The future of the College Football Playoff is a hot-button issue at the SEC spring meetings, and Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin added to the discussions when he questioned the need for a selection committee altogether.
Since the CFP’s formation in 2014, various iterations of a 13-member committee constructed the postseason brackets, not in a dissimilar fashion to the NCAA’s model for other championship sports. Stricklin said Tuesday, per Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, that football is different from the other sports because it has less data and fewer games, and thus less to consider in the selection process.
Stricklin, notably, served on the CFP selection committee from 2018 to 2021. He was among the numerous athletic directors and prominent current and former college football figures to hold a position on the subject. Members generally serve terms ranging from two to four years to facilitate an annual rotation.
“A committee is not ideal to choose a postseason,” Stricklin said. “I question whether it is appropriate for college football.”
Future of the College Football Playoff hinges on touchy subject among power conferences: Automatic qualifiers
Brandon Marcello
The CFP selection committee includes one active athletic director from each power conference and rounds out its membership with former coaches, players, administrators and media members. It releases weekly top 25 rankings during the second half of the season and seeds the playoff bracket using a variety of factors.
Previous iterations of the selection…
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Publish date : 2025-05-27 23:17:00
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