US EditionCollege Football Playoff Reveals Rankings Schedule, Adjusted Metrics
The new record strength metric emphasizes quality of opponents and team performance, addressing SEC concerns after weaker schedule teams were previously selected over stronger ones.
- On August 20, 2025, changes were introduced to the national rankings schedule and evaluation criteria for the College Football Playoff.
- The committee made these changes after complaints about last season’s at-large selections, particularly the inclusion of 11-2 SMU over 9-3 SEC teams like Alabama.
- The committee increased the weight on strength-of-schedule and introduced a record strength metric to better assess how teams performed against their opponents.
- Executive director Rich Clark explained that these changes will assist the selection committee in evaluating and ordering the Top 25 teams, with weekly rankings beginning November 4 and the final playoff lineup revealed on December 7.
- These adjustments aim to reward wins over high-quality teams while penalizing losses more severely, potentially influencing team selections and postseason seeding from 2025 onward.
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