re: 12-1 Oregon vs 12-1 Alabama...who gets the final playoff spot?

If undefeated win out:
Michigan 13-0
Georgia 13-0
Florida St 13-0
Washington 13-0

Alabama, and Texas wins:
Michigan 13-0
P12 Champ 13-0/12-1
Florida St 13-0
Texas 12-1

Alabama wins, Texas wins, and Florida State loses:
Michigan 13-0
Pac-12 Champ 13-0/12-1
Texas 12-1
Alabama 12-1

Essentially Alabama needs Texas or Florida St to lose to get in the playoff even with a win over Georgia. Pac-12 is Guaranteed a playoff spot regardless who wins, and Michigan is basically guaranteed to win their conference championship game. Alabama is in an extremely weird spot where they have a tiebreaker loss to a potential conference champ that's ranked higher than them. It's a log jam of mediocrity at the top this year and could be pretty weird if human bias makes some decisions.