HDuck No. 1 Share Posted yesterday at 07:07 PM ESPN, Heather Dinich Twitter The 12-team College Football Playoff will move to a straight seeding model this fall, rewarding the selection committee’s top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye, multiple sources told ESPN. The 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, who comprise the CFP’s management committee, reached the unanimous agreement necessary to make the change during a call on Thursday afternoon. This means Notre Dame will now no longer be excluded from a first-round bye if they have a top four seed. The byes were granted to conference champions only. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck Author No. 2 Share Posted yesterday at 07:12 PM The Top Four seeds in 2024 were 1- Oregon 2- Georgia 3- Texas 4- Penn State The first-round byes went to: 1- Oregon 2- Georgia 9- Boise St 11- Arizona State Texas became the 5-seed Penn State became the 6-seed 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 3 Share Posted yesterday at 07:23 PM Now, if they just re-seed after each round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 4 Share Posted yesterday at 07:27 PM On 5/22/2025 at 12:07 PM, HDuck said: This means Notre Dame will now no longer be excluded from a first- round bye if they have a top 4 seed. The byes were awarded to conference champions only They weren't' excluded before, the byes went to conference champions. Now there is no incentive at all for Notre Dame to join a conference, "Oh don't bother Notre Dame, here you go." 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted yesterday at 07:55 PM Where were you when I wanted you? Where were you when I needed you? Can we flash back to 1/1/25 and watch OBD play Boise State or the Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl, instead of being format-hosed-over? 'NO.' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck Author No. 6 Share Posted 21 hours ago As someone said, when the Pope was from Argentina - no first round bye. Now that the Pope is from the USA, .... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 7 Share Posted 20 hours ago On 5/22/2025 at 8:21 PM, HDuck said: As someone said, when the Pope was from Argentina - no first round bye. Now that the Pope is from the USA, .... LOL! Why Oregon as new post-season beta sites? Stop beta-ing, and buckeye-ing, the Alpha Duck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 8 Share Posted 17 hours ago So...Oregon would not have faced Ohio State until the finals? Geez, that doesn't SUCK at all! 2 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastBayDuckDad Moderator No. 9 Share Posted 6 hours ago On 5/22/2025 at 9:04 PM, Charles Fischer said: So...Oregon would not have faced Ohio State until the finals? Geez, that doesn't SUCK at all! It would have been a damn sight better than what happened on 1/1/25. And who knows, maybe Jeremiah Smith, Chip, and the entire defense eat iffy breakfast burritos that morning and the outcome is a whole lot different. Possibly not, but I have to believe the gauntlet tOSU would have had to run to get to the NC would have prepared Oregon better to face them. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck Author No. 10 Share Posted 5 hours ago Read an interesting piece today about the potential impact for Miami (Cristobal). If there are limited opportunities for ACC participants (after Clemson, Florida State) and if the ACC champ is no longer guaranteed a first round bye that might put Miami on the road if they do qualify... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan2785 No. 11 Share Posted 3 hours ago Look...yes it sucks that we had to be the guinea pig, but at least common sense prevailed for this upcoming season. You can argue that this should have been foreseen earlier, but once the rules had been set in place, you can't just change them mid-season. In the end we got beat by the most talented team in the country, we deserved to lose, and I think we would have lost in the finals even if tOSU had been on the other side of the bracket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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