Aloha- do you really think they’d take a 1-loss Utah over a 1-loss Alabama? In fact, let’s look at it this way:
There’s a VERY good chance that the following end up undefeated and will therefore absolutely be in the playoff:
Clemson
Alabama/LSU winner
Ohio State
That only leaves 1 playoff spot. Here are the remaining teams that should have one loss (P5 only):
Pac12 champion (Utah or Oregon)
Penn State
Alabama/LSU loser
Oklahoma
Baylor (I see them with 2 losses probably)
I just don’t see the committee choosing Utah over the other one-loss teams. I hope I’m wrong. UCLA first though.