The College Football Playoff released the latest enhancements and adjustments to its selection process on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The selection committee met recently after six months of reviewing and tweaking the policies and procedures of selecting the top teams at the end of the regular season.
While conference champions still automatically qualify for the postseason, each of the 12 teams will be seeded based on the selection committee. According to the press release, strength-of-schedule has been made a more significant factor in selecting the best teams in all of college football.
An additional record strength enhanced this metric.