"The purpose of the College Football Playoff selection committee is to sort through the unsortable -- deciding between two teams of similar accomplishment. This sport is a spectacular mess, of course, famously and belovedly so. The FBS level has 136 teams playing 12 regular-season games competing for one championship. The schedules are disparate, even within the current oversize "conferences." No one would design such a thing. Big schools. Small schools. State schools. Religious institutions. Even three military academies."
"If a proper computer formula exists to figure out who should or shouldn't be in a playoff, none has earned the trust of the sport. College football, after all, ain't much for college. So, it has a selection committee -- 13 people who make the final, difficult, no-truly-correct-answer call. Their thanks comes from a barrage of hate courtesy of whomever they didn't choose."
The College Football Playoff selection committee must choose between closely matched teams to fill playoff spots. The FBS has 136 teams playing 12 regular-season games with disparate schedules across oversized conferences. No computer formula has earned enough trust to replace human judgment. A 13-person committee makes final calls and often faces intense criticism from fans of excluded teams. The expansion to a 12-team playoff transformed the postseason from mostly exhibition bowl games into a competitive championship path with campus-hosted games and multiple teams believing they can win. The system remains imperfect but represents progress toward settling the title on the field.
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