One common CFP narrative has been that because the B1G and SEC are the two toughest conferences, they entitled to more spots than the ACC, Big XII and G5. The Athletic's David Ubben ran an article ($) in which he conducted a "blind taste test" among the seven P4 "bubble" schools (Alabama, BYU, Miami, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Utah, and Vanderbilt) that are in line for what's assumed to be the last three at-large bids (the nine shoo-ins, barring chaos: OSU, IU, Oregon, TAMU, UGA, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, ACC champ, and G5). The premise is if you took away the logos, conferences, brands, traditions, and all the outside noise, which teams are the most deserving?
Ubben created the table below to compare the contenders' resumes against each other. Which teams would be your three? So as not to not spoil everyone's fun, I'll post the seven teams' names at some point, either later today or tomorrow. Dig in!
Note: If you're a subscriber to The Athletic, I changed the order of Ubben's columns. My reason should be fairly obvious.