The College Football Playoff selection committee will put greater emphasis on strength of schedule in determining the field for the upcoming season.
The change in metrics was part of a slew of modifications made to the selection process, the committee announced on Aug. 20.
For the 2025 season, the schedule strength metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents. Also being introduced is the record strength metric, which goes "beyond a team’s schedule strength to assess how a team performed against that schedule."
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In the new metric, teams will be rewarded for defeating high-quality opponents and they won't be penalized heavily for losing such games. Conversely, teams will have minimal rewards for defeating low-quality teams but will be soundly penalized for losing such games.
