Big conferences equal complicated tiebreakers.
That's the key takeaway from the 2024 college football season as none of the four remaining power conferences have divisions. And with each conference having at least 16 teams, it's impossible for a team to play every other team in its conference.
Just look at the SEC. There could be a six-way tie for two spots in the conference title game or a five-way tie for one spot. And with Alabama beating Georgia who beat Tennessee who beat Alabama and teams like Ole Miss and Texas A&M also involved in the tiebreaker, it's impossible to use head-to-head matchups to determine a winner.