Either Ed Orgeron has spent his free time in Louisiana discovering black magic or those crab legs Jameis Winston “accidentally” shoplifted were cursed.

Or perhaps it’s some leftover binary wizardry from all those jilted BCS computers.

Whatever the case, it’s been one of the whackiest, most unpredictable regular seasons ever to this point.

We’re only through Week 8 and there are two unbeatens outside the SEC: Florida State and Marshall. (At this time last year, non-SEC unbeatens included Florida State, Oregon, Ohio State, Miami, Baylor, Texas Tech, Fresno State and Northern Illinois.)

Forget the debate about the myriad of deserving one-loss teams at present. The current rate of attrition could set up an apocalyptic postseason.

To what would such theatrical rhetoric equate in reality? Glad you asked. Oh, and you may want to sit down for this one: three SEC teams in the inaugural College Football Playoff.

Let’s take a look at a bizarre but semi-plausible scenario of self-destruction in the other power conferences.

ACC

After some wobbly moments early in the season, Florida State suddenly looks like the surest bet in the country to make the playoff. The Seminoles could be facing a rematch with Duke in the ACC title game (yawn) in addition to five games against mediocre potential bowl teams.

But, after a high-stakes home win against Notre Dame, FSU’s offense is lethargic on the road against the nation’s best statistical defense outside of Ole Miss. Louisville and SEC castaway Bobby Petrino knocks off Jameis Winston and the ‘Noles at home. Then, for good measure, lame duck coach Will Muschamp and the Florida Gators pull off the shocker of the college football season to make certain FSU watches the playoff from the couch.

The Seminoles do beat Duke and become the only two-loss conference champion. (Yes, you read that correctly. Stay with me.)

BIG 12

Kansas State still must travel to play TCU, West Virginia and Baylor. The Wildcats go 1-2 in those three games and finish with three losses, winning the Big 12 tiebreaker as one of those came against Auburn.

Baylor incurs a second loss at Oklahoma on Nov. 8 and a third against Oklahoma State.

TCU loses twice more. West Virginia, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State each lose once more.

Seriously, even if you count out Oklahoma State, is there any easy way to determine this round robin? The Big 12 in 2014 may be one of the most cannibalistic conferences in recent memory.

BIG TEN

Michigan State falls to Ohio State and then slips at Maryland the next week with the season imploding.

The Buckeyes, shocked by their sudden re-emergence, falter at Minnesota and then drop the Big Ten championship game to … the Iowa Hawkeyes?

The Golden Gophers lose to Iowa and Wisconsin. Nebraska also falls to Minnesota and Iowa, the surprise three-loss champion of the Big Ten.

PAC-12

Stanford clips Oregon for the third consecutive year after the shellshocked Ducks lose to Cal on the road this week in one of those typical Pac-12 shootouts in 2014.

But Oregon wins a tiebreaker to make the conference championship game despite three losses, even as fans call for the job of coach Mark Helfrich. The Ducks beat a two-loss Arizona State to take the conference title as Notre Dame helps ensure every other Pac-12 South team has at least three losses.

Shortly after the season, Phil Knight and Nike are implicated in one of the biggest bribery scandals in sports history (see below).

SEC

Ole Miss and Mississippi State play a tightly-contested Egg Bowl ranked No. 1 and No. 2, with the Rebels returning a missed 57-yard field goal attempt for a touchdown on the final play of the game.

A one-loss Georgia then clips Ole Miss in the championship, as Nick Chubb outrushes Todd Gurley.

PLAYOFF

In one of the most controversial endings to any season ever, Condoleezza Rice exposes a conspiracy within the College Football Playoff committee. A reckless Pat Haden accepted a $1,000,000 bribe in an attempt to rig the playoff so Oregon gets a bid, but in a moment of bravado, gets caught trying to make under-the-table deals with other committee members once alpha member Archie Manning resigned due to a health issue.

Oregon’s football program gets the death penalty.

Instead, three SEC teams join one-loss Notre Dame in the inaugural playoff bracket, as four of the five power conferences are shut out.

To avoid automatic rematches, Georgia must face Mississippi State in one semifinal while Ole Miss gets Notre Dame in the other. The national championship is a rematch of the Egg Bowl.

Ole Miss appears to win another nail-biter on a defensive touchdown late in the game, but the officials flag the Rebels for unsportsmanlike conduct — a rogue back judge considers one too many Landshark gestures to be taunting.

On the final untimed down, Dan Mullen puts Dak Prescott into the game at kick returner. Ole Miss, bewildered, kicks the ball out of bounds, and Prescott throws a game-winning Hail Mary to De’Runnya Wilson.