The College Football Playoff is a broken system, and that truth has become undeniable in the closing weeks of the 2025 season. Values assigned to wins, losses, point differentials, strength of schedule, rankings, ratings, and everything in between have taken the competition off the field of play and onto a spreadsheet.
BYU argued that their superior resume and record should have afforded their team entry into the final 12-team format. Notre Dame and Alabama argued that results from early in the season shouldn't carry much weight when compared to late-season results.