They absolutely are. The gooftroop committee chair already said it, essentially. If SMU loses, they'll say it's to an average Clemson team, and they'll drop them to #12 and out.
They dropped Miami from #6 to #12 for losing a true road game to a ranked team by 4.
You don't think they'll drop SMU from #8 to #12 for losing a neutral site game to the 17th ranked team?
SMU is gonna get ****ed royally if they lose. Watch. The SEC is getting their 4 in, period. Sankey will kill all these people's families if he only gets 3 in while the B1G gets 4.
Alabama, Tennessee, UGA and Texas are IN. I don't care if SMU loses 28-27 on a last second 65 yard field goal, the ACC is only getting 1 team in.