Video: Texas Tech HC Joey McGuire Slams 'Embarrassing' CFP Committee, Defends Big 12

Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire slammed the College Football Playoff selection committee on Saturday for where Big 12 teams were placed in the latest playoff rankings.

Boise State is ranked above every Big 12 team at No. 11 in the Week 13 CFP rankings and could beat out the conference for a first-round bye.

"It's absolutely embarrassing what they're doing to this conference," McGuire said on Saturday. "If they look at it that way, if they sit there and say who's playing the best football, who's the most competitive conference, who week in and week out, what you see on tape and the games that you've got to play, I think the Big 12 should be in, the Big 12 champion should be in the Final Four."

McGuire added: "I think it's absolutely ridiculous what is happening at that level, with that committee."

The four conference champions ranked highest by the CFP committee earn an automatic spot in the playoff quarterfinals.

McGuire pointed out that the teams with a shot at the top spot in the power conferences played in other conferences last season, including former Pac-12 teams Oregon and Arizona State. Oregon has clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship game, while Arizona State can still qualify for the Big 12 title game.

"Just go back and think about that, I guess, whenever you're away, and you just change your patch on your jersey, that it actually means something that you're in a different conference, and that conference is all-powerful," McGuire said.

The CFP rankings are decided by a 13-person panel. McGuire expressed hope that the former football coaches among the group would have "more of an influence" on the rankings going forward.

McGuire's critiques echo a recent comment by conference commissioner Brett Yormark, who told Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger that the Big 12 champion deserved a spot among these top four seeds.

"Based on where we sit today, I see no rationale for the Big 12's champion not getting a first-round bye," Yormark said, per Dellenger. "The winner of our championship should receive a bye. I have a lot of trust in the selection committee and I'm sure they'll see it that way.

"Just look at the data. The data doesn't lie. From a strength-of-schedule standpoint, all four of our schools at the top of the standings are ranked ahead of Boise State."

The fifth of six CFP rankings will be released after Week 14 play wraps up on Tuesday, Dec. 3.