CFP 2026

[MelRock]

I hope it is true.

College Football Playoff Board of Managers has decided to go to a 12-team playoff, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ. 1st report by ESPN

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 2, 2022

[Turbine]

A strong out of conference.(OoC) schedule will be more important than ever.

[Jeaux]

A strong out of conference.(OoC) schedule will be more important than ever.

Oh geez. Not this again.

[fanof71]

2025

[UL_Cajuns]

https://theathletic.com/3562242/2022.-team-playoff/

The College Football Playoff Board of Managers has approved a 12-team CFP by unanimous vote, a source tells The Athletic.

The new format will feature the six highest-ranked champions and six highest-ranked at-larges.

This is huge. I am sure the P5 will all get a champion in and one G5 every year should I say should get one in.
However, by this it does not guarantee every P5 champion has a seat at the table. It basically is the TOP 6 conference champions, but I am sure there is some fine print like always.
If it truly is the top 6 conference champions of any FBS conference then that should put to rest all this talk of G5 and P5 conferences. ????

[ExecutiveCajun]

they let the P5 teams buy players and then expanded the playoff ha

[Jeaux]

Could y'all imagine finally hosting a playoff game against a Tiger team not named Gambling. Lol

[Hudsheen#Fired]

So you're saying there's a chance

[Jeaux]

So you're saying there's a chance

If they go with 1-4 bye 5-8 host format instead of all neutral site games. Hell yeah

[RaginDave]

So a theoretical chance that all G5 conference champions have a shot, but at least 1 will be in for sure. I like this, still think 16 makes more sense and does not add any extra weeks, but 12 is better than 2 or 4 and gives every conference at least a chance at a seat at the table.

16 could be set up the same way, currently with 12, you will have byes in the first round by a few teams, 16 would mean no byes. 16 would be the 6 highest rated conference champions and then 10 at large bids. Basically your top 16 teams in the country would be in the CFP minus of course if one of those conference champions is outside the top 16 teams.

Last year would have set up like this

1 Alabama SEC Champ vs 16 Oklahoma At Large
2 Michigan B1G Champ vs 15 Iowa At Large
3 Georgia At Large vs 14 Oregon At Large
4 Cincy AAC Champ vs 13 BYU At Large
5 ND At Large vs 12 Pitt ACC Champ
6 Ohio State At Large vs 11 Utah PAC Champ
7 Baylor Big 12 Champ vs 10 Michigan State At Large
8 Ole Miss At Large vs 9 Oklahoma State At Large

No one outside of the top 16 would have missed the CFP. Some years you might have 1 or 2 miss it because of a conference champ taking their place that might be outside the top 16, but it would be rare.

[cajun4life]

A strong out of conference.(OoC) schedule will be more important than ever.

Just drop the FCS game.

[Balanced_view]

Just drop the FCS game.

I know why its done, but Im onboard with dropping these FCS games

[ExecutiveCajun]

on campus playoff games. ooo la la

[Turbine]

Oh geez. Not this again.

How long of a gap do I need to leave for it to be considered "this again" as opposed to "uninterrupted reality continuum?"

[Big Buds]

This is so massive for Louisiana and the SBC!

Time to drop the FCS games.