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If Bama loses, it's possible the ranking is Clemson, ND, M, UGa.
I think UGa would probably pass Michigan, because Bama is so much better than OSU, but on SOS and damage of loss, they may not.
So yeah, a rematch is impossible unless both win in the national semifinal. That's the real dream.

I rank Michigan over Notre Dame because I like Michigan and don't like Notre Dame.

Similarly, I'd rank OU at #127.

I rank Michigan over Notre Dame because I like Michigan and don't like Notre Dame.

Similarly, I'd rank OU at #127.

OU's defense is about #127.

I think the calamity, which of course I'd love to see, is if UGA beats Bama say 26-23 in OT, to pick a score out of the blue, and Bama has been #1 all year and is 12-1.

Is that a "play in game"?  Or is it considered as just another game?  It depends on what Michigan does as well, and OU/WVU and Wazzu.  But imagine we have Clemson at 13-0 and ND at 12-0 taking the top spots.  UGA at 12-1 would be in there almost certainly, and then what?

Michigan 12-1 or Bama 12-1?  I think Wazzu and OU/WVU would be below that pair, as they are now.

One could argue that Michigan already had their shot and lost to a playoff team, but the same would be true for Bama.  Are they truly picking the "best teams"?  Or "the best teams for the playoff?"  I view those two things as being slightly different.

That would be fascinating.

I think Michigan wouid be in over Alabama.  While this year is supposed to exist in a vacuum those are still human beings in that committee room. I think the committee would feel really queasy about putting a non champion Alabama over the Big 10 champ two years in a row, especially if this year those teams would have the exact same record.

it'd be mich over bama and i don't think last season would have much if any effect on it. nor should it.

it'd be mich over bama and i don't think last season would have much if any effect on it. nor should it.

I think you're right but I'm also a fan, so that's nothing. Instead, I'll say that both of us would be sweating it out. It'd be close.

Yup, last season is last season.  The committee's job is to pick the four best teams.  And a one-loss non-champ Bama showed they were better than one-loss ACC and SEC champs. 

But the eye test is a huge factor.  If Bama loses a squeaker to UGA in Atlanta, it'd likely be down to a one-loss Michigan and a one-loss Bama.  Neither team would likely have a marquee win (LSU and OSU are good but not great IMHO).  If the committee was tasked with picking the four best teams, it would probably be Clemson, Notre Dame, Georgia (assuming they win out of course) and Bama (in that order).  Why?  Because I think on a neutral field, Bama would probably beat Michigan (it'd probably be closer than a lot of people think, but the Tide would certainly be favored).

Now, for argument's sake, let's say that UGA completely runs Bama off the field in the SEC Championship Game to the tune of 52-17 (Cincy would love that, even though there's like a 0.5% chance of that happening).  If Michigan wins out, the committee would almost certainly put UM in over Bama.  As Ohio State proved last year, it's one thing to lose respectably (like they did to OU), but it's a whole different animal to lose ugly.  The later in the season it is, the worse it gets as it's fresher on the committee's mind.