Playoff selection committee announces ranking dates for 2021 season
By Keith Farner
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Mark your calendar, the College Football Playoff committee has announced the dates it will release and update rankings this season.
There will be 6 rankings, and the first will be on Nov. 2. The committee members will meet in person on Mondays and Tuesdays, and announce their rankings on Tuesdays through November on ESPN.
The most important date will be selection day, Sunday, Dec. 5. The committee will also announce the matchups for the Playoff Semifinals at the Cotton Bowl and One Orange Bowl, as well as the Fiesta and Peach bowl pairings.
As a refresher, here’s the committee:
The current selection committee members are Mitch Barnhart (athletics director, University of Kentucky), Gary Barta (athletics director, University of Iowa) (Chair), Paola Boivin (professor, Arizona State University), Tom Burman (athletics director, University of Wyoming), Charlie Cobb (athletics director, Georgia State University), Boo Corrigan (athletics director, North Carolina State University), Rick George (athletics director, University of Colorado), Will Shields (former All-American offensive lineman, University of Nebraska), Gene Taylor (athletics director, Kansas State University), Joe Taylor (Vice President for Athletics and Community Wellness, Virginia Union University), John Urschel (former All-American offensive lineman, Penn State University), Rod West (group president Entergy Corporation) and Tyrone Willingham (former head coach Stanford University, Notre Dame, University of Washington).
Mark your calendars and set your reminders! 📅⏰
The full schedule for the #CFBPlayoff selection committee rankings has been announced for the 2021 regular season.
More details from this week’s selection committee meeting » https://t.co/TnvBCR8aYp
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A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
