The 12-team format the CFP used last season was unveiled back in 2021, well before massive realignment reshaped major college football, wiping out the Pac-12 as a power conference and shifting even more big-brand schools into the SEC and Big Ten.

On Thursday, the committee unanimously voted to move to straight seeding this upcoming season. In the tweaked format, the top four seeds and first-round byes will go to the selection committee's top four teams.

Even though the College Football Playoff management committee's decision to move to a straight-seeding format makes logical sense, that doesn't mean everyone in the sport is happy about it.

As the haggling over CFP access continues, one thing seems clear when it comes to the CFP: Adding more teams will be part of the resolution.

Despite the fact Mississippi State isn't projected by anyone to be a contender for the Final 12, the news the College Football Playoff is fi

Indiana would have had an easier postseason path in 2024 under the new College Playoff format. The College Playoff (CFP) Management Committee voted to unanimously Thursday to

Big changes are coming to the college football playoffs and they benefit Notre Dame.The College Football Playoff (CFP) Committee, comprised of the 10 FBS confer

Freeze believes the committee should model its structure similar to how the NFL does it when it comes to deciding programs for the 12-team CFP bracket. “We need to adapt more of the NFL mindset. Heck, NFL teams lose six games and go to the playoffs they’ll have a shot at the Super Bowl,” Freeze added.