last year, but Florida State lost their QB and then proceeded to get demolished by Georgia in their bowl game

Their resume was not as good as Alabama's who had just beat undefeated #1 ranked Georgia 27-24 in the SEC championship, while Florida State snuck past a 3 loss Louisville team 16-6 in the ACC championship, a game in which their backup QB threw for 55 yards on 8-21 passing

That backup QB proceeded to throw for 139 yards on 9-26 with 2 picks against Georgia


Its on the website though, that losing Key players late in the season is one of the main factors that they take into account in their rankings

"Strength of schedule,
Head-to-head competition,
Comparative outcomes of common opponents (without incenting margin of victory), and,
Other relevant factors such as unavailability of key players and coaches that may have affected a team’s performance during the season or likely will affect its postseason performance."