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Committee felt that SMU had the nod over Alabama
CFP Committee Chair Explains Alabama's Snub, SMU's Seeding in 2024 Playoff Bracket
Warde Manuel, chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee, said there was "quite a debate" between taking SMU or Alabama as the final
CFP committee chair explains why SMU was selected over Alabama
On Sunday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide were officially left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff (CFP) field, as the committee decided to put in the SMU Mustangs over the 9-3 team from the SEC.
CFP Committee Explains Why SMU Beat Out Alabama for Final Spot
On Sunday, the College Football Playoff committee revealed the final 12-team rankings and bracket. SMU grabbed the final at-large spot, leaving Alabama as the final team out. The Crimson Tide finished 11th in the rankings, but Arizona State (12) and Clemson (16) received automatic bids, thereby jumping Alabama. SMU finished 10th in the rankings.
SMU vs. Alabama was an existential CFP question, and the committee chose the right answer
This year was always going to set a precedent, and the committee's siding with the Mustangs' resume has staved off a postseason overhaul.
Alabama Left Out of Playoff as Committee Rewards SMU's Wins Over Crimson Tide's Strong Schedule
The College Football Playoff committee took wins over strength of schedule, taking SMU over Alabama for the final at-large spot in the field
Why SMU edged out Alabama for final spot in College Football Playoff bracket
Why did Alabama football lose out to SMU for the final spot in Sunday's final CFP rankings? Here's what CFP committee chair Warde Manuel said:
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Warde Manuel, CFP committee show 12-team selection process has potential of bright future
Manuel's explanations to ESPN showed the CFP can follow in the footsteps of March Madness when choosing participants ...
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Oregon's unbeaten season so impressed CFP committee that Ducks draw the short straw
If this were a better system that made more sense, Ducks' season would have earned a much greater reward than having to face ...
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CFP committee failed its mission
No question when a very good Kansas team that had narrowly lost six games in the last minutes of games go hot and knocked off ...
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CFP committee excludes 18 teams in preseason top 25
You know it was a wild and wacky college football season when both Alabama and Michigan failed to make the 12-team playoff.
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Dear CFP Selection Committee: Conference title games have never been more interesting, so don't diminish them
Among them was to reframe the focus on conference championships and truly reward teams that reach the pinnacle. Five ...
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College Football Playoff rankings reveal: did the CFP committee get it right?
Following a wild conference championship game weekend, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger, and SI's Pat Forde hop on to discuss the ...
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Nick Saban reacts after selection committee keeps Alabama football out of the CFP
The College Football Playoff won't include the Alabama Crimson Tide. For just the third time since the initial playoff model ...
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How much does the CFP selection committee punish conference championship game losers?
The 47 teams that lost power-conference title games in the CFP’s first decade dropped an average of two spots in the final ...
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Public campaign to sway CFP Selection Committee fuels private calls for change - maybe even back to computers?
Sources tell CBS Sports that the Big Ten and the SEC have concerns over the current makeup of the 13-person committee ...
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