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Why does James Madison get in over Miami, Vanderbilt, Texas, or etc?

Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:13 am
Posted by ClemsonKitten
Member since Aug 2025
540 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:13 am
Please help me understand
Posted by Jugbow
Member since Nov 2025
853 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:15 am to
Better question is if they’re an eligible team why do they get left out, besides being named James Madison ?
Posted by Landmass
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Member since Jun 2013
24671 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:15 am to
5 highest ranked conference champions get a bid. The ACC champ is unranked.
Posted by chkenhawk
Member since Jun 2025
611 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:17 am to
they are going to have to change the 5 highest ranked conference rule to 4. The conferences keep realigning so fast they can't keep up with it
Posted by CNB
Columbia, SC
Member since Sep 2007
101573 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:17 am to
What does conference realignment have anything to do with anything in this context
Posted by MizzouTrue
Member since Jun 2016
4879 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:18 am to
They made the rule 5 to include the G5. The G5 has to be included in the CFP otherwise they’ll face lawsuits. It’s a feature not a bug

They just never expected the ACC champ to be unranked
Posted by OU_Fan
America's Heartland
Member since Dec 2014
994 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:18 am to
Because these were the adopted rules.
Posted by chkenhawk
Member since Jun 2025
611 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:24 am to
last years CFP had 5 power conference auto bids. Then the PAC blew up so they changed it to the 5 top ranked conference champions but there really is only 2 power conferences now and 5 autobids based on conference is too many.
Posted by CNB
Columbia, SC
Member since Sep 2007
101573 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 9:28 am to
Fair enough
Posted by VooDude
Member since Aug 2017
2247 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:23 pm to
Well once you grow from a kitten to a house cat, subtle nuances will make more sense.
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