If this is the BCS instead of the playoffs which team gets left out?

[Dryden]

Won't have the final results until AP & Coaches polls are released, but this was last week's simulated BCS:

 

[Ryan36_1]

Fair. I just think the polls have flipped, jumped, and dropped teams in ways they never had before the CFP "allowed" them more freedom since their votes don't actually matter any longer. When they knew their votes picked the champ, they would have kept Clemson at 1 and LSU would have jumped Ohio State after beating Texas and never dropped because they didn't lose imo

My only reservation is, if we lived in a BCS world still, and voters were aware of that fact, Clemson would start the season #1 in the polls and stay there until they lost. OSU and LSU would be battling for #2 because the voters wouldn’t want to leave the undefeated champ out. I’m not sure the computer portion would be enough for one/both to overtake Clemson for one of the spots. It’s a moot point and I think the CFP leads to slightly more honest votes, hence, Clemson sitting at #3.

This is the right answer. The polls as they come out today would not be the same if they still played a role in selecting the final two. Remember how many voters dropped Oklahoma St (some by multiple spots) after they beat a top 10 Oklahoma team by 5 TDs?

 

[CFPBuckeye]

Won't have the final results until AP & Coaches polls are released, but this was last week's simulated BCS:

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Not even close. It’s LSU and Ohio State and then everybody else.