Greg McElroy furious over BYU College Football Playoff ranking: 'If I'm BYU, I'm really upset'

In the initial rankings from the College Football Playoff selection committee on Tuesday night, undefeated and Big 12-leading BYU clocking in at No. 9. It was, in the eyes of ESPN analyst Greg McElroy, an affront.

Sitting at No. 9, BYU would earn the fourth seed in the bracket but is in danger of being leapfrogged by No. 12 Boise State for the bye. And McElroy questioned why the Cougars weren’t ranked in front of teams that have worse resumes, even if they’re bigger brand names.

“I’m a little frustrated. If I’m BYU, I’m really upset,” McElroy said. “First and foremost: One, I run the risk of not securing a first round bye if Boise State ends up in front of me. So, the fact that there’s only a margin of three spots between 12 with Boise State and BYU at nine is ridiculous. Also, I’m sitting there behind Texas.”

He was briefly interrupted.

“It’s ridiculous?” host Rece Davis said, his voice tinged with an incredulous tone.

McElroy continued unabated, pointing to BYU not only having an unbeaten record, something teams ranked ahead of it do not, but also having better wins.

“I’m talking about from BYU’s perspective,” McElroy said. “I’m sitting there behind Texas, Penn State. I’m also sitting there behind Tennessee. Texas and Penn State don’t have a win against a Top 25 team. I have two. So if I’m BYU — and, guess what? I haven’t lost. So if I’m BYU, I’m a little frustrated with how this thing has shaken out and I know it’s early and I know there’s plenty still on the table and they have to go to Utah this week, I get that. But I just feel like them being at nine, four spots behind teams that have no wins even close to what they’ve accomplished and a couple losses that they don’t have, to me would be remarkably frustrating.”

But if the Cougars continue to win out, McElroy’s point might ultimately be moot. For now, though, he’s ready to throw down for the Big 12 leaders.