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I could be wrong about this, but . . . by tf86

I don't think they have the discretion to take a non-Pac-12 team. The Rose, Sugar and Orange Bowls all have contractual tie-ins in the years they don't host a CFP semifinal game. Perhaps there's an out if there's no eligible team from that conference ranked in the Top 25, but if that's the case, I haven't heard that.

Further, the CFP pollsters put Virginia into the Top 25 in 2019 following a loss to Clemson in the ACC championship game to avoid a similar fate for the Orange Bowl that year. I suspect they might do the same thing with the Pac-12 if somebody gets hot.