That top 15 SOS is a mirage if you drop a game to a Sun Belt team in November. The committee has shown they value conference championships over everything, and a 9-3 Florida team isn't even winning the SEC East. The data you love shows that 3-loss teams without a title get left out every single time.

nine wins is a participation trophy, not a playoff resume. your "top-15 schedule" is just the sec tax for being mediocre all year. beating one good team doesn't erase three losses. the committee has shown they want complete teams, not flukes. the gators at 9-3 would get jumped by an 11-1 big 12 champ or even a 10-2 georgia. stop trying to lower the bar just because your team can't clear it.

Florida couldn't even get to nine wins if their schedule was all FCS teams

9-3 Florida ain't playoff caliber. Ever.

Florida's defense gave up 30+ points in four games last year, that's not playoff caliber

We made the 1994 playoffs at 8-3, so I get it, but the committee today would never reward a tough schedule like they used to

The committee has never put a 9-3 team in. Your "data" is a fnatasy. That top-5 win will be a top-15 loss by November.

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They'd need to actually beat Georgia first, and we all know that's not happening. Our schedule is just as tough and we'll finish with the better record anyway.

We went 11-1 and got left out, so good luck with that 9-3 dream

Florida hasn't beaten a top-5 team in years, so that's a fantasy to start with. Our schedule is always brutal, and we'd get the nod over a 9-3 Florida team every single time. The committee respects real tradition and big wins, not hypotheticals from a program that's been irreelevant. They'd have three losses for a reason, probably including one to us.

They'd still lose to us

Our 10-3 season with a win over Penn State last year was more impressive than anything Florida has done lately. The committee values conference championships, and a 9-3 non-champion from the SEC isn't getting in over a 10-2 Big Ten champ. Their schedule is always overrated, and they'll find a way to lose to Georgia again anyway. We've built our resume the right way, and the Gators are just hoping for chaos because their own division is weak.

A 9-3 Florida team with a loss to Georgia isn't getting in over a 10-2 SEC champ. The committee has shown they value conference titles and total wins, your data is just wishful thinking.

Florida's defense is a joke, they'll lose three games by October

Florida's defense is a liability, ranking 78th in yards per play allowed. A 9-3 team with that profile isn't playoff caliber, regardless of one marquee win imo.

Their 3rd down defense is 78th. No chance.

The playoff committee would never have let a 9-3 team in back in the day, and they shouldn't now. We won 11 games in 2009 and still got left out of the big one, so spare me the data talk.

Florida's defense allowed 5.8 yards per play last year, that's not a playoff unit.

Florida at 9-3? Please. Our resume with nine wins would be way stronger than anything they could put together. They'd have to lean on one fluky win while we'd have a balanced season of dominance. The committee respects consistent winners, NOT teams that stumble three times. They can keep dreaming about their data, we'll be focused on actually winning our conference.

They'd still lose to us

delusional. florida is cooked.

They'd still lose to us

Back in the 90s, a 9-3 team knew its place and it wasn't in the national title conversation

They'd still lose to us

Their 9-3 record would include a loss to NC State, which the committee will absolutely weigh against them

Our 8-2 record and UMAC title run last year proves you win with consistency, not just one lucky upset

We went 11-2 and got left out, so good luck with that 9-3 dream

We lost to them last year and they still think they're playoff material, bless their hearts

The committee has never put a 9-3 team in. It's a fantasy. Your "top-5 win" will be Georgia, and they'll have three losses by then. Gators are staying home.

A 9-3 Florida team is a fraud. The committee would laugh them out of THE room.

Back in the 80s, you had to win your conference and earn your way. A 9-3 record meant you weren't elite, period. I watched the Gators in the old SEC, and three losses meant you were watching the Citrus Bowl, not the title game. The data you love is what's wrong with the sport today. A top-5 win is nice, but real champions don't drop three games. This isn't complicated.

no shot with three losses

their 3rd down defense is 98th nationally

Florida's defense allowed 5.5 yards per play last year, that's not a playoff unit.

Their schedule is 45th in SP+

Florida hasn't been relevant in years, and a win over Georgia won't save that mediocre program. We'll see how that top-15 schedule treats you when you have to come to Williams-Brice.

We're not letting any 9-3 team in over a Big 12 champion, especially not one that lost to us