College Football Playoff

Retrospective, at Dec 2.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 Clemson13–0 Clemson Clemson Notre Dame, committee seed 3

3 Notre Dame12–0 Notre Dame Georgia, not in the committee field Clemson, committee seed 2

4 Oklahoma12–1 Oklahoma Michigan, not in the committee field Ohio State, not in the committee field