CFP switching to straight seeding format for upcoming season
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The College Football Playoff is changing its format. The CFP is moving to a straight seeding model ahead of the 2025 college football season, according to a report from Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger.
Under the previous agreement, only the four highest-ranked conference champions received automatic placement in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
CFP leaders are having a call today and are expected to talk about potentially changing the seeding for this fall. It’s possible they could vote on a straight seeding model, where the selection committee’s top four teams would earn the top four seeds, according to sources.
The Trojans are understandably wary of a long-term deal until there’s clarity on the next version of the playoff.
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According to McMurphy, the conference champions will still get automatic bids to the CFP, but their seeding will be based on rank. He also reported, per sources, 2025 will be the final year of 12-team playoff. The following year the CFP is expected to expand to 14 or 16 teams.
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