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College Football Playoff explains tiebreaker order
Posted on 6/20/14 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 6/20/14 at 2:39 pm
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"Strength of schedule, head-to-head competition and championships won must be specifically applied as tie-breakers between teams that look similar," the document reads. Those were proposed to differentiate between "teams with similar records and similar pedigree."
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"The criteria to be provided to the selection committee must be aligned," the document reads, "with the ideals of the commissioners, Presidents, athletic directors and coaches to honor regular season success while at the same time providing enough flexibility and discretion to select a non-champion or independent under circumstances where that particular non-champion or independent is unequivocally one of the four best teams in the country."
The document reveals the management committee's thinking about the limitations of the traditional polls that for years have determined college football's national champion. Of particular concern were occasions when the winning team in a head-to-head competition is ranked behind its opponent, or when a non-champion from a particular conference is ranked ahead of the champion.
As such, the management committee urged two approaches when it comes to polls: One, that "any polls that are taken into consideration by the selection committee must be completely open and transparent to the public"; and two, that preseason polls must be ignored.
Since that time, the Playoff has decided its selection committee will create and reveal its own top 25 poll each week beginning Tuesday, Oct. 28.
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This post was edited on 6/20/14 at 2:40 pm
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Posted on 6/20/14 at 2:42 pm to Alahunter
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Since that time, the Playoff has decided its selection committee will create and reveal its own top 25 poll each week beginning Tuesday, Oct. 28.
That's pretty cool. I was wondering how that was gonna work. They are basically doing the same thing the BCS did by releasing a poll in week 8. Should be interesting.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 2:46 pm to Alahunter
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Since that time, the Playoff has decided its selection committee will create and reveal its own top 25 poll each week beginning Tuesday, Oct. 28.
replacing unbiased computer programs with Condoleezza Rice...
Posted on 6/20/14 at 2:50 pm to Alahunter
amen to ignore ing preseason polls that is the single worst thing of the historical polls ,the media's was always quick to try to put their favorite teams in the driving seat !
Posted on 6/20/14 at 2:51 pm to Alahunter
quote:I doubt this gets used very often, especially in the case of a conference non-champion.
while at the same time providing enough flexibility and discretion to select a non-champion
Take for example the LSU/Bama rematch. Under this situation, I don't see Bama making the final 4.
However, say that a 3 loss team somehow wins the SEC east and then knocks off a previously undefeated west team in Atlanta, they could certainly use this caveat to put a one loss non-champion in, as the conference champion would have 3 losses and not come anywhere near qualifying.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 2:55 pm to Alahunter
All of that is just a fancy way of saying: we will find a way to get Bama in.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 3:32 pm to Alahunter
I don't think the committee should bother with a top 25. Concentrate on a top 10 at most. We'll still have AP and USA today polls, yes?
Posted on 6/20/14 at 5:17 pm to Alahunter
This new playoff poll each week is going to be much more important than any AP or Coaches poll.
And for those who think the SEC will get 2 in the playoff most years, it is looking less and less likely. According to the voting criteria, a non-champion will have to almost indisputably show that it is better than a conference champion to be in the playoff. That is tough to do in a room full of people from all over the nation.
My big issue is the Big 12 champion. How much credit should a Big 12 champion get for being the "champion" when it gets to avoid playing an extra game, at the end of the season, against a really good team, unlike all the other champions?
And for those who think the SEC will get 2 in the playoff most years, it is looking less and less likely. According to the voting criteria, a non-champion will have to almost indisputably show that it is better than a conference champion to be in the playoff. That is tough to do in a room full of people from all over the nation.
My big issue is the Big 12 champion. How much credit should a Big 12 champion get for being the "champion" when it gets to avoid playing an extra game, at the end of the season, against a really good team, unlike all the other champions?
Posted on 6/21/14 at 11:11 am to Alahunter
Define "championships won". Are they referring to conference titles or the NC? 
Posted on 6/21/14 at 12:23 pm to Alahunter
translation
"We are going to pick whoever the frick we feel like in a completely arbitrary fashion."
"We are going to pick whoever the frick we feel like in a completely arbitrary fashion."
Posted on 6/21/14 at 4:17 pm to Alahunter
They will only pick 2 teams from the same conference if there is no other viable alternative.
The SEC will not be getting 2 bids most years, thinking otherwise you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
It will happen once in awhile, but not often.
The SEC will not be getting 2 bids most years, thinking otherwise you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
It will happen once in awhile, but not often.
Posted on 6/21/14 at 7:56 pm to Alahunter
They are setting the table to omit undefeated teams from weak conferences with weak schedules.
The criterion above gives them a lot of leeway to apply the eye test.
The criterion above gives them a lot of leeway to apply the eye test.
Posted on 6/21/14 at 8:52 pm to Alahunter
"Look similar" is the key. Zero loss sort... one loss sort... two loss sort...
Posted on 6/21/14 at 8:53 pm to Alahunter
The gap between the SEC/Pac-12 and the rest of the conferences is very large. At least one of the Big XII, ACC or Big Televen will be left out annually.
The playoff needs to be 8 teams so we dont have to listen to conference champs bitching every year.
The playoff needs to be 8 teams so we dont have to listen to conference champs bitching every year.
This post was edited on 6/21/14 at 8:54 pm
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