Michigan is the 1. They’ll pick the rose because they’ll be playing fsu or Bama (most likely Bama) and will not want to play either in NO.
UW will be the 2 and play Sark in the sugar bowl.
I think they can't leave FSU out so they leave them at #4 which is a reward for Michigan who in theory should play the 4th best team. I think they play FSU in Nola and the UW gets Texas in Pasadena.
Why would Michigan choose to play a team from the south in NO?
