The College Football Playoff logo is displayed on the field at AT&T Stadium before the Rose Bowl. Next season, the playoffs will be expanded from four to twelve teams.
The field for the 12-team College Football Playoff, which begins next season, will include five conference champions and seven at-large picks, after the CFP’s university presidents unanimously opted to change the system Tuesday.
The decision to reduce the number of berths allotted for conference champions from six to five was motivated by realignment and the dismantling of the Pacific-12. A vote scheduled for last month was postponed at the request of the Pac-12.
The initial concept for the 12-team structure was to feature the six highest-ranked conference champions, with the top four receiving first-round byes and six at-large
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