that their CCG winner would be left out, and that they were idiotic enough to have a 5-loss team win a tiebreaker to get into that game, is the ACC’s problem. So that allowed 2 teams not in the top-12 to get in instead of the 1 that would almost always be included.
So if you’re weren‘t in the top-10 you’re out, Those are the breaks, win more games and quit your bitching. Or take your ball and go home.