Judging the College Football Playoff Rankings: Penn State, Florida overrated


The College Football Playoff Selection Committee released its first set of rankings for the 2016 season, and there are a few developments about these CFP Rankings that we need to discuss. First of all, these rankings, in the grand scheme of things, don’t mean a whole hell of a lot. There is only one set of rankings the CFP will release that actually matter as far as determining which teams will be in the playoff and have a chance to win a national title — and those go down on Dec. 4. Having said that, it doesn’t mean these rankings don’t have any relevance, because they do. While it might be overkill to release a new set of rankings every week from now until the end of the season, I’m happy we have them just because they give us a window into how the committee is thinking when it comes to ranking teams. Are they more impressed by the resume or the always mysterious “game control?” The rankings themselves may not mean much, but the process they help expose means a lot. Having said all that, here are some teams I believe the committee has ranked incorrectly. No. 12 Penn…

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