CFP Rankings: SEC Surges as Committee’s Logic Draws Criticism

Returns are just starting to come in from the College Football Playoff selection committee, but we’re able to make the call: the Southeastern Conference is the big winner. Eight (!) SEC teams were ranked higher in the CFP rankings than they were in this week’s AP poll. Two two-loss SEC teams were ranked ahead of undefeated UCLA, a clear statement about strength of schedule in a conference that loves to talk about theirs. When the selection committee unveiled its first set of in-season CFP rankings on Tuesday night, it did so to great confusion and frustration. It’s not necessarily new…