I wonder if there is any personal biases on the committee....
The committee members include one current athletic director from each of the five "major" conferences—ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC—also known as the Power Five conferences. Other members are former coaches, players, athletic directors, and administrators, plus a retired member of the media.
The 2023 CFP selection committee members are:
• Chris Ault, retired Nevada Wolf Pack athletic director and football coach
• Mitch Barnhart, Kentucky athletic director
• Boo Corrigan, NC State athletic director
• Chet Gladchuck, U.S. Naval Academy athletic director
• Jim Grobe, retired football coach at Wake Forest, Baylor, and Ohio
• Mark Harlan, Utah athletic director
• Warde Manuel, Michigan athletic director
• David Sayler, Miami (Ohio) athletic director
• Will Shields, former NFL player and Nebraska All-American
• Gene Taylor, Kansas State athletic director
• Joe Taylor, former Virginia Union head coach and current athletic director
• Rod West, former Sugar Bowl president and current trustee at Notre Dame
• Kelly Whiteside, former college football reporter for Newsday, Sports Illustrated, and USA Today