Overview
- The final CFP rankings released Sunday placed BYU at No. 12 as the second team out of the bracket.
- Texas Tech beat BYU 34-7 in the Big 12 championship and 29-7 in the regular season, leaving the Cougars outscored 63-14 in the two meetings.
- Tulane and James Madison earned CFP spots as highly ranked conference champions despite being ranked behind BYU.
- Oklahoma and Miami, both with two losses and no conference title game appearances, and 10-3 Alabama were ranked ahead of BYU.
- BYU finished 11-2 and now awaits its bowl assignment, as a BYU receiver publicly questioned perceived SEC and ESPN bias after the title game.