[stupac2]

I think you're right that the bowls don't select, though I'm not sure. In any case, they (whether the committee or the bowls) do have to follow the rankings.

*Edit: the committee selects the matchups, the field consists of six conference champs and the highest remaining ranked teams.
see 10.a-b
http://www.collegefootballplayoff.com/se...e-protocol

Yeah, they do need to put 5-11 in there, but since the rankings are arbitrary anyway they can just voodoo it so that the teams they want in have those rankings. I suppose doing it the 5-11 way makes sense, but since they're deciding everything it hardly seems necessary to me. It just means that instead of getting screwed by ranking higher but missing out, teams get screwed by ranking lower. It's not like anyone can really argue that they deserve to be #11 instead of #12, once you get past the 6-8 range it's really more of a "tier" for the next group anyway.

[stupac2]

I think you're right that the bowls don't select, though I'm not sure. In any case, they (whether the committee or the bowls) do have to follow the rankings.

*Edit: the committee selects the matchups, the field consists of six conference champs and the highest remaining ranked teams.
see 10.a-b
http://www.collegefootballplayoff.com/se...e-protocol

Yeah, they do need to put 5-11 in there, but since the rankings are arbitrary anyway they can just voodoo it so that the teams they want in have those rankings. I suppose doing it the 5-11 way makes sense, but since they're deciding everything it hardly seems necessary to me. It just means that instead of getting screwed by ranking higher but missing out, teams get screwed by ranking lower. It's not like anyone can really argue that they deserve to be #11 instead of #12, once you get past the 6-8 range it's really more of a "tier" for the next group anyway.