Beginning in 2014, a playoff selection committee will determine which four college football teams play for the national title. Some are skeptical of the committee, so we — the Elvii of college football — have joined together to present our weekly playoff nominations. We call it the T.C.B. Poll.
Image courtesy @AuburnElvis
Playoff Rankings: 2014 Bowl Games
Each week, the T.C.B. Poll is an aggregate of all our inputs. Scroll down to see individual selections and opinions. Images courtesy The Helmet Project.
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Weekly Change |
|
| 1 |  |
Alabama | 12-1 | — |
| 2 |  |
Oregon | 12-1 | — |
| 3 |  |
Florida State | 13-0 | — |
| 4 |  |
Texas Christian | 11-1 | — |
Also receiving votes: Baylor.
TCB Committee Member Comments
@TheLSUElvis
- Alabama
- Oregon
- TCU
- Florida State
@AuburnElvis
- Oregon – The only 1-loss team that got a do-over made the most of it.
- Alabama – Beating Mizzou like a drum means Bama’s easily the 5-or-6th-best team in the Big 10 East
- TCU – Sorry, Baylor, your best non-conference victory was Buffalo. And if this were the NFL Buffalo instead of the NCAA Buffalo, that would mean something.
- Florida State – If Ohio State had lost to any decent team on their schedule, I’d have no trouble putting the Buckeyes in over an undefeated FSU team that struggled with a weaker schedule (and considering OSU’s in the Big 10, that’s saying something.) But at the end of the day, barely beating 3 mediocre, ranked teams, and barely beating 6 not-very-good teams was all you needed to do. Congratulations.
@HawkeyeElvis
- Alabama
- Oregon
- Florida State
- Baylor
@IrishElvis
- Florida State – I dislike just about everything about this team, but if you win all your games and don’t have a horrendous strength-of-schedule (FSU’s is ranked 37th — ahead of TCU, Ohio State, and Baylor), you should be rewarded with the top slot. The actual committee’s conundrum with teams 4-6 began when they demoted an undefeated and defending national champion out of the #1 spot, in my opinion.
- Oregon – Avenged their sole loss. It doesn’t always work this cleanly, but they made good on their opportunity to clear any remaining doubts.
- Alabama – a Bama/Oregon semifinal would be a fascinating clash of styles. Bring it on!
- Baylor -Conference co-champions? Let’s check the results on October 11…
