So in the 5 years of the playoff No playoff team has had lower than a 4.11 SF rating, lower than a 7.0 Win Share, AND lower than a 19 AP Ranking. There are 16 teams for 2019 who will likely (AP hasn’t come out yet) fit that criteria.
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Georgia
- LSU
- Mississippi St
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Washington
- Utah
- Ohio St
- Michigan St
- Iowa
- Wisconsin
- Penn St
- Michigan
75% of the playoff participants have had a rating of 4.51 or higher, win-share of 8.7 or higher and a ranking of 8 or lower. There are 7 teams who meet that criteria.
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Georgia
- LSU
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Ohio State
So look for 3 of the 4 playoff participants to come from those 7 and then 1 to come from the remaining 9 on the above list (Mississippi St, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Michigan, Michigan St, Wisconsin, Iowa, or Penn St).
SF has prediction Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, and Washington