who were Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Ole Miss, LSU and Missouri were only scheduled to play each 6 times (out of a possible 15 potential matchups). So, they tried going INTO the season to schedule their top teams to the playoff.

3 - Alabama - Georgia, Missouri and LSU
3 - Georgia - Alabama, Texas and Ole Miss
2 - LSU - Ole Miss and Alabama
2 - Ole Miss - LSU and Georgia
1 - Missouri - Alabama
1 - Texas - Georgia