Tag

Seedingissues

All articles tagged with #seedingissues

Oregon's CFP Seeding Sparks Debate Amid Playoff Paths
sports1 year ago

Oregon's CFP Seeding Sparks Debate Amid Playoff Paths

The expanded 12-team College Football Playoff has been successful in engaging more teams and fans, but it faces criticism for its seeding process. The current format prioritizes conference champions for top seeds, leading to unbalanced brackets where top-ranked teams like Oregon face tougher paths. Critics suggest solutions like eliminating the conference champion requirement for top seeds, re-seeding after the first round, or expanding the bracket to 14 teams. These changes aim to ensure fairer paths for top-ranked teams and simplify the format for fans.

Oregon Faces Setback Before Playoff, McElroy Suggests Solution
sports1 year ago

Oregon Faces Setback Before Playoff, McElroy Suggests Solution

College football analyst Greg McElroy criticized the structure of the 12-team College Football Playoff, arguing that the current system unfairly disadvantages top-seeded teams like Oregon, despite their undefeated status. McElroy suggests eliminating first-round byes for conference champions, as lower-seeded teams like Penn State may face easier paths. He proposes a straightforward 1-12 seeding system, though acknowledges potential biases in the selection process.