CFP Issues Statement Clarifying How Committee Can Respond to Michigan-Western Michigan Result
The selection committee will judge the game as played after the Mid-American Conference and Western Michigan sought to overturn a 13-12 Michigan win.
- On Thursday, the College Football Playoff told The Athletic it lacks the authority to change the outcome of any regular-season games, addressing the controversial 13-12 Michigan victory over Western Michigan.
- The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee acknowledged Wednesday that proper replay protocols were not followed in the Sept. 5 Michigan-Western Michigan game, noting the outcome would have been different if followed.
- While the Big Ten stood by the review, the Mid-American Conference formally protested the result, joining Western Michigan in requesting an overturned outcome after initially accepting the Big Ten's explanation.
- Rather than single metrics, the CFP Selection Committee uses comprehensive evaluations including Opponent Team Strength, Schedule Strength, and Record Strength to assess performance on a full-season body of work.
- Following a 17-10 victory over Oklahoma, the Michigan Wolverines recently returned to the Top 25 rankings after falling out following the controversial Western Michigan game.
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College Football Playoff announces decision on Michigan-Western Michigan result
During the first weekend of the college football season, a controversial replay decision helped the Michigan Wolverines stave off an upset bid from the Western Michigan Broncos, resulting in the MAC officially protesting the result and attempting to get the result formally changed. Unfortunately for the Broncos, it doesn’t sound like that’s going to happen.…
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CFP issues statement clarifying how committee can respond to Michigan-Western Michigan result
The College Football Playoff says it can’t change the outcome of any games played during the regular season but notes that its selection committee relies on various measures beyond wins
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