Say this is 2014 and we are in the place of UGA. UGA beat FL. Both have the same record. Yet UGA would be excluded and FL included in the four. And why? Likely because UGA had to play in the championship game while FL sat at home.
Actually the SEC Championship has been the exception. Other games have failed miserably with small crowds and little excitement.The big conferences will keep the games to ensure they get a spot. The conference Championship games have been a huge success and they are expanding. They could be seen as past of the playoff process.
I think this will bear out my concern. Only because of the SEC championship game, UF will be ranked ahead of UGA. And in a 4 team selection, they would be left out of the playoff. So why have the playoff game? We potentially knock out an SEC team by having the game played. If say KState occupied UF's position in the polls, the game results in a deserving SEC team being knocked out of contention for the title.I still favor us having the SEC CG no matter what. Our conference is THE LEAGUE. I'd love to see any of these teams play an SEC schedule. Notre Dame would likely have 3-4 losses. Still, there's no reason Florida should be ranked higher than UGA. I think you may be surprised with their ranking today.