The commissioner of the SEC unwittingly bolstered BYU’s CFP case. Here’s how

Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the SEC, is unapologetic in the efforts he makes to strengthen the image of his conference’s member schools.
In the process of doing that once again on Thursday, Sankey unwittingly bolstered BYU’s case for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Early Thursday, Sankey posted a graphic on X that ranked each of the top 15 teams in this week’s CFP rankings by strength of schedule according to the average of three different metrics).
The top six teams are all in the SEC — Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Texas. Those six teams are ranked Nos. 10, 7, 11, 15, 9 and 3, respectively, in the CFP rankings.
“Interesting to read analysis from others as they examine “strength of schedule” in college football…it does seem there is a trend to be identified…,” Sankey wrote.
Here’s where the BYU part comes in. Just below Texas in the strength of schedule rankings are the Cougars, who are No. 14 in this week’s CFP rankings after losing to Kansas last Saturday.
Most notably, BYU has a win over SMU, which is No. 13 in this week’s rankings and has gone undefeated outside of that game.
Several college football analysts noted BYU’s presence in Sankey’s post.
Sankey’s post also appeared to be a shot at the Big Ten Conference, which has the Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 teams in this week’s rankings (Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana), but those teams are Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 15 when ranked among the top 15 according to strength of schedule using the metrics Sankey employed.
The top 15 of this week’s CFP rankings are as follows:
1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Indiana
6. Notre Dame
7. Alabama
8. Miami
9. Ole Miss
10. Georgia
11. Tennessee
12. Boise State
13. SMU
14. BYU
15. Texas A&M