More changes are coming to the College Football Playoff as player availability reports will be required for CFP games next season. This is something that the the Big Ten and the SEC have done, so it’s not a big surprise to see the CFP make the change as those two conferences have the majority of the power in college football right now. The CFP is going to look a bit different next year with this change and also the new seeding model that is being implemented.
“The CFP will begin requiring player availability reports, along the lines of the Big Ten and SEC have done in recent seasons, says CFP exec Rich Clark,” Brandon Marcello said in a post.
This is an important change for the College Football Playoff, but bigger ones are coming. For example, the 2025 season could be the last ever 12-team CFP. There has only been one year of it so far, and its second season might be its last. Discussions are taking place about what the format should be in 2026 and beyond, and it sounds like it could be anything.
“Everything is back on the table when it comes to CFP format in 2026 and beyond and there is not a leading format among the group of commissioners, says Rich Clark,” Marcello added.
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The biggest change that we will see next season is the new seeding model. Last year, the four byes were awarded to the four highest-ranked conference champions. Because of that model, a couple of teams that were ranked inside the top-four didn’t actually get seeded inside the top-four. It ended up creating some matchups and an overall bracket that didn’t make a whole lot of sense. There probably would’ve been more competitive matchups throughout the CFP if there was a different seeding model, so a change is coming for next season.
Conference champions are still being rewarded with automatic bids to the CFP, but the…
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