Sarkisian stated, “I think now more than ever, and I don’t want to take anything away from the polls, but it really doesn’t matter because of the 12-team Playoff.”
As a team, we frequently assert that what matters most is what we do, not what other people think of us.Due to the way everything is set up, we have to
perform and prepare for our performance. In the past, the polls had a significant impact on who qualified to compete for a national championship and, eventually,
who was crowned the winner. “You have to work for what you get these days, so I think it’s fine to show off our abilities, but ultimately, we’ll have to
earn this, and the task is far, far from finished. In essence, Sarkisian raises a really good case. The official national champion was determined for many
years using the results of the AP and Coaches Polls. If there were multiple No. 1 teams in the polls at the end of the season, there may have been a split
national champion in certain years. The inaugural FBS postseason competition was introduced with the introduction of the four-team College Football Playoff
prior to the 2014 campaign. The national champion is now officially acknowledged as the winner of the CFP. Although the Coaches Poll and the AP still select
their own national champions after the release of their final surveys, their importance has significantly decreased in the ten years since the CFP’s inception. Additionally to
