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College football stakeholders have been hard at work this offseason shaping the future of the College Football Playoff, and they made significant headway in finalizing a 5+11 model in another potential wave of bracket expansion. The structure would reward the five highest-ranked conference champions with automatic bids and place the 11 next-highest ranked teams in the field as at-large participants. And at Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday, commissioner Brett Yormark said he is “doubling down” on his support of the proposed format.
The Big 12 stands to benefit from the 5+11 proposal in that it effectively guarantees the conference champion a seat at the CFP table. While it is possible that two Group of Five (or Group of Six following the Pac-12’s rebuild) champions could stand above the top Big 12 squad, it would take an extreme set of circumstances to exclude the league from the batch of automatic qualifiers.
“5+11 is fair,” Yormark said, via ESPN. “We want to earn it on the field. It might not be the best solution today for the Big 12 … but long-term, knowing the progress we’re making, the investments we’re making, it’s the right format for us. And I’m doubling down today on 5+11.”
The 5+11 model offers fewer guarantees to the Big 12 than the initial proposal that reportedly stemmed from SEC and Big Ten leaders. Under that structure, the SEC and Big Ten would receive four automatic bids apiece while the ACC and Big 12 would hold two each, Notre Dame would have a guarantee if it ranks inside the top 16 and the final spot or two would go to at-large selections.
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Author : Carter Bahns
Publish date : 2025-07-08 17:57:00
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