When would Nebraska have been in the elite field? This exercise starts with the dawn of the AP poll era in the mid-1930s, and the Huskers twice are a top-four seed early on.
For the majority of college football's 150+ year history, there were no playoffs. If we were lucky, the national champion was determined in a bowl game between the #1 and #2 teams. But in most years, the "mythical national champion" was the team who got the most votes in a poll - often a poll that was conducted before the bowl games.
When I found a match, I followed the 2024 playoff selection process: The five highest-ranked conference champions receive automatic bids - regardless of if they're a "Power 4" or "Group of 5". The top four seeds go to the four highest ranked conference champs. Independent teams cannot be one of the top four seeds.
In seasons where there were two teams tied for the best record in a conference, I used head-to-head, then the higher ranked team as tiebreakers to determine who would get the automatic berth and potential first round bye.
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