Georgia's Kirby Smart on CFP selection committee's 'unjust' criteria: 'Don't know what they're looking for'

Joel Klatt recapped the Tennessee Volunteers vs. the Georgia Bulldogs. He analyzed why Tennessee is not a championship caliber team just yet.

The third edition of the College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night. 

The Oregon Ducks remained in the top spot. Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana rounded out the top five. Georgia, which hoisted the College Football Playoff national championship trophy in 2021 and 2022, was slotted in the No. 10 spot. 

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart appeared to take issue with the Bulldogs' ranking as of late. Smart voiced his apparent frustration during one of his recent media sessions and suggested the selection committee lacks transparency as it relates to its criteria.

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Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart on the sideline against the Tennessee Volunteers in the first quarter at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., Nov. 16, 2024. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

"It’s a hard one because I don’t know what they’re looking for," Smart said, via On3 Sports. "They can’t define that. It’s not simple, either. I mean, anybody can be on that committee and say, ‘This is what we’re looking for. This is our criteria. And there’s so much that it overlaps things and everybody debates it, and I don’t have time to really waste energy on it."

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Georgia has played one of the more challenging schedules in the country this season. The Bulldogs went on the road to play Alabama, Texas and Ole Miss. The Longhorns were the No. 1 team in the nation when they took the field against Georgia. 

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart reacts on the sideline during the second half of a game