To be in the CFP you have to be in the top 4 of 133 FBS teams (ratio is one out of 33). That's way too many varieties of schedules to make record the see-all-do-all in college that it is in the NFL.
You're right, the judging is subjective, arbitrary, and capricious.
The most likely explanation is that decision was made due to financial considerations. It makes no sense otherwise.
162 posted on 12/04/2023 11:16:06 AM PST by GunRunner