Does the Playoff Committee vote?

[Cycsk]

Do the members of the Playoff Selection Committee actually vote? Or do they just come to a consensus? I could imagine a few of the old- time coaches putting a Top 8 on the table and trying to force a decision by consensus (in parliamentary procedure this is where a decision is recognized as binding if no one voices opposition) rather than have an actual private vote.

 

[Judoka]

[h=3]College Football Playoff Selection Committee Voting Process[/h]

1. Each committee member will create a list of the 30 teams he or she believes to be the best in the country, in no particular order. Teams listed by three or more members will remain under consideration. At the conclusion of any round, other teams can be added to the group of teams under consideration by a vote of three or more members.
2. Each member will list the best six teams, in no particular order. The six teams receiving the most votes will comprise the pool for the first ranking step. This is known as the “listing step.”
3. In the first ranking step, each member will rank those six teams, one through six, with one being the best. The best team in each member’s ranking will receive one point; second-best two points, etc. The members’ rankings will be added together and the three teams receiving the fewest points will become the top three seeds. The three teams that were not seeded will be held over for the next ranking step.
4. Each member will list the six best remaining teams, in no particular order. The three teams receiving the most votes will be added to the three teams held over to comprise the next ranking step.
5. Steps No. 3 and 4 will be repeated until 25 teams have been seeded. There will be seven rounds of voting; each round will consist of a “listing step” and a “ranking step.”

 

[Cycsk]

Thanks. Generally, that sounds like a pretty good procedure, especially with the list of six. Makes me wonder how many Top 4 votes were given to EIU.

 

[all2matt]

I would assume very few if any, they said that the difference between 5 and 8 was very small thus it was probably more like each teams had an average ranking in the high 6s to low 7s in the 12 polls. Im guessing Iowa probably was 6 in most votes with a 7 and a 5 mixed in but the other 3 probably had more variance up and down

 

[CentexClone]

Thanks. Generally, that sounds like a pretty good procedure, especially with the list of six. Makes me wonder how many Top 4 votes were given to EIU.

Probably one or less. it would be a disaster for the marketing people to put them in the top 4 and have them somehow sneak up on tOSU.