Not exactly, the ranking/seeding has always been subjective in the CFP.
The rules last year brought some new guidelines for that seeding, but the CFP rankings are still subjective.
The rules last year brought some new guidelines for that seeding, but the CFP rankings are still subjective.
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Having the four conference champions get byes takes some of that subjectivity out.
If you can’t win your conference, you don’t deserve a bye, plain and simple.
Boise, Arizona State and Clemson all had differing numbers of losses, so might've made it easy on the selection committee this year, but committee ultimately decided who didn't get a bye of those teams.
Independents (and others) who don’t earn a berth by playing and winning in a conference championship simply don’t deserve a bye IMO