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With 12 teams still in the running for the coveted national title, the excitement is palpable. In the first-round of the College Football Playoff, teams seeded No. 5 through No. 12 will engage in ...
The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff bracket are the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, and the next seven highest-ranked teams.
The fifth conference champion is seeded where it was ranked among the top 12 teams, or at No. 12 if it is outside the top 12 in the CFP rankings. Non-conference champions ranked in the top four ...
The College Football Playoff field was expanded from four teams to 12 before the start of the 2024 season. The success of the playoff format, which started in 2024, allowed for the expansion.
After much deliberation, the College Football Playoff committee chose SMU over Alabama for the final spot in the 12-team field. See the full schedule.
The CFP format used from 2014 to 2023 was a four-team single-elimination tournament, with participants determined and seeded by the selection committee. The current 12-team CFP format features, for the first time, a first round of playoffs separated from bowl games.
That means the top 12 teams in the rankings are the 12 teams in the projected playoff bracket. First-round byes. 1. Oregon. 2. Georgia. 3. Miami. 4. BYU.
Calls to expand the playoffs to 14 teams began in 2006. Proponents of expansion noted the increased revenue that could be gained from an additional two playoff games. They also noted that the 12-team playoff system was implemented when the league still had 28 teams, four fewer than the 2002 expansion.