In Vegas, Ohio State isn’t a team worthy of top 4

TCU students react to the announcement that the Horned Frogs were not selected for the College Football Playoff, as they watch the proceedings on television at the Brown-Lupton University Student Union cafeteria on campus in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Louis DeLuca) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES TCU students react to the announcement that the Horned Frogs were not selected for the College Football Playoff, as they watch the proceedings on television at the Brown-Lupton University Student Union cafeteria on campus in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Louis DeLuca) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES

By Associated Press December 8, 2014 4 min read

LAS VEGAS (AP) – What if the people who make their living rating teams every day were in charge of seeding the college football playoffs? What if the inaugural playoff season wasn’t decided by a group of people with different agendas that might factor into their judgment?

There would be a lot more happy people in Texas, that’s for sure.

“My personal opinion is I thought it would be Alabama, Oregon, TCU and Florida State,” said Jay Kornegay, who runs the sports book at the Westgate Las Vegas. “I’m very disappointed they let Ohio State in there over TCU and Baylor.”

Yes, TCU and Baylor. In his book’s power ratings, Kornegay has them both listed as better teams than Ohio State.

And it’s not even close. Put them on a neutral field and Kornegay says TCU would be favored by a touchdown against the Buckeyes. Baylor would be about a 6-point pick if the Bears were playing Ohio State.