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It's a good draw for Bama for sure, but I don't think the committee did it on purpose like that. Using the eye test, having seen both Oklahoma and MSU play a lot this year, I think Oklahoma is easily a better team. They controlled their games while MSU eeked out a lot of close wins, some of which weren't even against good teams.
That being said, given their resume and who they've beaten (an undefeated OSU team, a very good Michigan team (albeit on a fluke), undefeated Iowa, 9-3 Oregon) you can say they definitely have a case for being ranked above Oklahoma with all those quality wins and the extra conference title game.
That being said, given their resume and who they've beaten (an undefeated OSU team, a very good Michigan team (albeit on a fluke), undefeated Iowa, 9-3 Oregon) you can say they definitely have a case for being ranked above Oklahoma with all those quality wins and the extra conference title game.