Click here for the complete release: College Football Playoff Announces Selection Committee_.pdf
The committee features a diverse set of college football's leading minds including:
Jeff Long - Vice chancellor and athletic director at the University of Arkansas (committee chair)
Barry Alvarez - Athletic director at the University of Wisconsin
Lt. General Mike Gould - Former Air Force Academy superintendent
Pat Haden - Athletic director at the University of Southern California
Tom Jernstedt - Former NCAA executive vice president
Oliver Luck - Athletic director at West Virginia University
Archie Manning - Former Ole Miss and NFL QB
Tom Osborne - Former Nebraska AD and head coach
Dan Radakovich - Athletic director at Clemson University
Condoleeza Rice - Former Stanford provost and United States Secretary of State
Mike Tranghese - Former Big East Conference commissioner
Steve Wieberg - Former USA Today college football reporter
Tyrone Willingham - Former Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington head coach
Unlike the formulaic BCS system which is in its final season, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee will choose the four-team field based on a number of factors including win-loss record, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, conference champions, key injuries and common opponents. The committee will meet several times throughout the season to prepare "interim rankings."
The College Football Playoff will begin next season (2014-15) with two semifinal games (No. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3) and the national championship rotating annually between traditional bowl game cities Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, New Orleans, Pasadena and Phoenix. The 2014-15 semifinals will be played January 1, 2015 at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, while the national championship will be decided at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on January 12, 2015.
Here is a cool info-graphic on the 13-member committee including Pat Haden, the lone Rhodes Scholar:
