I'm a little surprised at the dismissiveness of the bias in the CFP rankings by many on the board tonight. I get it, win out and we're in. But the bias and low ranking absolutely matters for the simple reason that if we were ranked consistently like other teams with similar resumes, we could absorb a loss in the Big 12 championship game and still get in the CFP. It also matters because we've dealt with being undervalued and underappreciated for our entire existence and yet when we finally make it to the table with the big boys, it continues. It's just maddening and I'm sick of it. Especially in a year when we FINALLY have a huge nonconference win that has held up all season.

Perhaps the best example of the Big Ten/SEC bias is the relative treatment of Missouri, Illinois and Kansas St. All of them have identical records of 7-3. Missouri has one win over a team with a winning record (by 3 points at home against Vanderbilt), was ranked 23 last week and lost last week to South Carolina. Their ranking this week: 23.

Next, Illinois has no wins over a team with a winning record and had to rally to beat 1-9 Purdue 50-49. Illinois entered the poll this week at 25.

Finally, Kansas St. was ranked 16 last week and has two wins over teams in the CFP top 20--at Colorado and at Tulane (who is undefeated in the AAC). They lost at home to ASU last week who is now ranked. Kansas St dropped completely out of the poll this week.

Why does it matter? Penn St.'s best win all season is over Illinois which now becomes a ranked win. Missouri at 23 now gives Alabama a second ranked win. And Kansas St. falling out now eliminates a top 25 win for the Big 12's best hope for an at large spot--BYU. Amazing.

A close look at teams with either similar or worse resumes than BYU also drives home the point:

Miami: SOR: 9; SOS: 54; T-25 wins: 0; Rank: 8

BYU: SOR: 8; SOS: 53; T-25 wins: 1 (should be 2); Rank: 14

Notre Dame: SOR: 13; SOS: 82; T-25 wins: 1; Rank: 6

Penn St.: SOR: 4; SOS: 35; T-25 wins: 1 (should be 0); Rank: 4

Obviously, I did not even include Boise or SMU in this analysis (whose resumes are clearly worse than BYU's).

Make it make sense. If we were ranked consistently like the rest of these teams, we could easily be slotted around 7 or 8 (or even higher) and thus be capable of absorbing a Big 12 championship game loss, or even getting in at 10-2 as an at large if we didn't make the Big 12 championship game.