The only way you could/should take two teams from the same conference is if that conference does not have a championship game. It would be ludicrous to select two teams when one just beat the other one. However, a mid-season loss to a top 10 team, say USC to UCLA (hypothetical - in the future) may not disqualify both from being invited to the playoffs. This would be a good way to get rid of those championships, possibly forcing the BCS schools to add a good opponent instead of a cupcake, especially if you make strength of schedule a major part of the criteriat.
The way Hawaii played in their bowl game certainly makes a case that a non-BCS school doesn't have to be selected. Boise's win a couple of years ago was nice but they really didn't look like a NC contender.
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