The College Football Playoff is officially expanding from four teams to 12 teams, beginning with the 2024 season.
for the first two years of the larger CFP. The playoff originally wasn’t expected to expand until 2026.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
“We’re delighted to be moving forward,” said Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the College Football Playoff. “When the board expanded the playoff beginning in 2026 and asked the CFP Management Committee to examine the feasibility of starting the new format earlier, the Management Committee went right to work.”
“More teams and more access mean more excitement for fans, alumni, students and student-athletes. We appreciate the leaders of the six bowl games and the two future national championship game host cities for their cooperation. Everyone realized that this change is in the best interest of college football and pulled together to make it happen.”
With the expanded playoff, postseason games will be played at home fields for the first time in the CFP era. The playoff field will include the top four conference champions, followed by some combination of the top six at-large bids and two highest-ranked remaining conference champions. Teams will be ordered based on the CFP rankings.
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