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How the Rose Bowl selection process works

NittanyBlue92

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It’s not just the highest ranked non-playoff team...

https://tournamentofroses.com/rose-bowl-game-presented-by-northwestern-mutual-selection-procedures/

“Should a team from the Big Ten or Pac-12 be selected to go to the College Football Playoff, the Tournament of Roses will traditionally select the next-highest CFP-ranked team from that conference. There is, however, a caveat to that clause in the contract.

“If the next-highest ranked team is in a ‘cluster’ of teams, meaning there is another team or teams from the same conference ranked within several spots of each other, the Tournament of Roses will select the team from that cluster that will result in the best possible matchup for the Rose Bowl Game,” said Rose Bowl Management Committee Chair Scott Jenkins.

In a cluster situation, the Tournament of Roses will take into account factors, in no particular order, such as: the last time a team played in the Rose Bowl Game, head-to-head results, regular season schedule, overall record, opponents played, past playoff or bowl appearances and performance, and historical matchups.
 
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This still favors penn state though, provided that Wisconsin loses.

If Wisky loses Penn state will not only be the highest ranked after next week but also the most attractive
 
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Of course you didn’t paste the last paragraph.

“It should be noted that it is the strong preference of the Tournament of Roses, Pac-12 and Big Ten Conferences, that the highest-ranked available team in each conference be selected as the replacement team.”

So barring a Wisconsin win over OSU, which would make them the conference champ and automatic selection like we were in 2016, we should be the selection. As precedent, in 16 Colorado won their division but USC was rated 8 vs their 9 and we know who we played.
 
unstated is "what team travels best"- meaning who buys hotel rooms, meals, booze and tickets
 
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That caveat that you mention is designed specifically to avoid having to take a Minnesota type of team that had a good year but can't seel out their own small stadium let alone get its fans to spend large sums of money to travel across the country.
 
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