It's ironic that the B12 gets blame for playoff losses, but OU and Texas
were 5 of those 8 teams who lost in the playoffs. And TCU, a current B12 member, was the only team who won a game.
So the B12 gets knocked for the failure of two teams that are now in the SEC. Does the SEC get to claim those 5 years of OU and UT losses in the playoffs?
I recall this yahoo article from last February around playoff expansion where they clearly wanted to give the SEC credit for the OU and UT playoff teams of the past. The P2 gets all the credit while the rest get all the criticism.
"The 14-team model — 4-4-2-2-1+1 — aligns mostly with conference strength over the last 11 years of the CFP’s existence, according to data compiled by Yahoo Sports.
Since the 2014 playoff, the SEC has had 52 teams ranked inside the top 14 of the CFP’s rankings heading into conference championship weekend, or about 4.7 teams per year. The Big Ten has had 51 teams (4.6). The Big 12 is next at 23 (2.1), followed by the ACC (20/1.8), Notre Dame (5/0.45) and Group of Five (3/0.27).
The data considers conference realignment shifts (ie: Oklahoma is counted toward the SEC figures, USC for the Big Ten, Stanford for the ACC, Utah for the Big 12, etc.)."
Thread Replies (28)
Rough morning for the Big 12 to wake up to.
-- hokieZ71
Jan 02, 2026 at 09:49 AM ET
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01/02/26 09:49 AM ET
Frist spending ~$250M & getting Franklin 2nd is a good start for Va Tech!**
-- Stech
Jan 02, 2026 at 03:13 PM ET
Stech
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01/02/26 03:13 PM ET
Dan got his result to stick up for the G5 and has axe to grind
-- HouClone
Jan 02, 2026 at 02:01 PM ET
HouClone
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01/02/26 02:01 PM ET
The problem of the B12 is that they don’t have a blue blood brand
-- RandomAsianGuy
Jan 02, 2026 at 01:12 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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01/02/26 01:12 PM ET
You are absolutely right. Big 12 has a bunch of solid teams
-- HouClone
Jan 02, 2026 at 02:13 PM ET
HouClone
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01/02/26 02:13 PM ET
Wolken openly questioning whether the B12 should remain a power conference**
-- SMU Pony
Jan 02, 2026 at 12:03 PM ET
SMU Pony
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01/02/26 12:03 PM ET
that's a crap article (hit piece). To post that while Bama was getting
-- HokieAl
Jan 02, 2026 at 02:49 PM ET
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01/02/26 02:49 PM ET
Since Texas Tech lost 23-0 yesterday, perceptually I do understand why
-- VTHokie2000
Jan 02, 2026 at 03:04 PM ET
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01/02/26 03:04 PM ET
Writer doesn't mention that Arizona State almost beating Texas last year.
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 02, 2026 at 01:34 PM ET
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01/02/26 01:34 PM ET
Comical that conventional wisdom now is that Miami is the team the P2 want
-- Truthahn
Jan 02, 2026 at 11:47 AM ET
Truthahn
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01/02/26 11:47 AM ET
Quite a few B10 sources have been saying for awhile that they are more
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 02, 2026 at 11:55 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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01/02/26 11:55 AM ET
I don't dislike the BigXII, but their YouTuber-types who spew nonsense
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 02, 2026 at 11:40 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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01/02/26 11:40 AM ET
Locked on Big 12 guy is the worst. **
-- RandomAsianGuy
Jan 02, 2026 at 01:10 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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01/02/26 01:10 PM ET
Is he Garth or Wayne?**
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Jan 02, 2026 at 08:09 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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01/02/26 08:09 PM ET
Winning another playoff game ....
-- 2hhoop3
Jan 02, 2026 at 12:58 PM ET
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01/02/26 12:58 PM ET
It's ironic that the B12 gets blame for playoff losses, but OU and Texas
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-- HokieAl
Jan 02, 2026 at 04:19 PM ET
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01/02/26 04:19 PM ET
The conference they reside in at ......
-- 2hhoop3
Jan 02, 2026 at 04:30 PM ET
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01/02/26 04:30 PM ET
We drink beer in a can. No blue bloods, and the atlhetic budgets
-- Big12 guy
Jan 02, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Big12 guy
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01/02/26 12:05 PM ET
FWIW VT and K-State were scheduled to play a home-home series when Ron
-- VTHokie2000
Jan 02, 2026 at 02:44 PM ET
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01/02/26 02:44 PM ET
Go Miami. the B12 and the ACC will be one bid conferences until
-- Big12 guy
Jan 02, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET
Big12 guy
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01/02/26 10:05 AM ET
The ACC was a two-bid conference last year**
-- SMU Pony
Jan 02, 2026 at 12:23 PM ET
SMU Pony
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01/02/26 12:23 PM ET
Yes they were, but their champ
-- Big12 guy
Jan 02, 2026 at 12:34 PM ET
Big12 guy
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01/02/26 12:34 PM ET
Stupidest tie breaker rules ever, and the other Conferences had them too.**
-- Stech
Jan 02, 2026 at 03:14 PM ET
Stech
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01/02/26 03:14 PM ET
Agree. Will they change them?**
-- Big12 guy
Jan 02, 2026 at 09:04 PM ET
Big12 guy
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01/02/26 09:04 PM ET
That's still a better chance at an at-large than the Big 12 has
-- cburgroop
Jan 02, 2026 at 01:24 PM ET
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01/02/26 01:24 PM ET
Maybe but committee has put in lower reputation teams ahead as others.
-- HouClone
Jan 03, 2026 at 12:58 AM ET
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01/03/26 12:58 AM ET