So, let's look ahead at how things may shake out as straight seeding will now be implemented when constructing the College Football Playoff bracket this fall. Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena ...

The College Football Playoff is reportedly undergoing ... automatic byes and received the top four seeds. This year, the playoff bracket will be filled with straight seeding, with five spots ...

As the conference commissioners overseeing the postseason debate what’s next for the College Football Playoff, an expansion of the 2026 bracket has practically been a foregone conclusion for months.

Instead of a format where the top four seeds of a 12-team playoff were reserved for conference champions, the bracket will now mostly reflect the rankings from the College Football Playoff ...

After one year of the College Football Playoff fielding a 12-team bracket, a significant change is coming to the postseason for the 2025 season. On Thursday, the College Football Playoff announced ...

The College Football Playoff is moving ... double-byes into the quarterfinals. A 16-team bracket is expected to necessitate a schedule shuffle of playoff games in December, as reported last ...

NEW YORK — The College Football Playoff will go to a more straightforward way of filling the bracket next season, placing teams strictly on where they are ranked instead of moving pieces around ...

The new policy will guarantee the five highest-ranked conference champions a place in the Playoff, but will no longer include a bye for the four highest-ranked champions. The 12-team bracket will ...