On Saturday night, No. 8 Alabama defeated No. 1 Georgia, 27-24, in the SEC Championship Game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in Atlanta, Georgia.

Not only did the Alabama upset (it’s weird talking about ‘Bama upsetting anyone) snap the Bulldogs’ 29-game winning streak, but it created a big, fun mess ahead of the College Football Playoff Selection Show on Sunday at noon.

In addition to the SEC result, Florida State outlasted a respectable Louisville squad, 16-6, in the ACC Championship Game, while Michigan shutout Iowa, 26-0, in the Big Ten title game. Also, Texas, 12-1, blew out Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship Game, and undefeated Washington outlasted once-beaten (by Washington) Oregon, 34-31, in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday Night.

A Georgia victory would have made the selection committee’s job so much easier. How could you have denied undefeated teams from Power Five conferences–Georgia, Washington and even Florida State, a program that plays in the ACC, a conference that might be Power Five but doesn’t seem to command the respect in football that the other four do?

Now, that the Crimson Tide pulled off the upset, do they get a spot in the four-team playoff? If you say yes, what about Texas, the only team that defeated Alabama all year? Does Georgia still get in? How about Ohio State, whose only loss was to Michigan?

Will Florida State be denied?

It’s crazy, but it’s so much fun. Of course, the committee won’t have this kind of problem next year, when the playoff is expanded to 12 teams.

Some have said the 12-team playoff will make regular-season games less important and all but render conference title games meaningless. Really? Tell that to the majority of FBS programs that never stood a chance at the four-team playoff most years unless there was a perfect storm and everything fell into place.

There will still be important regular-season games in the 12-team era, only the chaos will expand to the schools that are on the bubble of making it–just like the ones who are currently on the bubble of the four-team field.

Plus, there will still be something at stake for the teams that are sure things to make the 12-team field. Seeding will be a factor. Who gets to play at home? Who gets that all-too-important bye?

Snobby college football fans have to stop acting like the world revolves around only a handful of teams. There are 11 FBS conferences and 133 schools.

The talent disparity between those in the Power Five and those in the Group of Five conferences might be obvious, but that doesn’t mean the schools in the latter conferences don’t deserve at least a shot at the brass ring.

A 12-team college football championship tournament will be a beautiful thing, but before that arrives next year, enjoy Sunday at noon.

I can’t wait to see how the selection committee earns its money while trying to decide which teams are deserving of the last-ever four-team college football playoff.