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The first year of the expanded College Football Playoff was not without its controversies. Would you have expected any less?
SMU ultimately got in over Alabama. No. 5 Texas and No. 6 Penn State have arguably the easiest paths to the semifinals, while Oregon's reward for going undefeated is a second-round matchup against either Ohio State or Tennessee. Seedings, in general, divided opinion among fans and pundits alike.
Here is smattering of the reaction to the 12-team field announced on Sunday:
One of the main takeaways from Sunday's seeding is that there will be a major push to simply seed the tournament based on the rankings themselves, rather than giving four conference champions an automatic bye.