I would hope that, when the Championship committee does its selections for next year, they would make sure that each of the four teams involved are conference champions - and not make the mistake of, "Oh, let's include Alabama because they're the fourth-ranked team in the nation."
That would have meant FSU vs. MSU and Auburn vs. Stanford for the playoffs this year.
That would have meant FSU vs. MSU and Auburn vs. Stanford for the playoffs this year.