With one-loss Ohio State likely to be left out of the College Football Playoff in favor of one-loss Alabama, Buckeyes wide receiver Mike Thomas took a shot at the Crimson Tide’s strength of schedule.
Ohio State player unimpressed by Alabama’s strength of schedule
Does he have a point?
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if everything was based on strength of schedule.... #shhhh pic.twitter.com/GKvUoYgJLD
— Mike Thomas (@Cantguardmike) November 30, 2015 It’s important to point out that Thomas is simply passing along a Twitter meme with last week’s AP poll rankings. The AP poll doesn’t matter to the selection committee. Here’s a comparison of the two teams’ resumes, with some committee metrics (wins over over-.500 teams, wins over ranked opponents) and others.
| Metric | Alabama | Ohio State |
| Wins over likely ranked teams | 0? 2? (LSU and Wisconsin?) | 1 |
| Record vs. >.500 teams | 8-1 | 4-1 |
| Opponent ranking of loss | 18 | 5 |
| Sagarin strength of schedule rank | 5 | 61 |
| Sagarin record vs. top 30 | 6-1 | 1-1 |
| S&P+ strength of schedule rank | 17 | 50 |
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