that other teams similarly situated, or with worse resumes, are being favored - in some instances WAY favored - ahead of BYU because of brand equity, conference affiliation, pre-season rankings, and/or recruiting rankings.

#17 BYU (10-2)
v. playoff: 1-1
v. ranked: 1-1
v. bowl: 3-1
v. non-bowl: 7-1
Ranked wins: @ #8 SMU 18-15
Ranked losses: @ #12 ASU 23-28
Unranked losses: Kansas 13-17

#14 MIAMI (10-2)
v. playoff: N/A
v. ranked: 0-1
v. bowl: 6-2
v. non-bowl: 3-0
Ranked wins: N/A
Ranked losses: @ #23 Syracuse 38-42
Unranked losses: @ Georgia Tech 23-28

#16 IOWA STATE (10-2)
v. playoff: N/A
v. ranked: N/A
v. bowl: 5-1
v. non-bowl: 5-1
Ranked wins: N/A
Ranked losses: N/A
Unranked losses: Texas Tech 22-23, @ Kansas 21-29

#15 OLE MISS (9-3)
v. playoff: 1-0
v. ranked: 2-0
v. bowl: 5-2
v. non-bowl: 4-1
Ranked wins: #5 Georgia 28-10, @ #13 South Carolina 27-3
Ranked losses: N/A
Unranked losses: Kentucky 17-20, @ Florida 17-24

#9 INDIANA (11-1)
v. playoff: 0-1
v. ranked: 0-1
v. bowl: 3-1
v. non-bowl: 8-0
Ranked wins: N/A
Ranked losses: @ #7 Ohio State 15-38
Unranked losses: N/A

#4 NOTRE DAME (11-1)
v. playoff: N/A
v. ranked: N/A
v. bowl: 7-1
v. non-bowl: 4-0
Ranked wins: N/A
Ranked losses: N/A
Unranked losses: NIU 14-16

#11 ALABAMA (9-3)
v. playoff: 1-1
v. ranked: 3-1
v. bowl: 5-3
v. non-bowl: 3-0
Ranked wins: #5 Georgia 41-34, #22 Missouri 34-0
Ranked losses: @ #6 Tennessee 17-24
Unranked losses: @ Vanderbilt 35-40, @ Oklahoma 3-24