The College Football Playoff naturally raises questions and various curiosities among the media and fans each season as to how the rankings are determined. On Thursday I participated in the College Football Playoff media mock selection, which allowed me to explore some of my curiosities regarding the Playoff, such as how strength of schedule is evaluated and if head-to-head and a conference championship take priority over quality of schedule.
The season we used for this mock selection was 2012, which had themes centered on conference champions, head-to-head matchups and strength of schedule. That season climaxed with Alabama beating Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship Game.