An inside look at how the College Football Playoff creates its rankings
The 13-member committee will release six weekly rankings that determine the 12-team playoff field and the national championship race.
- In about two weeks, the 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee will convene at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, to craft its first of six weekly rankings on Nov. 3.
- Committee members use a "scrubbing" process to compare teams side-by-side, debating the pros and cons of each resume before privately voting on the playoff field.
- Members review a wide array of data points and metrics, but if those fail to distinguish between candidates, they are permitted to use their judgment and the "eye test" to guide decisions.
- The committee will finalize the playoff field on Dec. 6, with rankings determining which 12 teams participate in the playoff for the right to be crowned national champions.
- Determining rankings remains a subjective process requiring members to weigh schedule strength and performance metrics, often leading to intense debate over which teams deserve inclusion.
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College football playoff: An inside look at how rankings are created
The CFP invited a handful of media members to go through a mock selection last week to get an inside look at exactly what goes on inside the room where the voting happens. I was part of that group.
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An inside look at how the College Football Playoff creates its rankings
GRAPEVINE, Texas — In about two weeks, the College Football Playoff’s 13-member selection committee will convene at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, to craft its first of six weekly rankings on Nov. 3. The final…
Inside the College Football Playoff Selection Process in Dallas
Main Story: A College Football Playoff media mock selection showed how the committee builds its rankings: members weigh multiple statistical measures, debate teams head-to-head, and can revisit close calls through a “scrub.” The exercise also highlighted how required spots for conference champions and a Group of Six team can reshape the final bracket—and how a potential 24-team playoff would make the selection process more complicated.
Bacon, Brackets And Banter: Inside The College Football Playoff Selection Process
The College Football Playoff hosted its annual media mock selection exercise in Dallas last week. Here's what we learned about its process for ranking and choosing teams for the postseason.
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