Including tonight, the College Football Playoff selection committee has four more sets of top-25 rankings this season. And though it is 19 days from having its final data points — conference championships won — the committee has myriad statistics to evaluate now.



The chart below compares a selection of eight teams in the Playoff picture across 10 statistical categories. Some of the statistics are used primarily when deciding between two closely matched teams, and the 10 categories below — while valuable in the team evaluation process — are only a sampling of the numbers at the committee’s disposal. Teams are listed in their order of rank in the most recent committee top 25.



The committee groups statistics under the categories of field performance and schedule strength.



Field performance relates to various offensive and defensive statistics along with efficiency statistics such as points per possession and plays per point. The...