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The College Football Playoff selection committee will put greater emphasis on strength of schedule in determining the field for the upcoming season.
The change in metrics was part of a slew of modifications made to the selection process, the committee announced on Aug. 20.
For the 2025 season, the schedule strength metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents. Also being introduced is the record strength metric, which goes “beyond a team’s schedule strength to assess how a team performed against that schedule.”
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In the new metric, teams will be rewarded for defeating high-quality opponents and they won’t be penalized heavily for losing such games. Conversely, teams will have minimal rewards for defeating low-quality teams but will be soundly penalized for losing such games.
Strength of schedule has been something the selection committee has considered for the entire history of the College Football Playoff, but introducing a metric allows those in power to have another data point to determine rankings.
It has been a topic of debate among teams and conferences in the fight to get their squads in, with some believing those with tougher schedules should be rewarded. It was a central argument in whether Indiana and Southern Methodist should have been included in last year’s field given they didn’t face many ranked opponents.
While it has mostly centered on conference schedules, it could also benefit teams that schedule marquee non-conference games now that the penalty for losing isn’t as damaging.
“All of these modifications will help the selection committee as they rank the top…
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Publish date : 2025-08-20 22:07:00
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