The College Football Playoff selection committee has enhanced its metrics for evaluating strength of schedule, one of the changes announced Wednesday for the 2025 season.The metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents. An additional metric called “record strength” will assess how a team performed against its schedule, rewarding teams for beating high-quality opponents while minimizing the penalty for losing to such a team.These changes provide a minimal reward for defeating a lower-quality opponent while imposing a greater penalty for losing to such a team, according to the CFP’s news release.The CFP is entering its second season with a 12-team format. Changes for this year guarantee a place for the five highest-ranked conference champions but no longer includes a bye for the four highest-ranked champions. Seeding will be based directly on the final top 25 ranking of the CFP selection committee, with the top four teams receiving a first-round bye.