matter. So it really comes down to whether the CFP ranks us high enough, not “why” the bowls are arranged the way they are with the P5 conferences.
If we go 10-0 and are ranked in the top 10 in the AP, Coaches, and myriad other polls it would be very difficult for the CFP to explain ranking us low enough to miss the NY6.
That said, if that’s what ends up happening the writing is on the wall about Independence being a dead end street.