{"id":5371,"date":"2024-02-20T18:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2024-02-20T18:07:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:07:28","slug":"new-college-football-playoffs-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/new-college-football-playoffs-format\/","title":{"rendered":"New College Football Playoff Format"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Word on the Street\u2019\"\"<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Frank Coyle<\/strong>
\nwww.draftinsiders.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

College Football Playoffs 2024
\nFormat Confirmed For 12-Team Playoff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The College Football Playoff (CFP) Board of Managers today unanimously revised the qualifying criteria for the 12-team event to now include the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams as determined by the CFP Selection Committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very logical adjustment for the College Football Playoff based on the evolution of our conference structures since the board first adopted this new format in September 2022,\u201d said Dr. Mark Keenum, President of Mississippi State University and Chair of the CFP Board of Managers. \u201cI know this change will also be well received by student-athletes, coaches and fans. We all will be pleased to see this new format come to life on the field this postseason.\u201d<\/p>\n

This change modifies the original plan, which called for the bracket each year to include the six highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next six highest-ranked teams.<\/p>\n

Under the 12-team playoff format that begins this fall, the four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and each will receive a first-round bye, while teams seeded five through 12 will play each other in the first round on the home field of the higher-ranked team. (The team ranked #5 will host #12; team #6 will meet team #11; team #7 will play team #10; and team #8 will meet #9.) The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played in the New Year\u2019s Six bowl games, the national championship game will continue to be at a neutral site. No conference will qualify automatically and there will be no limit on the number of participants from a conference.<\/p>\n

About the College Football Playoff<\/h4>\n

The College Football Playoff (CFP) is the event that crowns the national champion in college football. The CFP Selection Committee ranks the top 25 teams at the end of the season, and the 12 playoff participants consist of the six highest ranked conference champions, plus the next six highest ranked teams. The four highest ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and receive a first-round bye. The schools seeded five through eight will host those seeded nine through 12 in first-round games. The quarterfinals and semifinals rotate annually among six bowl games \u2013 the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl. This year\u2019s quarterfinals will take place on Dec. 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025, while the semifinals will be January 9-10, 2025. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. For additional information on the College Football Playoff, visit\u00a0 CollegeFootballPlayoff.com<\/p>\n

Members of the CFP board of managers include many conference Presidents. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in major college player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc. for the past 30 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>He has a new column \u2018The Word on the Street\u2019 dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency insight and news with unique content during January through May.<\/strong><\/em> He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation\u2019s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS and ESPN on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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