College Football Playoff Committee Approves 5+7 Format for Playoffs
College Football Playoff Board of Managers unanimously approves 5-7 qualifier format - On3
Prior to realignment, the format was going to be the 6 highest ranked conference champions plus 6 more at-large teams. Now it will be 5 and 7.
Top 4 highest ranked conference champs will earn a bye, while teams 5-12 will play each other on the homefield of the higher ranked team.
The home field aspect should be really fun for teams that aren't ranked top 4.
February 20th, 2024 at 8:08 PM ^
Which finally evens up the score. Northern teams always play on Southern teams‘ turf with the advantages of traveling fanbases and weather. Now, we get to see how the SEC deals wirh circumstances that are not always to their advantage.
February 21st, 2024 at 6:29 PM ^
I propose you must be in a conference to be eligible for the playoffs CYA ND
February 21st, 2024 at 10:23 PM ^
Sounds like this will quickly escalate to 14 or 16 teams. I'm pro-playoff, but given the recent trends to effectively end college football regionalism and lots of tradition with conference realignments, shortening of games (but longer/more commercials), transfer portal madness, and the wild west of NIL, I have no faith that the people in charge won't continue college football's degradation.
February 21st, 2024 at 11:35 PM ^
5 highest-ranked conference champions?
That's lame in this age of the Power 2 and the 3 lesser conferences.
A couple of those 5 conf champs are probably going to be ranked 15-20 or so. Yet they will get seeds 4 and 5.
To see how that can work out:
Here's what would happen if last-year's week 15 rankings happened with current conf. memberships (rankings in parentheses):
1. Michigan (1) bye
2. Alabama (4) bye
3. FSU (5) bye
4. Arizona (14) bye <---------------------
5. Oklahoma State (16) <-----------------------
6. Washington (2)
7. Texas (3)
8. Georgia (6)
9. Ohio State (7)
10. Oregon (8)
11. Missouri (9)
12. Penn State (10)