🏈 🏆 The College Football Playoffs - The Final Rankings and Bracket

[OldPlayer]

What is this crap contract Notre Dame signed that guarantees them a spot in the playoffs if there ranked 12th or above? How is that even remotely fair?

Aren’t all teams ranked 12 and above in the playoffs?

 

[252BAMA]

Aren’t all teams ranked 12 and above in the playoffs?

No. ND was replaced by Tulane and BYU was replaced by James Madison. Insane!

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[Secondand26]

Aren’t all teams ranked 12 and above in the playoffs?

No sir. ND & BYU were #11&#12 in final rankings - they got bumped by Tulane & JMU

 

[OldPlayer]

No sir. ND & BYU were #11&#12 in final rankings - they got 8

No sir. ND & BYU were #11&#12 in final rankings - they got bumped by Tulane & JMU

That’s what’s confusing. In the pairings Tulane and JMU are in the #11 and #12 spots. In the rankings Notre Dame and BYU are in the #11 and #12 spots. Why have rankings if they aren’t used?

 

[Krimson]

That’s what’s confusing. In the pairings Tulane and JMU are in the #11 and #12 spots. In the rankings Notre Dame and BYU are in the #11 and #12 spots. Why have rankings if they aren’t used?

Conference champions rule

 

[Secondand26]

That’s what’s confusing. In the pairings Tulane and JMU are in the #11 and #12 spots. In the rankings Notre Dame and BYU are in the #11 and #12 spots. Why have rankings if they aren’t used?

Because you have to give the G5 their participation trophies

 

[OldPlayer]

Because you have to give the G5 their participation trophies

Then the potential G5/G4 representative should be higher in the rankings as the season comes to an end.

 

[252BAMA]

Then the potential G5/G4 representative should be higher in the rankings as the season comes to an end.

That would be like putting lipstick on a pig. Still a pig.