I thought this was an interesting perspective on one loss teams in the new playoff era. Granted it's not clear how everything will shake out, but under the old system one loss had a greater significance.

I'm not saying that we can fix all of our issues this year, but it does lessen the blow of that loss, especially if VT and Navy can finish with strong seasons.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2014/09/08/michigan-state-ohio-state-not-out-of-college-football-playoff-picture/