Eleven Warriors

First of all, at this point, the voters wouldn't want to touch him at this point, so the answer is an emphatic NO--he wouldn't even be in NYC.

Assuming there was closure to the hoax and Te'o was not in on it at any point, he still wouldn't have finished second.  He might have made it to NYC, emphasis on might.  The only reason he would have made it to NYC is because he was on an undefeated team which has no other big stars.  His stats do not support Heisman candidacy, especially for defensive player (in the reality of traditional voting).

It is a fact, an undisputable fact, that voters voted for him based on the "story."  A Heisman voter admitted that on Mike and Mike yesterday. 

He does not make it to NYC if this comes up prior to.  The only reason he was invited was because he was a part the only undefeated team while being a feel good story for the off field stuff.  Think about the bad PR for the most prestigous award in college football.  ESPiN wouldnt be able to control itself from asking questions about why Te'o let the lie go on.  Not sure why he doesnt hire a PR firm to try to help put out the fire.  Where's his agent in all of this?

No.

I think it's pretty obvious that Te'o's story during the season had massive impact on the coverage he was afforded and, as a result, the votes that he received. A heightened state of visibility is exactly the reason that schools actively campaign for their players.

The last two days, though, have shown just how explosive a story like this can be and, given ND's inept PR effort, how devastating the damage. The same voters (or the same percentage of voters anyway) who punched for Te'o for reasons that went outside the lines of the field would have probably excluded him given the knowledge of this bizarro story. Purely conjecture, I know.

Of course ND knew this when they instructed Te' to continue to answer questions about the "girl" in the press sessions leading up the the National Championship beatdown, even after they knew it was a complete sham. As usual, the cover-up just makes it seem more slimy.

With all that said, the conversations that have suggested that Heisman voters who vote for reasons outside of on-the-field performance should lose their right to cast such votes is wishful at best, and probably juvenile. The whole award, especially with its offense-minded bias, is about image.

Heard an interview with a columnist out of Chicago, Greenstein I think, who said that he voted for Te'o based on the narrative of his season.  The story was what separated Te'o from Manziel.  If he had known this story he says he wouldn't have voted for Te'o first on his ballot.

I don't know if he would've been a finalist or not. I think this story along with Notre Dame's undefeated season and America's obsession with Notre Dame drove him to be a finalist. Stats are not always the main indicator of who will win an award. He had a very good season, and obviously his team had a good season, but he was elevated to mythological status not only by his play, but by his story of overcoming adversity and playing through heartache. 

I do though believe he would not have finished 2nd in the Heisman race had everyone known the story was not true. If one guy has already said he wouldn't have voted for Te'o had he known the truth, he can't be the only voter that feels the same way. 

I don't think it really matters does it?..............I mean he didnt WIN the Heisman and neither did Braxton

No, because it would have been a scandal that would have far overshadowed his on-the-field achievements and negated the story being told by the media. Without the back story, his play on the field would not have put him as a top-tier Heisman candidate.