Eye Tests Meant More Than Wins And Losses In CFP Selection Process
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – Quarterback Brock Glenn made his first career start for the Florida … [+] State Seminoles against the Louisville Cardinals in the ACC Championship at Bank of America Stadium on December 2, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images) Getty Images It was a Selection Sunday that will not soon be forgotten. No. 5 Florida State is the first undefeated power conference team to be left out of the College Football Playoff. No team outside the top six in the next-to-last playoff ranking previously made the cut in the final ranking. On Sunday, what was No. 7 Texas and No. 8 Alabama ascended to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Georgia, which was No. 1 in each of the five playoff rankings before losing to Alabama in the SEC championship game, became the first top-ranked team in the next-to-last ranking to tumble out of the top four in the final ranking. In fact, in falling to No. 6, the Bulldogs dropped more spots (five) than their margin of defeat (three) to the Crimson Tide. The 27-24 setback was their first defeat in nearly two years to the day when they lost to ‘Bama in the 2021 SEC title matchup. Kirby Smart’s team proceeded to rattle off 29 straight wins and win a pair of national titles. Indeed, the 12-team playoff is arriving one year tardy. With Michigan No. 1, Washington No. 2 and Texas No. 3, the final spot came down to 12-1 Alabama and 13-0 Florida State. Not that it came down to Jalen Milroe versus whoever was running the offense for the Seminoles, but it is difficult not to think about the quarterback situations with both teams and how one struggled at the position early in the season and the other late.…
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