IIRC three teams with 1 loss would put it to the rankings if the tie breakers do not break the ties. IF Alabama beats Mississippi State then they turn around and beat Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl then you have the scenario.Correct me if I'm wrong everybody, but I think Ole Miss will have to lose 2.
Like BiB is saying there is a lot of conjecture on incomplete information, but I personally think it is kind of fun to try to figure out.
I am not so sure that the reason the media really wanted this was to give them an unending supply of scenarios to discuss. They have a ton of time to fill and it does it for them. Then they have plenty of "second guess" material to talk about when the selection is made. Then they have plenty of post game conjecture to discuss when someone gets curb stomped about what the jilted team would have done.