This year's playoff is based on THIS year. I don't live in the past, but I do understand how convenient it is for you to do so. I guess beating Alabama, Oklahoma, and Vanderbilt and being 10-2 is not as impressive to you than going 9-3 and getting beat by Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Oklahoma. Years past doesn't have anything to do with the seeding of this year's playoff. Saban is not there. And even if other years did matter, Tennessee finished ranked #6 in 2022. I do believe they beat Alabama that year also.