the #1-#4 seeding for the playoff is not based on who the committee thinks will win the playoff
it's political and contrived for matchups
in seasons when the SEC puts in two teams, the committee makes sure they do not meet in the first game.
did LSU move to number 1 and knock Ohio St. to #2 after trailing them for weeks because of the preformances in the Championship games? Or was it political to give the SEC team the best cahnce of winning game 1 to assure an SEC team in the final?
the committee, supposedly is to choose the best 4 teams for the playoff. I'm not certain they are doing that.
They certainly are not seeding the 4 teams as best to least