[CTcard]

It appears the committee is focusing more on quality wins than losses.  Thus, a one loss Oregon is rated ahead of a one loss Arizona, even though Arizona beat Oregon handily.

[But doesn't that mean that they aren't taking Arizona's quality win seriously? ]


It appears to me that the committee is like the pollsters, primarily focused on the number of losses a team has - and only if tied on that measure do they start to consider issues of schedule.

They rank at the top the Power Five 0 loss teams.
Then they rank all of the Power Five 1 loss teams.
Then they rank all of the Power Five 2 loss teams.

There are two sort-of exceptions; 1 loss Duke is down among the 2 loss teams. Also with Duke is 1 loss, non-Power 5 East Carolina. Those are the only two examples of taking strength of schedule above losses - and they are pretty extreme examples of weak schedules.

It appears so far that the route to the championship game is the same as always: be in a Power Five conference, make the easiest schedule possible, win the games.

[CTcard]

It appears the committee is focusing more on quality wins than losses.  Thus, a one loss Oregon is rated ahead of a one loss Arizona, even though Arizona beat Oregon handily.

[But doesn't that mean that they aren't taking Arizona's quality win seriously? ]


It appears to me that the committee is like the pollsters, primarily focused on the number of losses a team has - and only if tied on that measure do they start to consider issues of schedule.

They rank at the top the Power Five 0 loss teams.
Then they rank all of the Power Five 1 loss teams.
Then they rank all of the Power Five 2 loss teams.

There are two sort-of exceptions; 1 loss Duke is down among the 2 loss teams. Also with Duke is 1 loss, non-Power 5 East Carolina. Those are the only two examples of taking strength of schedule above losses - and they are pretty extreme examples of weak schedules.

It appears so far that the route to the championship game is the same as always: be in a Power Five conference, make the easiest schedule possible, win the games.