The still would be. Give the top 5 conference auto bids still. Just not lock them in to the Top 4 spots.
There is NO reason the 8th ranked SMU(or lower Clemson) should get the 3 seed or 10th-12th ranked Boise/Big 12 champ gets the 4 seed over the other teams.
Give the Conference champs playoff births, but then seed based on the rankings.
You could even get away from the committee and use the god damn AP to slot them.
they wouldn't I suspect that IF Bama were to get in, they'd be ranked 11 or 12 this week AHEAD of any Big 12 team, meaning they'll slide up when Miami slides out most likely.
If Bama makes the playoffs they'll be at worst the 11 seed.
Why would you think that? I think the Big 12 winner is 12, unless UNLV beats Boise, then they're 12 and the Big 12 champ is 4(LOL)
Ah, you're confusing the top of the conference with the strength of the conference. The same shit we used to say about the SEC. Bama ran it for a Decade plus, and every once in a while LSU or Georgia would prop it up too...but under those top 4/5 teams they weren't any better than the Big 12.
The Big 12 is a deep and competitive conference. NO their Top 4 teams wouldn't win all their games against the 4 best SEC/Big 10 teams. But 5-12 would hang easily with the 5-12 for the other conferences. And they don't have Miss St or Purdue in the Big 12.