Warde Manuel, one of 13 members of the College Football Playoff Committee, offered reasoning behind Alabama (9–3) being ranked ahead of Miami (10–2).
released Tuesday night, the final unofficial rankings before the bracket is set during Sunday's selection show. Although it's a 12-team bracket, the Hurricanes will be one of the first teams to miss the field due to the lowest-ranked conference champion set to hurdle their positioning.
Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, one of 13 members and chair of the College Football Playoff Committee, explained the reasoning behind Alabama earning a higher spot than Miami on ESPN's"Obviously, we think highly of both teams; one's at No. 11 and one's at No. 12. But what it really came down to is Alabama is 3–1 against current Top 25 teams and Miami is 0–1," Manuel said. "Alabama is 6–1 against teams above .500, and Miami is 4–2.
"Alabama is 3-1 against current top-25 teams and Miami is 0-1. Alabama is 6-1 against teams above .500 and Miami is 4-2."Manuel also said the committee will "closely evaluate" the conference championships this weekend to decide the final bracket on Sunday. But he also confirmed that teams that aren't playing in a conference championship—like both Miami and Alabama—won't have their rankings adjusted in relation to other programs that are inactive this weekend.
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