When the College Football Playoff was introduced in 2014, one of the big benefits touted by the committee was the addition of the human element in ranking the teams. The committee was supposed to be able to add a component that the BCS computers failed to take into account.

However, after almost three seasons of the new format, it appears the playoff committee's choices and the BCS are pretty much the exact same.

Here is what the current BCS rankings would look like going into championship weekend. The top-four teams are in the exact same order as the most recent College Football Playoff rankings.

Side-by-side of tonight's @CFBPlayoff ranking and what the #BCS would have looked like this week pic.twitter.com/mbz5NbAcA6 — BCSKnowHow.com (@BCSKnowHow) November 30, 2016

Last season, the same thing happened, as the final four teams mirrored the same order of the BCS simulation.

In 2015, the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, Clemson and Alabama, ended up meeting in the title game after resounding victories in the semifinal rounds. In 2014, however, the playoff rankings did provide a different outcome than the old system would have.

In the 2014 final BCS model, here were the rankings: 1. Alabama 2. Florida State 3. Oregon 4. Ohio State.

The inaugural 2014 playoff rankings had the same four teams, but Oregon and Florida State swapped spots. Under the BCS system, Alabama would have met Florida State, which was blown out by Oregon in the 2014 semifinal, in the national championship. Ohio State would have never had a chance to compete for the championship under the former format, but the Buckeyes upset the Crimson Tide in the 2014 playoffs, and went on to defeat the Ducks for the title.

With that said, if the BCS formula was used to fill the four playoff spots in 2014, then it would have still produced the same semifinal opponents that the committee decided on. The only difference would have probably been the jerseys worn by Oregon, which was considered the "home" team, and Florida State in the 2014 Rose Bowl.

Of course, it's too early in the format change to draw any strong conclusions. But we could be headed for a third consecutive season of an identical top four from the committee and BCS rankings.

The final playoff rankings will be revealed this Sunday.