Here's how bad the College Football Playoff's selection committee rankings actually are | Ian Miller
College Football Playoff poll has Miami Hurricanes ranked five spots too low and Boise State nine spots below where efficiency metrics place them.
TL;DR
- The College Football Playoff selection committee's rankings are controversial and lack transparency.
- Objective metrics from analysts like Bill Connelly reveal significant discrepancies compared to the committee's poll.
- The committee's rankings appear to heavily favor teams from the SEC, often overlooking their actual performance.
- Teams like Miami and Boise State are ranked significantly lower by objective metrics than by the committee.
- The SEC's perceived strength and marketing efforts may be influencing the committee's biased assessments.
- This bias towards SEC mediocrity is seen as jeopardizing the integrity of the rankings and the process.