From: don.p.del.grande@gmail.com   
      
   But first, since the first CFP rankings will be announced Tuesday around 7:30   
   Eastern, here is the CFP RANKING PROCEDURE:   
      
   1. First of all, some of the 13 committee members have "recused" teams. These   
   are schools where either the member works, or has an immediate family member   
   that works or attends school there.   
   The recusals for 2023 are:   
   Chris Ault  -  Nevada (AD); UCLA (not sure)   
   Mitch Barnhart  -  Kentucky (AD)   
   Boo Corrigan  -  North Carolina State (AD); Notre Dame (brother Kevin is the   
   men's lacrosse coach)   
   Chet Gladchuk  -  Navy (AD); Houston (son John works there)   
   Jim Grobe  -  Marshall (son Matt is the men's golf coach)   
   Mark Harlan  -  Utah (AD)   
   Warde Manuel  -  Michigan (AD)   
   David Sayler  -  Miami Ohio (AD)   
   Gene Taylor  -  Kansas State (AD)   
   Rod West  -  Notre Dame (trustee)   
   Kelly Whiteside  -  Rutgers (lecturer)   
      
   2. Each member lists their top 30 teams, in any order, except for any of their   
   recused teams. All teams on at least 3 lists, and all recused teams on 2, go   
   into the "Eligible List"; only these teams can be ranked.   
   There is also a "Ranking Pool" which starts out empty.   
      
   The ranking process consists of seven rounds; in each round, conduct steps 3   
   and 4:   
      
   3. Each member lists the top 6 (rounds 1-3) or 8 (rounds 4-7) teams still on   
   the Eligible List, besides their recused teams.   
   Enough teams with the most votes are moved from the Eligible List to the   
   Ranking Pool until it has 6 (rounds 1-3) or 8 (rounds 4-7) teams.   
   If a recused team would have tied for the last transfer spot with one more   
   vote, it is considered to have one more vote.   
   A tie for the last position is broken by a tiebreaker vote.   
      
   4. The teams in the Ranking Pool are ranked by the members that do not have of   
   their recused teams in the Pool, from 1 to 6 or 8 as appropriate.   
   The 3 (rounds 1-3) or 4 (rounds 4-7) teams with the highest average rankings   
   are removed from the Ranking Pool and given CFP rankings.   
   For example, in Round 1, the top three teams become the #1, #2, and #3 teams   
   in the CFP ranking.   
   The remaining teams stay in the Ranking Pool for the next round.   
      
   There are two special rules for the final rankings on 12/3:   
   1. If none of the Group of 5 conference champions are ranked, the committee   
   conducts a tiebreaker vote among the five teams to determine which one gets   
   the Group of 5's CFP bowl berth.   
      
   2. If Navy wins the American championship, a vote is conducted after the   
   Army-Navy game to determine whether Navy or the highest ranked of the other   
   four Group of 5 conference champions gets the bowl berth.   
      
   Note that, even if James Madison is bowl eligible and is ranked higher than   
   all five of the Group of 5 conference champions (as of now, it is ineligible   
   to play in the Sun Belt championship game), it cannot get the CFP Group of 5   
   bowl berth.   
   It is eligible to earn an "at large" bowl berth if it is ranked high enough -   
   again, assuming it is bowl eligible.   
      
      
   NOTBCS   
   Michigan, 0   
   Ohio State, 0.34   
   Georgia, 1.43   
   Florida State, 1.47   
   Washington, 3.38   
   Texas, 4.44   
   Oregon, 4.69   
   Alabama, 5.44   
   Penn State, 6.57   
   Oklahoma, 8.08   
   Mississippi, 8.42   
   Notre Dame, 10.05   
   LSU, 11.44   
   Missouri, 13.37   
   Louisville, 13.73   
   Air Force, 16.01   
   Oregon State, 16.09   
   Utah, 16.27   
   Tennessee, 16.73   
   James Madison, 18.89   
   UCLA, 18.94   
   Kansas State, 19.09   
   USC, 19.76   
   Tulane, 19.99   
   Kansas, 20.59   
   Liberty, 21.78   
   North Carolina, 22.55   
   Oklahoma State, 22.56   
   Texas A&M, 22.88   
   Duke, 23.05   
   Iowa, 23.2   
   Arizona, 23.25   
   Fresno State, 23.25   
   Miami, 23.31   
   SMU, 23.38   
   Troy, 23.4   
   Clemson, 23.44   
   Wisconsin, 23.58   
   Toledo, 23.59   
   Florida, 23.62   
   Rutgers, 23.63   
   TCU, 23.63   
   Maryland, 23.63   
   Iowa State, 23.65   
   Colorado, 23.66   
   Auburn, 23.66  <<  there's auburn, right there   
   all others, 23.67   
      
   NOTCFP   
   #1: Ohio State   
   #2: Michigan   
   #3: Florida State   
   #4: Texas   
   #5: Washington   
   #6: Oregon   
   #7: Alabama   
   #8: Penn State   
   #9: Georgia   
   #10: Oklahoma   
   #11: Mississippi   
   #12: Notre Dame   
   #13: Kansas State   
   #14: LSU   
   #15: Missouri   
   #16: Louisville   
   #17: Oregon State   
   #18: Utah   
   #19: USC   
   #20: James Madison   
   #21: Air Force   
   #22: UCLA   
   #23: Tennessee   
   #24: Kansas   
   #25: Iowa   
      
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