Well, you say that, but we kind of do. When a team loses we judge them on that. There are many talking heads who think OSU in 2015 was the best team in the country, but they didn't make the playoffs because of 1 loss. Bama shouldn't be in the playoffs this year based on one game because it's, literally, the only actual competition they've faced.
Doesn't matter to me. Although, Fields vs Georgia would definitely give the MSM more to talk about.
I guarantee you that the committee will keep OSU and LSU on different sides of the bracket though. The hope is going to be an LSU-OSU final. SEC vs B1G. Joe vs his old team. Fields vs his old conference. OSU's insane support of Joe, something that even LSU fans have been shocked by. (Did you notice Joe still would say "Michigan" in a recent press conference? He referred to them as "that team up North" (TTUN). That shit runs deep.