The first edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings have been released and we’re still trying to wrap our head around some of the puzzling slots some of the teams were baselined at.
The good news with all of this is that College Football Playoff Committee Chair, Gary Barta, makes himself available to field questions from the media after each set of rankings, and it was no different Tuesday night. Barta sat in front of the firing squad and did his best to tap dance around some of the curious decisions of the committee and we have the entire transcript for you.
So, without any more lead-up, let’s get to it. Here’s everything CFP Committee Chair Gary Barta said about what went into the thought processes of ranking teams where they were for the first set of rankings for 2021.