The NCAA Football regular season finished after a weekend of conference championship games. The Selection Committee chose four football teams that will compete in a four-team playoff to determine who will be crowned National Champion.
Despite a perfect 13-0 record, Florida State was not selected, much to the anger of several political leaders.
What Happened: The NCAA Football Playoff Selection Committee decided to put Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama in the four-team playoff, which sees Florida State left out and also the ending of hopes for Georgia to win back-to-back-to back NCAA Football Championships.
The final playoff seedings are:
Michigan (13-0 record)
Washington (13-0)
Texas (12-1)
Alabama (12-1)
Florida State (13-0)
Georgia (12-1)
Leaving Florida State out of the playoff sparked debate among sports analysts on season records, conference favoritism, strength of schedule and what an undefeated season means.
The decision also comes as Florida State lost their starting quarterback and star player Jordan Travis to a leg injury late in the season. The Selection Committee argued that Florida State was not the same team after the injury, winning its last two games 24-15 and 16-6.
A member of the ACC, Florida State became the first undefeated team from a Power 5 conference to be left out of the playoff.
The debate has also spilled over to the world of politics with several Florida figures ready to take legal action.
Florida governor and 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis slammed the decision to leave Florida State out of the playoff despite an undefeated record.
“My first-grader, my fifth-grader and my preschooler … they are all Noles and they are big-time fans and they do the tomahawk chip and they were not happy,” DeSantis said at a news conference, shared by ESPN.
DeSantis said he is asking for $1 million from the state of Florida’s $114.4 billion budget to be used to sue the Selection Committee.
“We are going to set aside $1 million and let the chips fall where they may.”
DeSantis’s comments came as a suggestion ahead of the Florida state budget is set, which ESPN said could come months after the playoff games happen.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) also called into question the decision to exclude Florida State from the four-team playoff. Scott requested emails, text messages…
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