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GUTTED: BYU ROBBED of College Football Playoff Spot, Texas Tech SECURES BYE, Smoke Oregon, Indiana
The final College Football Playoff rankings of 2025 delivered a paradoxical judgment on the Big 12 Conference, resulting in a perceived injustice for the BYU Cougars while simultaneously awarding their rival, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, a coveted first-round bye. The stark contrast in treatment—BYU relegated to a low at-large seed despite an 11-1 regular season, and Texas Tech cruising into the top four—exposed the lingering reliance on subjective evaluation over objective metrics.
BYU’s resume was demonstrably playoff-worthy, featuring a top-ten Strength of Record (SOR) and an impressive…
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