that do change other than Cincy and BYU. Your examples properly express what would happen if the only things that change are Cincy and BYU. There are a lot of assumptions you have to make to get your result. Theoretically, All-American is right, if we are ranked 12 and the highest ranked G5 champ is 13, then we don't get in, they do.

You're argument here is essentially that, since Cincy is ahead of us, when they fall behind us, it won't matter any more because we won't be 12 anymore, we will be 11. While it may play out this way. It depends on how the voters vote each team.

I'm afraid that if we do not finish our schedule ranked in the top 6 or 7, then we won't make the NY6, because at least three conferences are finishing after us, and with conference championship games as well. Other teams will leap frog us. I understand this is not the issue you are addressing, but it is the reality of the multiple variables that currently hurt us. In fact, with the current AP Poll rankings we don't make it in. Oregon would be pac 12 conference champ and take the 12th spot. So it is the same scenario All-American is referring to, just a different auto-bid at issue.