The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket has officially been released. The teams selected for this year’s playoff are Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Alabama, Miami, Tulane and James Madison. These programs earned their spots from winning conference championships, having strong records and being selected by the CFP Selection Committee.

Even though the new format of the bracket was supposed to give more teams a chance to compete, the announcement still created debate. Several teams finished the season with impressive records and stats but were still left out of the final bracket. Notre Dame was one of the most talked-about teams that were left off, as they were highly ranked for much of the season before being left just outside the playoffs. BYU also missed out on the playoffs after losing in the Big 12 championship, which ended up hurting its final ranking. Other teams that were mentioned as snubs were teams like Texas, which had a competitive season but the committee ended up not choosing them to be in the final bracket. Vanderbilt and Duke both exceeded expectations this year, with one of them having the Heisman runner-up while also being ranked in the Top 25. Fans of these teams argue that they played well enough to earn a spot in the final bracket.

This year’s reaction to the College Football Playoff final bracket shows that playoff decisions are still controversial even with more teams included. Not everyone agrees with the committee’s choice and, as a result, debates about rankings and snubs will likely continue every season.