The first College Football Playoff rankings of the year are set to come out this Tuesday, and fans everywhere are anxious to see how the committee rates these teams that have, for now, figured out a pretty solid niche in the AP rankings.
This year, the committee is bringing a new metric into their considerations, as they have announced that Strength of Record (or "SOR") will be incorporated into the weekly rankings that they put out. That is a change from before, as it was more overall record as well as the nebulous "quality wins" and "quality losses" that were considered— SOR more so formalizes the spirit of what the committee was trying to do with that rather unscientific methodology.