Not a written rule. In 2016, Illinois State got in at 6-5.
Selection committee uses a "Simple Rating System" as one of the tools for evaluating teams.
Which one component is margin of victory.
I mean. I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you.
Average at best can pretty much sums up most people on the entire football team. There really isn't any studs or go to players.
NFL receivers like Golladay don't come around very often unfortunately.
Next week's game isn't just for a "shot at the playoffs" but will also help next year's preseason polls. The bottom teams in the polls are all so comparable it'd be nice not to always have to climb from the bottom.
Luckily the win vs Sam Houston this year vaulted UND upwards pretty quick from the 3-8 finish last year.