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What is a CFP team? The determining factors remain a mystery to SEC coaches and ADs

Joe Cookby: Joe Cook05/28/26josephcook89
Steve Sarkisian, Chris Del Conte
Dec 21, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian and Chris Del Conte celebrate after defeating the Clemson Tigers in the NCAA College Football Playoffs first round game at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ricardo B. Brazziell/USA Today Network via Imagn Images

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. -- What determines whether a team is good enough to earn an at-large bid for the College Football Playoff? Only those on the CFP Selection Committee truly know, and that has Southeastern Conference athletic directors and head coaches bordering on apoplectic.

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