'As you look at who they are as a team right now, without Jordan Travis, without the offensive dynamic he brings, they are a different team and the committee voted Alabama four and Florida State five.' 'Florida State is a different team than it was the first 11 weeks,' CFP selection committee chairman Boo Corrigan told ESPN. While Michigan (13-0, Big Ten champion), Washington (13-0, Pac-12 champion), Texas (12-1, Big 12 champion) and Alabama (12-1, SEC champion) were the top four teams who made it into the playoff, the Seminoles (13-0) were judged by an untimely run of injuries at the quarterback position. What happened today goes against everything that is true and right in college football.'Īdded ACC commissioner Jim Phillips: 'It's unfathomable.' I don't understand how we are supposed to think this is an acceptable way to evaluate a team. 'We are not only an undefeated P5 conference champion, but we also played two P5 non-conference games away from home and won both of them. 'What is the point of playing games? Do you tell players it is OK to quit if someone goes down? Do you not play a senior on Senior Day for fear of injury? Where is the motivation to schedule challenging nonconference games? 'I am disgusted and infuriated with the committee's decision today to have what was earned on the field taken away because a small group of people decided they knew better than the results of the games,' Norvell said in a statement.

While four teams are celebrating the opportunity to play for a national title on the field, undefeated ACC champion Florida State is on the outside, with coach Mike Norvell saying he's 'disgusted and infuriated' with the Seminoles becoming the first unbeaten Power 5 conference winner to ever miss out on the College Football Playoff. Undefeated Florida State left out of College Football PlayoffĬollege Football, Florida State Seminoles, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, Washington Huskies, Texas Longhorns You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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