Here's What The Final BCS Standings Would Have Looked Like

By now, we all know which four teams will be playing in the first inaugural College Football Playoff. While there is some debate as to how and why TCU was able to drop three spots after crushing Iowa State this past Saturday, most people seem to believe that the committee did a good job picking the best four squads around the country. 

Interested in seeing how the old BCS system would have looked this year? In the simulated standings below, provided by

Updated: Final BCS simulation using all six computers plus AP & Coaches’ polls pic.twitter.com/BL42Hf0PMe

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" target="_blank">BCSKnowHow.com, Alabama and Florida State, at least in years prior, would have been playing for the national title. If the system were used to select four teams, it would have also selected Oregon and Ohio State. The order would be different, but it would have included the same four teams.

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Here's the graph next to the final College Football Playoff rankings, for comparison.

">@CFBPlayoff ranking and what the BCS would have looked like: pic.twitter.com/JhGpwupKFv

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Side-by-side comparison of final @CFBPlayoff ranking and what the BCS would have looked like: pic.twitter.com/JhGpwupKFv

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So yes, the Big 12 would have been shut out either way. Fans of Oregon and Ohio State, however, should be happy with the decision to move to a playoff this season.