With the Pac-12 teetering on the brink of irrelevancy in regards to the College Football Playoff discussion over the last several weeks, Washington State athletic director Pat Chun believes it led to the Cougars being ranked lower than they should have, at No. 13, in the selection committee's final rankings.
"We can easily infer that where we're ranked is a result of maybe the perception of the league," Chun said.
Wazzu rose as high as No. 8 in the playoff rankings, but a loss to Washington in a snowy Apple Cup in the regular-season finale dropped the team five spots, where it landed behind three three-loss teams (Florida, LSU and Penn State) in addition to Washington.