College football may be the most baffling sport in our modern age. Sure, the rules are both strict and subjective, but that's football as a whole, and I want to talk about college ball. In the NFL, teams are afforded a playoff berth based entirely on merit -- their record is absolute and there has never been a dispute over which teams "deserve" to play for the championship.
But in the college ranks, with over 100 teams and 10 conferences of varying competencies, it's challenging to put a fine point on exactly which teams deserve a seat at the table in the postseason.