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In 12-team College Football Playoff, strength of schedule will go a long way in deciding bracket
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FILE - The College Football Playoff logo is printed across a backdrop during a news conference where the 13 members of the committee were announced, Oct. 16, 2013, in Irving, Texas. - photo by AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File
The executive director of the new 12-team College Football Playoff confirmed what many already knew — that while wins and the age-old “eye test” will play roles in determining who makes the bracket, strength of schedule could be a deciding factor in some of the selection committee's deliberations. Rich Clark held a call with reporters Wednesday to go over the details of how the 12-team bracket will be decided. The first list of the committee's weekly top 25 rankings comes out Tuesday, with the brackets to be locked in using the list revealed Dec. 8.