Probably. Similar to how the top 8 in the baseball poll is usually the 8 who made it to Omaha.Is it that, once you make the playoffs, your ranking in the Top 4 is mandatory? Also. is the loser of the CG automatically ranked #2?
JUST a bit different than TroyAccording to Massey 3 of our 4 losses were to Top 7 teams. 2 of them to the top 2.