USA TODAY
College football has spent 150 years cycling through systems and formats designed to decide the race for the national championship, first with bowls and polls before the advent of the current four-team bracket.
But there's never been a postseason quite like this: four teams, three unbeaten, carrying a total of 51 wins against just one loss, heads and shoulders above the rest of the Bowl Subdivision. In bringing together No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Oklahoma, this year's College Football Playoff class represents the dream scenario in deciding the best team in the sport.