BREAKING CFP moving to straight seeding this year.

[CrimsonNagus]

College Football Playoff going to new straight seeding model - ESPN

This is the way it should have always been. No more #9 and #11 teams jumping to #3 and #4 just because they won their weak conference championships.

So many people on r/CFB are mad at this decision. Folks on Reddit have always held conference championships too high. Just because you win in a weak conference doesn't mean you are better than other non-conference champs.

 

[4Q Basket Case]

I’d prefer seeding according to the old BCS formula. But this is a close second. I’ll take it.

 

[PA Tide Fan]

A definite improvement. Hard to believe it took them a year to recognize what fans knew from the start was a bad idea.

 

[bamajas]

I’d prefer seeding according to the old BCS formula. But this is a close second. I’ll take it.

It's amazing how guys like Wetzel and Brando convinced fans that computers were somehow more biased than people