For the exercise, we used resumes and results from the 2023 season, through conference championship games. That meant we were evaluating Michigan, Washington, Florida State, Alabama and Georgia right after their league title games. Yes, we hotly debated the Seminoles’ inclusion, and, somewhat humorously, our final vote ended up matching the actual selection committee’s. The biggest difference between our ranking and the actual committee’s was that we went with Washington as the No. 1 overall seed
https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-selection-committee-media-mock-exercise-florida-state-alabama-michigan-texas
Getting one more win against the Ducks would have been fun
