Will the College Football Playoff selection committee's new rules make their rankings better?
The College Football Playoff committee is adding strength of conference as a new metric, but questions about transparency and bias remain unanswered.
TL;DR
- The College Football Playoff committee's job is difficult, with decisions often leading to disagreement.
- The committee is adding 'strength of conference' as a new data point to aid deliberations.
- Critics are frustrated by the lack of transparency in the committee's evaluation processes and metrics.
- The new metric aims to separate teams with similar records within the same or different conferences based on the strength of their opponents.
- Questions remain about how 'strength of conference' will be objectively measured and whether it will reduce bias.