College Football Playoff

Retrospective, at Dec 4.v12. Seeds follow the season’s selection rules, so a seed isn’t always a raw rank. What the four fields mean

Committee seed differs Not in the committee field

# Committee selectionCommittee selectionActualCFPThe actual field.Committee-model predictionCommittee-model predictionModelTrained on earlier committees.Strongest by ratingStrongest by ratingRatingBy team strength.Most deservingMost deservingRecordBy strength of record.

1 Alabama13–0 Alabama Alabama Alabama

2 Clemson12–1 Ohio State, committee seed 3 Clemson Ohio State, committee seed 3

3 Ohio State11–1 Clemson, committee seed 2 Ohio State Clemson, committee seed 2

4 Washington12–1 Washington Washington Penn State, not in the committee field