To the average fan, the current College Football Playoff is confusing. Still to this day, I’m not totally sure a casual fan knows the ins and outs of how each team lands where, thanks to the four awarded byes and rules surrounding the non power four auto-bid.
It was Boise State jumping up and grabbing a bye over ACC Champion Clemson last year, thanks to the Broncos being the highest G5 team and landing higher than Clemson in the final College Football Playoff rankings. Arizona State also jumped up the seed list with their Big 12 Championship run, going from the No.