Even though the gap has closed, the SEC is still the best conference in college football.
At least, that's the opinion of the College Football Playoff committee. A year after putting two SEC squads into the four-team playoff, the 13-member group nearly did it again. Two-loss Georgia was ultimately left at the doorstep, a spot ahead of your one-loss Big Ten Champion: Ohio State.
And even before the Bulldogs suffered their second defeat of the year, national pundits were arguing for their inclusion regardless of the outcome.
"If they play well, lose a close one, I would be a very strong advocate of saying that they still have an argument to be recognized as not the most deserving 4, but as one of the best 4.