College Football

The College Football Playoff began in 2014 and is a four-team postseason tournament for NCAA FBS schools. 

The College Football Playoff (CFP) has a selection committee that ranks the teams based on the members’ evaluation of the teams’ performance on the field. 

How does the CFP selection committee decide on the final four teams?

1. Conference championships won
2. Strength of schedule
3. Head-to-head results
4. Comparison of results against common opponents to decide among teams that are comparable. 

What college football bowl games host the CFP?

1. Cotton Bowl
2. Fiesta Bowl
3. Orange Bowl
4. Peach Bowl
5. Rose Bowl Game
6. Sugar Bowl

The two CFP semifinal games are rotated annually amongst the bowl games listed. Four college football teams compete for a chance to play for a national championship. The national championship game is hosted by a different city each year. 

Who serves on the College Football Playoff committee? 

1. Mitch Barnhart
2. Gary Barta (chair)
3. Paola Boivin
4. Tom Burman
5. Charlie Cobb
6. Boo Corrigan
7. Rick George
8. Will Shields
9. Gene Taylor
10. Joe Taylor
11. John Urschel
12. Rod West
13. Tyrone Willingham

The College Football Playoff committee has the responsibility of assigning the top 25 teams in the country. In addition to ranking the teams, the CFP committee must assign the top four to semifinal sites, create competitive matchups, consider geography, and attempt to avoid rematches of regular-season games and repeat appearances in specific bowls.

College Football Rankings

2021 Preseason AP Top 25

1. Alabama 

2. Oklahoma 

3. Clemson 

4. Ohio State 

5. Georgia 

6. Texas A&M

7. Iowa State

8. Cincinnati

9. Notre Dame

10. North Carolina

11. Oregon

12. Wisconsin

13. Florida

14. Miami (FL)

15. USC

16. LSU

17. Indiana

18. Iowa

19. Penn State

20. Washington

21. Texas

22. Coastal Carolina

23. Louisiana

24. Utah

25. Arizona State



College Football Teams by Conference