CFP Committee Reportedly Will Add Strength-of Conference Metric to Bracket Selection Process

CFP Committee Reportedly Will Add Strength-of Conference Metric to Bracket Selection Process

In an effort to properly evaluate the degree of difficulty each team in a conference is facing, given the dramatically different schedules those teams face in a post-expansion world, the College Football Playoff selection committee is adding a "strength of conference" data point to its selection process.

CFP Selection Committee to Consider New Rule That Benefits One Conference Above All

If you believe there aren't enough three-loss SEC teams in the College Football Playoff (CFP), today is a good day for you.

Did the College Football Playoff Just Create a New Metric to Help the SEC?

The College Football Playoff is adding a strength-of-conference metric to its selection process. Here's why the change could matter for the Big 12.

College Football Playoff adds metric to evaluate conference strength amid SEC scheduling concerns

Getty Images The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will add a new metric that aims to emphasize the strength of a conference record, according to ESPN. The new metric will help contextualize the power of a conference when comparing two similar teams. It will also say how tough a conference schedule was, even in regard to teams within the same conference. With the rise of megaconferences with at least 16 teams, teams’ scheduling streng…

"This is How the SEC and ESPN Cheat": Fans Rip CFP's New SEC-Favoring Metric After Latest Rule Change

The College Football Playoff committee has added a new metric while evaluating teams for the 12-team playoff field in November this season. The new metric indirectly favors the SEC over any other Power Five conference. According to ESPN’s Heather Dinich on Thursday, the new metric will help the committee assess the strength of each conference […]

College Football Playoff adds conference strength metric amid SEC backlash - RAW CHILI

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will add a new metric that aims to emphasize the strength of a conference record, according to ESPN.