Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted May 15 Not certain what the trade-off is for securing a unanimous vote, but playoff seeding matching rankings in 2026 would be sweet. College Football Playoff nearing consensus to alter seeding process with changes to first-round byes - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The power conferences are in agreement to move to a format that will eliminate automatic first-round byes for conference champions. I'll believe it when I see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 2 Share Posted May 15 I could also see a compromise that sees a re ranking occur after the first round of play, doubt they're that clever though. But just think that Oregon would have played BSU or Indiana in the Rose Bowl last year if they just ranked it straight up. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 3 Share Posted May 19 A seeded as ranked 16-team PO field in 2024-25, with no spots guaranteed for any conference would have been: 16. Clemson at 1. Oregon 9. Boise State at 8. Indiana 13. Miami at 4. Penn State 12. ASU at 5. Notre Dame 15. South Carolina at 2. Georgia 10. SMU at 7. Tennessee 14. Ole Miss at 3. Texas 11. Alabama at 6. Ohio State 6 SEC/ 4 B1G/ 3 ACC/ 1 G6, Independent, B12 With a 4-4-2-2-1-3 format, ACC champion Clemson moves up to No. 15, knocking out South Carolina. BYU is No. 16 as the B12's 2nd team and plays OBD in the 1st round. Clemson would rematch with Georgia in Athens. The B12 doesn't want two teams assured to be in the field? Without the guaranty, the B12 is out $4 million. The 8 conference game, 2 Blue Chip Roster ACC would have had three participants, plus Notre Dame. If the ACC wants an assured three teams in the field, require ND to become a football member, and then three in is fine. Even though the ACC went 0-2 in 2024-25. Notre Dame and Boise State were the two PO teams in 2024 that played four or more G6 opponents. There is no justification for the ACC to play only eight conference games. Boise State at No. 9 is one reason why the Power 2 are concerned over a Committee picking and seeding teams. Boise was a solid G6 team, but Boise wold have lost to a majority of teams ranked No. 10 through No. 16 and the Committee never provided a cogent reason as to why the Broncos were ranked 9th. Power 2: Tell the Peanut Gallery to pipe down. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted May 19 This Couldn't Happen Last Season? College Football Playoff nearing consensus to alter seeding process with changes to first-round byes - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The power conferences are in agreement to move to a format that will eliminate automatic first-round byes for conference champions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Moderator No. 5 Share Posted Tuesday at 04:04 PM Big Ten Trojan Horse Lures SEC Toward Lame College Football Playoff Format The Big Ten’s preferred playoff model is a trojan horse for the SEC. And still, the SEC keeps inching toward the horse’s belly. If the Big Ten gets its way, the College Football Playoff would move in 2026 toward a format in which more bids are awarded via automatic selection. The idea works like this: In a 16-team field, the Big Ten and SEC would get four automatic bids apiece, the ACC and Big 12 would get two auto bids apiece, the Group of Five would get one auto bid, and that leaves three at-large bids up for grabs. In many years, Notre Dame would snag one of the three at-large bids. It’s easy to understand why the ACC and Big 12 dislike this model. It preassigns twice as many automatic bids to the Big Ten and SEC before the season even kicks off. It’s a model based more on conference brand prestige than in-season meritocracy. What’s more difficult to comprehend is the SEC's swelling support for this model. Big Ten trojan horse lures SEC toward lame College Football Playoff format WWW.USATODAY.COM The Big Ten’s preferred playoff model is a trojan horse for the SEC. And still, the SEC keeps inching toward the horse’s belly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
