ABOUT THE CFP SELECTION COMMITTEE
A dedicated group of high-integrity football experts, with experience as coaches, student-athletes, college administrators and journalists, along with sitting athletics directors, comprise the selection committee. Members of the selection committee are Chris Ault, Troy Dannen, Mark Dantonio, Jeff Long, Ivan Maisel, Chris Massaro, Randall McDaniel, Mack Rhoades (chair), Mike Riley, David Sayler, Wesley Walls, Carla Williams and Hunter Yurachek.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Rank the top 25 teams, assign the schools to the 12-team playoff bracket and assign the Playoff Quarterfinal and Playoff Semifinal bowl sites.
CHAIR
As chosen by the Management Committee, Mack Rhoades, Director of Athletics at Baylor, serves as the Selection Committee Chair.
MEMBERS
The group is composed of some of college football’s most decorated ambassadors, including highly esteemed university administrators, former coaches, former student-athletes and sitting directors of athletics.
The current group of selection committee members has seven former college football players, four members of the College Football Hall of Fame and three members with head coaching experience at FBS institutions. Collectively, the group has achieved 22 degrees of higher learning, including eight master’s degrees and one doctorate.
