CFP Selection Committee to incorporate "new data point"

[Hoyacane1620]

So much outrage over this on X.

No one is fooled. Will be curious if the talking heads on Game Day address it this week.

 

[RozayCane]

They really really want to see 9-3 sec teams in the playoffs.

 

[Canes Legacy]

Everyone knows.

 

[Canes Legacy]

So much outrage over this on X.

No one is fooled. Will be curious if the talking heads on Game Day address it this week.

It’ll be an sec suckfest

 

[Canesfan1993]

Its a P2 invitational. This shouldn't be new to anyone and it will only get worse as things evolve. Even once they announce the 24 team format in next few months. This is why Miami getting out of the ACC is so paramount. Hopefully this puts to bed all the brain dead "we should stay in the ACC because we have such an easy path to playoffs" argument. The ACC's seat at the table is not guaranteed in the future and as the format continues to evolve. They will always technically have a way to make it to avoid antitrust but not equal access.

 

[AUcane]

"quality losses" will be the theme for future CFP selections

 

[caneingville]

Which team was he talking about here?

 

[hoops156]

"quality losses" will be the theme for future CFP selections

theres gonna be a 5 loss sec team that they'll say their losses are better than a 11-1 team that gets left out from the acc or b12

 

[hoops156]

only two guys in this shot have head coached for a title. they are not in the b12 or SEC

 

[Always Correct]

Again, I do not take away from the Big 10 championship game. But prior to that game, when all the OTHER votes were taken in the CFP, Indiana probably had one of the weakest intra-conference SOS ratings of the Big 10 teams in the Top 25.

Here are the Big 10 teams that Indiana beat in the 2025 regular season:

Oregon - ranked #5 in the final regular season CFP poll (11-1)
Iowa - ranked #23 in the final regular season CFP poll (8-4)
Pedo State (6-6)
Illinois (8-4)
Purdue (2-10)
Michigan State (4-8)
UCLA (3-9)
Maryland (4-8)
Wisconsin (4-8)

Indiana literally beat 6 of the 7 worst teams in the Big 10 in 2025.

That, right there, is one of the worst INTERNAL Big 10 SOS's of the Big 10 teams that were legitimately considered for the CFP field.

And yet...Indiana won the national championship.

So my point is, if you USED this "data point" prior to Indiana winning the Big 10 championship over Ohio Taint, it would have been very unfavorable to Indiana. Who is to say that Michigan or USC couldn't have been ranked higher (at some point), particularly since Indiana played neither team?

We just need to get out of the ACC. I would love if we went to the Big10 since I live in Indianapolis.

I’m not shelling out stupid money to go to the ND game though. I could go to any game in Miami for cheaper and that includes flight and stay.

 

[Cane Fan 4 Life]

Why would they need a strength of conference stat when they literally use SOS and Strength of record? Makes no sense

IIRC, they only use SOR and not SOS. SOS is built into the SOR.

SOR is where it's at after all games are played

 

[cookies]

Obviously they want to sideline XII & ACC + a 2nd G6 team. That being said, the example used is pretty interesting. Seems like friendly fire is otw