Quote:My guess would be the loss to a higher playoff ranked SEC team knocked Florida down the list. I think the committee wants to avoid playoff rematches.

 

The CFP committee wants to automatically include the winners of conference championship games. Obviously that would prevent two teams in any conference from getting in because four of the Power Five conferences have CCGs. But the committee also knows nobody would want to watch Iowa vs. Florida (which is possible if both teams win out). So a playoff rematch may have to happen anyway to avoid getting matchups nobody will watch.

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