In my mind, it might be beneficial for the Buckeyes if the last week just devolved into complete chaos for the committee to tease through:

1. Ohio State beats Wisconsin
2. South Carolina beats Clemson
3. Clemson beats Miami
4. TCU beats Oklahoma
5. Washington beats Washington State tonight, which sends Stanford to the Pac-12 Championship
6. Stanford beats Notre Dame tonight, and then beats USC next week
7. Auburn beats Georgia

The CFP would have to choose the 4 from:

Likely candidates

• B1G Champion: Ohio State (11-2)
• ACC Champion: Clemson (11-2)
• SEC Champion: Auburn (11-2)
• Big-12 Champion: TCU (11-2)
• Pac-12 Champion: Stanford (10-3)
• Alabama (11-1)

Less likely candidates

• B1G Runner-Up: Wisconsin (12-1)
• SEC Runner-up: Georgia (11-2)
• Big-12 Runner-up: Oklahoma (11-2)
• ACC Runner-up: Miami (10-2)
• AAC Champion: UCF (12-0)

Ohio State would not have a clear-cut path to the playoffs, but neither would any other teams. Hopefully, the CFP will still only choose 1 SEC representative, and Ohio State's resume would stack up favorably, or equally to everyone else. We probably don't need TCU to beat Oklahoma, but it only serves to increase confusion. #chaos