College Football Playoff

Retrospective, at Dec 3.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 Michigan13–0 Washington, committee seed 2 Michigan Washington, committee seed 2

2 Washington13–0 Michigan, committee seed 1 Oregon, not in the committee field Florida State, not in the committee field

3 Texas12–1 Alabama, committee seed 4 Ohio State, not in the committee field Michigan, committee seed 1

4 Alabama12–1 Florida State, not in the committee field Georgia, not in the committee field Alabama