Ole Miss should be happy that the BCS is not responsible for the CFP rankings

Ole Miss fans can be angry all they want at the College Football Playoff Committee about Georgia being just one place below them after beating them 28-10 in Oxford last week. If the BCS still existed, that result would have meant nothing.

BCSKnowsHow.com simulated what the BCS standings would look like and made a comparison to the College Football Playoff rankings.

In that simulation, Georgia was ranked No. 10 and Ole Miss was still ranked No. 11. So much for knocking off a team that was ranked in the top five of the BCS era.

So for all you BCS fans who think it would have been good if teams had played with an expanded playoff, you have your answer. However, not all teams were on the unlucky side like Ole Miss. The BCS was not perfect, but a custom system could be developed that adopts the qualities of both the BCS and the BCS CFP Selection Committee work?

According to that X account, many teams would not be happy with the BCS rankings, especially teams in the bottom half of the top 25.

Miami would rank 12th, three spots lower than their CFP rankings. Kansas State, Colorado and Washington State were all taken down. Boise State would be ranked No. 13 and Iowa State would still be ranked No. 25.

However, there is one team the BCS would prefer Army. The Black Knights are clearly not on the College Football Playoff committee’s list of favorites. However, the BCS would have rewarded them for a good season, ranks them at number 17.

But for the most part, the teams currently in the playoffs would still be in contention if the BCS were the standard again. They are arranged slightly differently, but for the most part they are pretty much the same.

So which system is better? I guess it doesn’t really matter. The only real difference is that the BCS isn’t as obsessed with the Big Ten or SEC as the committee is. The BCS loves brands, but also equality.