It kinda feels "out there" like there's some Bama vs. Clemson fatigue that's set in. Despite my earlier comments, it wouldn't surprise me if the Committee decided to exclude a non-conf. champ Alabama team. But it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't, either.
I'm just not sure that there's any way to predict what the CFPC will do. They're accountable to no-one and can make up whatever criteria they want and weight it however they want. Since they've been in charge in 2014, it sure seems like they start with whatever teams they want and then work their way backwards from there to justify them. I mean, as opposed to setting down a criteria beforehand and then stacking up teams to see who meets it.