USC v. TCU
USC would play TCU in the first round of Sports Illustrated's playoff bracket.
No. 1 Alabama (219 points) vs. No. 16 Penn State (11)
No. 2 Florida (215) vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State (12)
No. 3 Texas (191) vs. No. 14 Nebraska (32)
No. 4 Virginia Tech (178) vs. No. 13 Oregon (81)
No. 5 USC (146) vs. No. 12 TCU (93)
No. 6 Cincinnati (144) vs. No. 11 Iowa (93)
No. 7 Boise State (141) vs. No. 10 LSU (98)
No. 8 Ohio State (101) vs. No. 9 Miami (100)
This hypothetical is flawed...I'm fairly certain that the "playoff committee" would not allow SC at 5 and Oregon at 13...most brackets do not allow same conference to meet prior to semis...
Texas and Nebraska, first round? NO.
Penn St 16, OSU 8, NO....
Fail.