# Here’s how bad the College Football Playoff’s selection committee rankings actually are | Ian Miller

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/heres-how-bad-the-college-football-playoffs-selection-committee-rankings-actually-are-ian-miller/
- Published: 2026-11-13T00:14:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T01:25:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/how-bad-college-football-playoff-selection-committee-rankings-actually-are
- Topics: Elections, Football, Politics, Sport, World

## Key points

- The article challenges the committee’s ranking choices.
- An alternative model differs sharply from the playoff poll.
- Conference reputation may be affecting how teams are judged.

## Summary

The article argues that the College Football Playoff selection committee’s rankings have been inconsistent and difficult to justify, prompting criticism of its reliance on subjective judgements and conference reputations. It compares the committee’s poll with an alternative ranking system, suggesting that the differences reveal how teams’ performances may be undervalued or overrated.

The alternative, developed by ESPN’s Bill Connelly, combines resume-based measures with forward-looking, opponent-adjusted ratings focused on efficiency. The article says only one position matched the committee’s ranking: Miami was fifth places higher in Connelly’s list, while Boise State was nine places higher and South Carolina eight places lower. It also notes that the system places three-loss Ohio State and LSU higher, partly because it rewards performance in losses and is slower to respond to results than human voters.

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