What we learned from the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff
Did it hurt the sport's regular season? Do rivalries still matter? Here's what Nicole Auerbach took away from the first year of the expanded CFP.
College Football Playoff: 5 Potential Changes to Improve the 12-Team Format
The first 12-team College Football Playoff finished on Monday night with Ohio State beating Notre Dame 34-23 in Atlanta, Ga. The new 12-team playoff was a massive success, although the expanded field allows for more mulligans for every team and perhaps reduces the importance of some games.
What a 14-team College Football Playoff would have looked like in 2024, assuming new proposals take effect
Ohio State reigned supreme in the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, defeating Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame on its road to glory. Like most things in college sports right now,
Teams that boosted College Football Playoff chances with 2025 recruits
As the 2025 recruiting cycle ends and the 12-team CFP era rolls on, here is a look at four teams that have improved their chances of securing a playoff spot, and, maybe winning it all, as long as their transfers contribute as expected and they get production from some youth in their current class of recruits.
College Football Playoff predictions: Which teams return in 2025 from Ohio State to Clemson?
In or out? A verdict on which of the College Football Playoff qualifiers will be back in the bracket next season.
4 takeaways from the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff
Ohio State came out on top in the national championship on Monday, outlasting a late Notre Dame comeback push to win 34-23. The game brought an end to the first edition of the expanded College Football Playoff, which features 12 teams vying for the title instead of four.
On3 Predicts 2025 College Football Playoff, National Champion
Not everyone is patiently awaiting the return of college football. With the new 12-team College Football Playoff, fans received a longer postseason than ever. The Ohio State Buckeyes steamrolled their way to a title,
Way-Too-Early 2025-2026 College Football Playoff Prediction
Last season was the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. Now, with a better understanding of how the committee thinks and how the seeding works, here is my prediction for the 2025-2026 College Football Playoff field.
College Football Futures: Championship Odds, Picks & Predictions (2025)
The Ohio State Buckeyes may have just raised a championship banner, but today’s College Football world never sleeps. All 136 FBS programs, including the two new additions of Delaware and Missouri State,
Penn State leads College Football Playoff projection for 2025 with LSU, Oklahoma among SEC surprises
Forget about way-too-early Top 25 rankings. Here's your College Football Playoff projection for the 2025 season -- with a few ...
Lessons from inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff: Format is flawed, home environments provide boost
Just like in 2014, there was a lot to learn about how the new bracket and postseason format would impact the sport. During the season, and especially in those final weeks of the c ...
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Teams with the most College Football Playoff wins and appearances
In 2024, the playoff field was expanded from four to 12 teams. Here are the 12 teams who were selected to the 2024-25 College Football Playoff field, in seeding order: Six schools made ...
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First 12-team College Football Playoff reminds fans to be careful what they wish for
From the “Be Careful What You Wish For” Department, we bring you this week in college football ... won’t be an interesting finish to the 12-team playoff. Certainly the massive fan bases ...
Notre Dame football schedule 2025: Analyzing the Fighting Irish's path back to College Football Playoff
Notre Dame is fresh off an impressive run to the College Football Playoff National Championship, taking full advantage of the ...