Potentially interesting read:
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-if-college-football-hadnt-wasted-decades-on-polls-and-just-used-a-stinking-playoff/
Spoiler alert: USC makes the playoff every year 2002 - 2008 except 2006, but only wins 1.8 NCs, according to the models. So that puts us 6th over the last 20 years, but at least ahead of ND who is 7th.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-if-college-football-hadnt-wasted-decades-on-polls-and-just-used-a-stinking-playoff/
Spoiler alert: USC makes the playoff every year 2002 - 2008 except 2006, but only wins 1.8 NCs, according to the models. So that puts us 6th over the last 20 years, but at least ahead of ND who is 7th.
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