For two 11-1 teams, a 25-spot difference in strength of schedule would seem to be a deciding factor. But for the CFP committee, it wasn’t. As per one ESPN analyst, this created a ‘serious problem’ for Mike Elko’s Texas A&M Aggies.

“I have more of a problem at the top,” said Stanford Steve on the Dec. 7 episode of ESPN’s SVPod . “The idea that Ole Miss is ranked higher than A&M is something I have a serious problem with. When you look at resumes, at the strength of record or the strength of schedule, Ole Miss was in the 40s. Also, if there’s ever a way to tweak it, you got a rematch in Oxford; just make A&M six, they’re more deserving in my opinion, and then make Ole Miss seven, and it’s good.”

If you compare the strength of schedule of both teams, Mike Elko’s Texas A&M sits at No. 16,

See Full Page