Florida State’s exclusion from the College Football Playoff has been a decision fraught with controversy, as the Seminoles became the first undefeated Power 5 team to be left out of the Playoff in its 10-season history.
Ultimately, the selection committee appeared to penalize Florida State for losing quarterback Jordan Travis to a season-ending injury, as one-loss Alabama’s defeat of Georgia in the SEC championship game was enough to jump over the Seminoles in the CFP rankings.
Many people within the college football community believe Florida State was robbed of a chance to prove it could overcome Travis’s injury, including a former Seminoles coach. Jimbo Fisher criticized the committee for judging teams on perception instead of simply using a team’s record as the most important factor.
