GRAPEVINE -- So much for the 13th data point.
So much for "every game matters."
So much for any form of bogus selection criteria offered up by the College Football Playoff.
There are five power conferences. Three will send their champions into the playoff _ Alabama of the SEC, Clemson of the ACC and Washington of the Pac 12. Two were left out, Oklahoma of the Big 12 and Penn State of the Big Ten.
The Oklahoma omission was expected. The Sooners finished 10-2. All four of the teams invited to the playoff suffered one loss or less.