College Football Playoff

Retrospective, at Dec 8.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 Oregon13–0 Oregon Oregon Oregon

2 Georgia11–2 Georgia Georgia Georgia

3 Boise State12–1 Arizona State, committee seed 4 Clemson, committee seed 12 Arizona State, committee seed 4

4 Arizona State11–2 Boise State, committee seed 3 Arizona State Boise State, committee seed 3

5 Texas11–2 Texas Ohio State, committee seed 8 Texas

6 Penn State11–2 Notre Dame, committee seed 7 Penn State Penn State

7 Notre Dame11–1 Penn State, committee seed 6 Notre Dame Notre Dame

8 Ohio State10–2 Ohio State Texas, committee seed 5 Ohio State

9 Tennessee10–2 Indiana, committee seed 10 Indiana, committee seed 10 Indiana, committee seed 10

10 Indiana11–1 SMU, committee seed 11 Ole Miss, not in the committee field BYU, not in the committee field

11 SMU11–2 BYU, not in the committee field Alabama, not in the committee field Tennessee, committee seed 9

12 Clemson10–3 Clemson Boise State, committee seed 3 Clemson