Since its inception, the College Football Playoff format has been riddled with controversy.
In 2014, 10-1 TCU and 10-1 Baylor respectively missed the CFP because they did not compete in a conference championship game. In 2016, a two-loss Ohio State team lost out to a one-loss Alabama team that played fewer games against Power 5 teams. In that same year, one could have made arguments for the 12-0 UCF Knights or the 11-2 USC Trojans to take the No. 4 seed.
At the heart of it all, the same issue resurfaces every year: The CFP isn’t currently large enough to give the correct amount of highly competitive teams a chance at its coveted title.