Will the College Football Playoff selection committee's new rules make their rankings better?

The College Football Playoff selection committee has a challenging role in ranking teams, and the addition of ‘strength of conference’ as a new metric is met with frustration due to a perceived lack of transparency. Critics argue that the committee needs to be more open about how it evaluates strength of schedule and conference strength, questioning whether new metrics will reduce bias or simply lead to more disagreement. The ultimate goal should be objective evaluation and reduced reliance on subjective polls, but it remains to be seen if the committee’s changes will achieve this.

• The College Football Playoff committee’s job is difficult, with decisions often leading to disagreement.
• The committee is adding ‘strength of conference’ as a new data point to aid deliberations.
• Critics are frustrated by the lack of transparency in the committee’s evaluation processes and metrics.
• The new metric aims to separate teams with similar records within the same or different conferences based on the strength of their opponents.
• Questions remain about how ‘strength of conference’ will be objectively measured and whether it will reduce bias.