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NEW  CFB  PLAYOFFS

The College Football Playoff will introduce
a 12-team playoff bracket for the 2024-25 season,
expanding from the current four-team format.

The new 12-team playoff field will include
the five highest-ranked conference champions,
which will receive automatic bids.

The seven highest-ranked teams remaining
will round out the 12-team format.

The top 4 teams will receive a first-round bye to the quarterfinals.

@fubah2

 they could have a 50 team playoff and still never escape the whining and bitching and controversy of those teams on the bubble who get left out

The best thing is playoff teams likely won't see players sitting out bc of NFL aspirations. That is always a problem with Bowl teams. 

really ??  how do u figure ? 

i think the main reason for opt outs is chance of injury ruining a big payday in nfl.  but the same chance of injury in playoff games is the same as it is in bowls.

@KellyM_1964

 yup, that's what I meant 

so then there will b just as many opt outs with an expanded playoff  as with a 4 team playoff as with bowl games

no difference

@KellyM_1964

 I guess what I mean is guys playing for a NC likely will play versus not playing (bc of the injury risk) in a regular Bowl. I could be wrong with millions of dollars at stake, but it's just a thought.

@sportschat

 i dunno     possible            but it think its the other way   

becuz this means once an opt out guy changes his mind and decides to play in the expanded format for a shot at championship glory  he could be facing as many as  4  more games   compared with only one bowl game !

his chances of getting injured over the course of  4 more games or 3 , or even 2 , and ruining an nfl payday  shoot up much much higher 

Yeah, that's a good point. 

Mind you we are only talking about 8 more teams than the old 4-team format.

@KellyM_1964

 Very true, I didn't look at that angle 

There will be four rounds:

Dec. 20-21:  Seeds 5 thru 12  @home of higher seed *NEW*

Dec.31/Jan01: Round 1 winners @TOP 4 BYE teams  *NEW*

Jan 09/10:  Semi-finals (4 teams)

Jan 20: National Title game (in Atlanta)

*In second round, the highest ranked BYE teams are HOME to the winners of lowest ranked MATCHUPS from round 1. Thus, #1 overall would be home to winner of the #8  vs #9 matchup...

@KellyM_1964

 Obviously we won't know until it happens but that does make logical sense.  The top NFL prospects among those eight newly added playoff teams could potentially be facing multiple playoff games.  As many as four!  Those stars who would opt out if it was just one bowl game will surely still opt out  and we should now see a lot more joining them!

  ya     even more will opt out now i think    

  ya     even more will opt out now i think    

@KellyM_1964  

Seems very likely the more I think about it now.  If we thought the post season had become a coin flip in the last few years with all the opt outs just think of it going forward!!! 

Not certain but last I read is those dates aren't solid yet.

Yeah I will update that later if it changes.

CFP officials stated that the four quarterfinal games and two Playoff Semifinal games will be played in New Year's Six bowls on a rotating basis.

PRESEASON RANKINGS

Fubah's hopeful look at rankings within each Conference for the first few weeks of the coming season.  After that, we shall see.

Of course INJURIES, dismissals and/or SUSPENSIONS could wildly affect these, so I may need to adjust accordingly as the season gets underway. But for now this is how I see it shaping up, with thanks to Phil Steele's mag and Massey for some info that aided my views.

BIG 12 (now 16 teams)

Kansas State Wildcats
Okla. State K'boys
Utah Utes               **Newly added
Arizona Wildcats      **Newly added
WVA Mountaineers
TCU Horned Frogs
Iowa State Cyclones
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Kansas Jayhawks
BYU Cougars
UCF Knights
Colorado Buffaloes   **Newly added
Baylor Bears
Cincinnati Bearcats
Houston Cougars
AZ State Sun Devils  **Newly added

@fubah2

       gl this season  

PRESEASON RANKINGS

Fubah's hopeful look at rankings within each Conference for the first few weeks of the coming season.  After that, we shall see.

Of course INJURIES, dismissals and/or SUSPENSIONS could wildly affect these, so I may need to adjust accordingly as the season gets underway. But for now this is how I see it shaping up, with thanks to Phil Steele's mag and Massey for some info that aided my views.

BIG 10 (18 teams)

Ohio State Buckeyes
Oregon Ducks                      **New addition
USC Trojans                         **New addition
Michigan Wolverines
Washington Huskies              **New addition
Penn State Nittany Lions
UCLA Bruins                         **New addition
Wisconsin Badgers
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Northwestern Wildcats
Iowa Hawkeyes
Maryland Terrapins
Michigan State Spartans
Purdue Boilermakers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Illinois Fighting Illini
Indiana Hoosiers

how come national champs listed 4th ?

@fubah2

 Are you going to break those conferences down into divisions?

Wasn't considering it, no.